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The Establishment of a Murine Mandibular Molar Extraction Socket Healing Model
Published on: January 13, 2023
Enhanced osteogenic healing process of rat tooth sockets using a novel simvastatin-loaded injectable
Xiangwei Li1, Xiaohua Liu2, Shilei Ni1
1Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China.
Purpose:
To evaluate the effects of simvastatin in a new injectable microsphere hydrogel system on bone healing process of tooth sockets.
Materials And Methods:
Simvastatin was loaded in poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres using an emulsion process, and the drug-loaded PLGA microspheres were further entrapped in a gelatin hydrogel to form an injectable microsphere-hydrogel system. Simvastatin-free hydrogel and blank microspheres hydrogel were used as controls. A rat tooth extraction socket model was generated, and the simvastatin-loaded microsphere-hydrogel composite was injected in the defect area of a tooth socket. At 1, 2, 5, and 8 weeks after the surgery, all the animals were sacrificed and the mandibles were harvested. The samples were examined using X-ray, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and histological evaluations.
Results:
Five weeks after the surgery, significantly more bone tissue was formed in the simvastatin-loaded hydrogel group than in the simvastatin-free hydrogel group and the blank microspheres hydrogel group as control (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The injectable simvastatin-loaded microsphere hydrogel promoted new bone formation in the tooth extraction socket after 5 weeks, and has a promising potential for bone repair and regeneration.
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