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- Title
Do prenatal and postnatal hypothyroidism affect the craniofacial structure?: An experimental study.
- Authors
Gecgelen Cesur, Mine; Cesur, Gokhan; Ogrenim, Mert; Alkan, Afra
- Abstract
The article presents a study conducted by Mine Gecgelen Cesur which investigate the effect of experimental postnatal and prenatal hypothyroidism (HT) on albino rats. Methods used were discussed which include mating of female and male rats for fertilization and the use of methimazole (MMI) water as a drink of a rat after pregnancy. Results were revealed that bizygomatic arch, palatal, cranial, and bigonial width measurements were shorter in prenatal and postnatal HT.
- Subjects
HYPOTHYROIDISM; PUERPERIUM; LABORATORY rats; PALATALIZATION; PREGNANCY in animals
- Publication
Angle Orthodontist, 2016, Vol 86, Issue 5, p854
- ISSN
0003-3219
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2319/080315-521.1