Morphometric analysis of the mandible in growing rats with different masticatory functional demands: Adaptation to an upper posterior bite block

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-266

  Mavropoulos, Anestis ^a   Bresin, Andrea ^b   Kiliaridis, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Public Orthodontic Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bite block; Food consistency; Masticatory functional demands; Morphometric analysis; Orthodontics; Rat mandible

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOD; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; RATS;

EID: 3042561386     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2004.00129.x     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. BISHARA SE, ZIAJA RR. Functional appliances: a review. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 1989; 95: 250-258.
2. HANSEN K, PANCHERZ H. Long-term effects of Herbst treatment in relation to normal growth development: a cephalometric study. Eur J Orthod 1992; 14: 285-295.
3. CHEN JY, WILL LA, NIEDERMAN R. Analysis of efficacy of functional appliances on mandibular growth. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 2002; 122: 470-476.
4. KILIARIDIS S, KJELLBERG H, WENNEBERG B, ENGSTROM C. The relationship between maximal bite force, bite force endurance, and facial morphology during growth. A cross-sectional study. Acta Odont Scand 1993; 51: 323-331.
5. RAADSHEER M, KILIARIDIS S, VAN EJDEN T, VAN GINKEL F, PRAHL-ANDERSEN B. Masseter muscle thickness in growing individuals and its relation to facial morphology. Arch Oral Biol 1996; 41: 323-332.
6. KILIARIDIS S, SHYU BC. Isometric muscle tension generated by masseter stimulation after prolonged alteration of the consistency of the diet fed to growing rats. Arch Oral Biol 1988; 33: 467-472.
7. KILIARIDIS S, ENGSTROM C, THILANDER B. Histochemical analysis of masticatory muscle in the growing rat after prolonged alteration in the consistency of the diet. Arch Oral Biol 1988; 33: 187-193.
8. LIU ZJ, IKEDA K, HARADA S, KASAHARA Y, ITO G. Functional properties of jaw and tongue muscles in rats fed a liquid diet after being weaned. J Dent Res 1998; 77: 366-376.
9. BRESIN A, BAGGE U, KILIARIDIS S. Adaptation of normal and hypofunctional masseter muscle after bite-raising in growing rats. Eur J Oral Sci 2000; 108: 493-503.
10. SUGIYAMA H, LEE K, IMOTO S, SASAKI A, KAWATA T, YAMAGUCHI K, TANNE K. Influences of vertical occlusal discrepancies on condylar responses and craniofacial growth in growing rats. Angle Orthod 1999; 69: 356-364.
11. BRESIN A, KILIARIDIS S. Dento-skeletal adaptation after bite-raising in growing rats with different masticatory muscle capacities. Eur J Orthod 2002; 24: 223-237.
12. AVIS V. The significance of the angle of the mandible: An experimental and comparative study. Am J Phys Anthropol 1961; 19: 55-61.
13. ATCHLEY WR, HALL BK. A model for development and evolution of complex morphological structures. Biol Rev 1991; 66: 101-157.
14. VILMANN H, JUHL M, KIRKEBY S. Bone-muscle interactions in the muscular dystrophic mouse. Eur J Orthod 1985; 7: 185-192.
15. KILIARIDIS S. Muscle function as a determinant of mandibular growth in normal and hypocalcaemic rat. Eur J Orthod 1989; 11: 298-308.
16. DAHLBERG G. Statistical methods for medical and biological students. London, UK: Allen & Unwin 1940, 122-132.
17. HOUSTON WJ. The analysis of errors in orthodontic measurements. Am J Orthod 1983; 83: 382-390.
18. LEVRINI L, DELI R, SFONDRINI MF, PANTANALI F. Consistency of diet and its effects on mandibular morphogenesis in the young rat. Prog Orthod 2003; 4: 3-7.
19. NAFTEL JP, RICHARDS LP, PAN M, BERNANKE JM. Course and composition of the nerves that supply the mandibular teeth of the rat. Anat Rec 1999; 256: 433-447.
20. KILIARIDIS S, ENGSTROM C, THILANDER B. The relationship between masticatory function and craniofacial morphology. I. A cephalometric longitudinal analysis in the growing rat fed a soft diet. Eur J Orthod 1985; 7: 273-283.
21. YAMADA K, KIMMEL DB. The effect of dietary consistency on bone mass and turnover in the growing rat mandible. Arch Oral Biol 1991; 36: 129-138.
22. MAKI K, NISHIOKA T, SHIOIRI E, TAKAHASHI T, KIMURA M. Effects of dietary consistency on the mandible of rats at the growth stage: computed X-ray densitometric and cephalometric analysis. Angle Orthod 2002; 72: 468-475.
23. ULGEN M, BARAN S, KAYA H, KARADEDE I. The influence of the masticatory hypofunction on the craniofacial growth and development in rats. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 1997; 111: 189-198.
24. FERRARI CS, HERRING SW. Use of a bite-opening appliance in the miniature pig: modification of craniofacial growth. Acta Anat 1995; 154: 205-215.
25. HIIEMAE K. The Structure and function of the jaw muscles in the rat (Rattus norvegicus L.) III. The mechanics of the muscles. Zool J Linn Soc 1971; 50: 111-132.
26. HIIEMAE KM. Feeding in mammals. In: SCHWENK K, ed. Feeding. Form, function, and evolution in tetrapoid vertebrates. London, UK: Academic Press, 2000; 411-448.
27. FROST HM. Bone 'mass' and the 'mechanostat': a proposal. Anat Rec 1987; 219: 1-9.
28. WEIJS WA, DANTUMA R. Electromyography and mechanics of mastication in the albino rat. J Morphol 1975; 146: 1-34.
29. KILIARIDIS S, EGERMARK I, THILANDER B. Anterior open bite treatment with magnets. Eur J Orthod 1990; 12: 447-457.
30. ERVERDI N, OZKAN G. A cephalometric investigation of the effects of the elastic bite-block in the treatment of class II division 1 malocclusions. Eur J Orthod 1995; 17: 375-384.
31. SMITH P, WAX Y, ADLER F. Population variation in tooth, jaw, and root size: a radiographic study of two populations in a high-attrition environment. Am J Phys Anthropol 1989; 79: 197-206.