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GENETIC FACTORS IN EXTERNAL APICAL ROOT RESORPTION AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT
J.K. Hartsfield, Jr.1,2,*,
E.T. Everett1,2 and
R.A. Al-Qawasmi1
1 Department of Oral Facial Development, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186, USA; and
2 Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA;

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Figure 1. Pre- and post-treatment radiographs (A and B, respectively) of maxillary central incisors from a female patient. The treatment lasted 4 yrs. The root apices are indicated by asterisks.
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Figure 2. Histological section through a mouse maxillary first molar root tipped mesially with 25 g of orthodontic force for 9 days. Resorption lacunae are indicated by arrows.
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Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 2,
115-122 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/154411130401500205

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