School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University

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Medicine

3D Imaging of PDL Collagen Fibers during Orthodontic Tooth Movement in Mandibular Murine Model

Han Xu¹, Andy Lee¹, Lu Sun¹, Gili R. S. Naveh¹

¹Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University

We present a protocol for generating orthodontic tooth movement in mice and methods for 3D visualization of the collagen fibers and blood vessels of periodontal ligament without sectioning.