The effect of celecoxib on orthodontic tooth movement and root resorption in rat.
Inhibition of prostaglandin (PGs) production leads to decrease in orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). It is not known whether inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is the key mechanism for this effect. In this study, the effect of celecoxib, a highly-selective COX-2 inhibi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Dentistry |
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Online Access: | https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/642 |