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The effect of gingival fiberotomy on orthodontic cuspid retraction in cats
The Angle Orthodontist
|October 1, 1983
Abstract:
Distal tipping forces were applied to the maxillary cuspid teeth of five domestic cats. Surgical elimination of the gingival attachment of one tooth in each cat resulted in greater distal crown movement and a shift of the center of rotation toward the root apex.
