Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Orthodontic-Induced Inflammatory Root Resorption in Male Albino Rats

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Methods : Thirty-two male Albino rats weighing between (250-300 g) were randomly assigned to four equal groups (gp) of 8 rats each. Control low-force gp (CL): The maxillary left 1 st molar (M1) was subjected to 10-15 g orthodontic force by nickel titanium coil spring stretched between the M1 and maxillary incisors. Control high-force gp (CH): The M1 had heavier orthodontic force of 50 g. Laser low-force gp (LL): The M1 had orthodontic force of 10-15 g & PBMT using GaAlAs diode laser (λ = 980 nm, 100 mW output power) at two points palatal and two buccal, with a continuous non-contact irradiating mode for 12 seconds for each point (energy of 1.2 J/point, fluence of 16.9 J/cm 2 ). Laser high-force gp (LH): M1 had orthodontic force of 50 g & PBMT. The rats were euthanized after 7- and 21-days intervals in each gp and the maxillae were dissected out, then serial transverse sections of the M1 were taken for histological and histomorphometric evaluation. Results : Our results showed significant decrease in the amount of OIIRR in the laser gps at day 21 in all force subgroups, without significant change at day 7. Conclusion : PBMT can significantly reduce the overall amount of root resorption and enhance/accelerate the healing of OIIRR. Photo-biomodulation therapy Low-level laser therapy Root resorption Phototherapy Orthodontic force magnitudes Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Highlights Photo-biomodulation (PBM) reduces the amount of orthodontic root resorption. PBM accelerates the tissue events during the orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). PMB improves the periodontal tissue blood supply and its related tissue events. PBM enhances regeneration and reorganization of the periodontal tissues after OTM. 1. BACKGROUND It has been reported that orthodontic-induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) is the most frequent adverse consequences of orthodontic therapy. 1 OIIRR is thought to be a secondary consequence of the cellular activity related to the elimination of the hyaline zone at a periodontal ligament (PDL) that has been over-compressed. 2 Numerous etiological factors, either patient-specific or treatment mechanics-specific, had been hypothesised to affect the root resorption activity. These include genetic factors, 3 age, 4 force magnitude, 5 treatment duration, 6 tooth movement distance, 7 tooth movement direction and force application type (continuous versus intermittent). 2 Among the previously mentioned factors influencing the OIIRR, it has been suggested that the force magnitude factor has a crucial effect on the degree of root resorption. 5 Ideal orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) produces the maximum tooth movement rate with the least risk of tissue damage and patient discomfort. 8 Various chemical and pharmacological agents, as well as surgical and nonsurgical procedures, have been studied in an effort to overcome and treat this issue. However, the majority of these treatment modalities are not clinically appropriate since they might have possible adverse consequences on OTM and the patient's overall health and comfort. Photo-biomodulation therapy (PBMT) does not produce any general adverse effects, discomfort, or impact the overall wellness state of the patients, unlike the majority of the alternative therapy approaches and on contrary to injectable drugs and orally-administered medications. 9 PBMT is a photon therapy employs non-ionizing forms of light from sources such as lasers, LEDs, and broadband light in the visible and near-infrared spectrum to elicit biological alterations and therapeutic effects. 10 As OTM incorporates a coordinated inflammatory reaction, several studies had examined the impact of PBM on pain management, 11 rate of OTM, 12 bone remodeling 13 and root injury during OTM. 14 Due to the reparative, anti-inflammatory, and biostimulative properties of PBMT, as well as the influence of laser irradiation on the osteoclastic and osteoblastic functions, several researches have been done to determine the effect of PBMT on OIIRR with considerable controversy in the results. 15 , 16 To the best of what we know, all the previous studies in the scientific field, concerning the impact of PBMT on OIIRR, evaluated the photo-biomodulation effect on the OIIRR using only one fixed orthodontic force magnitude in each study. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the impact of PBMT on OIIRR using two different orthodontic force magnitudes in a rodent model. 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1. Ethical approval This research was conducted in accordance with the highest standards of ARRIVE guidelines approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University for the conduct of research on experimental animals (Ethics Committee No:0200 - 12/2020 - IORG 0008839). 2.2. Sample size estimation By applying a power of 80% to detect a standardized effect size in area of root resorption, and level of significance 95% (α=0.05), the minimum sample size needed was 8 rats per group with total sample size of 32 rats, based on previous studies. 17, 18 This animal number has been estimated according to specific calculations done in the Department of Medical Statistics Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University. The sample size was figured out utilizing G*Power software version 3.1.9.2. 19 2.3. Experimental animals Thirty-two 12-weeks-old healthy male Albino rats that weighed between (250-300 g) were involved in this study. The experimental animals were obtained and reared at the animal house of Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University. The animals were housed in collective smooth walled metallic cages, 4 rats per cage. The temperature was kept between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, there was sufficient ventilation, as well as conventional light/dark cycle (12/12 h). the animals were able to consume food and water as much as they wanted. On every day throughout the trial, the standard dietary regimen was routinely replaced. Intervention Grouping The 32 rats (n =32) were divided randomly and evenly into four groups (gp), each contained eight rats, according to the application of laser therapy and force magnitudes, as follows: Control low-force gp (CL); with (10-15 g) orthodontic force (n =8). Control high-force gp (CH); using (50 g) orthodontic force (n =8). Laser low-force gp (LL); using (10-15 g) orthodontic force plus PBMT (n =8). Laser high-force gp (LH); with (50g) applied force plus PBMT (n =8). Each gp subsequently was divided into 2 subgroups each of 4 rats (n =4) according to the duration of force application: 7-days and 21-days. Randomization technique Simple randomization was conducted with equal allocation ratios. 20 The random allocation made by using a computer-generated random sequence of numbers to one of the four arms (control low-force, control high-force, laser low-force and laser high-force). The random sequence was made using computer-assisted random number generator software, 21 and numbers of 8 rats were randomly chosen for each gp. Blinding (masking) Blinding (masking) was considered through all the steps of the present study. 22 The participant and all personnel who perform the study were unaware of the treatment assignment. The operator was masked during the animals’ allocation, but further masking of the operator was not possible till the sacrifice of the animal due to nature of the intervention. While histologic and histomorphometric assessment was done by an investigator blinded to the identity of the experimental subgroups. Moreover, data analysis was conducted in a blinded fashion. 2.4. Experimental procedures Anesthesia Prior to the installation of orthodontic appliances, animals received general anesthesia by intramuscular injections of xylazine hydrochloride (30 mg/kg) and ketamine hydrochloride (70 mg/kg). Orthodontic force application An experimental model of OTM was fabricated in all the experimental animals using the methodology outlined in other papers. 23, 24 The orthodontic appliance consisted of NiTi closed coil spring (10 mm length; 1.5 mm diameter) (DB Orthodontic Company, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) fixed and stretched between the maxillary left first molar (M1) and maxillary incisors to exert orthodontic force of approximately 10-15 g and 50 g for the low-force gps and high-force gps, respectively. The appliance was left for 1 or 3 weeks, according to the euthanasia date, to produce appreciable tooth movement and root resorption (Fig. 1). Laser irradiation The laser irradiation in LL and LH gps was conducted by a GaAlAs diode laser (Simpler Doctor Smile Dental Diode Laser, LAMBDA SPA, ITALY) (wavelength: 980 nm, output power: 100 mW). Oral mucosa around the M1 was irradiated every other day at four points (two points palatal and two buccal) with a continuous non-contact irradiating mode for 12 seconds for each point (energy of 1.2 J/point, fluence of 16.9 J/cm 2 ). 25 Euthanasia At the finished point of the experiment the experimental animals were anesthetized by intravenous injection with a lethal dose (100 mg/kg) of pentobarbital sodium. 26 2.5. Tissue preparation for light microscopic examination and histomorphometry The maxillae were dissected out and the surrounding epithelial and muscular components were eliminated. The obtained specimens were immersed in 10% neutral buffered formaldehyde and demineralized using trichloro-acetic acid, thereafter dehydrated in ascending concentrations of alcohol, cleared using xylene, infiltrated, and embedded in paraffin wax. 4-μm serial transverse sections at the cervical two thirds of maxillary left first molar’s roots were obtained and stained with H&E stain. 27, 28 The general histologic evaluation was conducted on all the roots except the mesial one (the largest root). The number and type of the evaluated roots are the same in all the gps. Active root-resorptive foci were defined as resorptive cavities in which odontoclasts could be visible. Cells were defined as odontoclasts if they were multinucleated eosinophilic cells with round nuclei, either on the root surface or inside root resorption crater. On the other hand, formation of a basophilic layer of reparative cementum or cementoid tissue in the root resorption lacunae was determined as an indicator of the reparative events of the resorption foci. 2.6. Histomorphimetric analysis Histomorphometric analysis was done using a computer program ImageJ 1.50e (ImageJ, National Institute of Health, USA). For each specimen, two sections, with the greatest expressive tissue events, from the cervical two thirds of the disto-buccal (DB) root, were chosen for histomorphometric assessment, from which root resorption percentage was calculated. These two sections were selected in standardized way after obtaining full root length sections, ordering them, chosing the cervical two thirds sections and chosing the two sections with the deepest total root resorption areas for statistical analysis. Measurement of root resorption lacunae The software ImageJ was utilized to calculate the percentage of radicular resorption craters for the histomorphometry. 29, 30 The examined region belongs to the DB root. To calculate the percentage of root resorption relative to the total area of hard root structures, a modified method of Vilela et al. 16 was used. The entire radicular area was first measured, putting into consideration an external virtual line that confined the resorption lacunae and continued the root outline, subsequently, the area of the pulpal area had been subtracted from the total radiular area to ascertain the area of the hard root structure excluding the pulpal cavity. The resorption craters were then measured, putting into consideration the same external virtual line which outlined the resorbed foci and continued the radicular outline, and the root resorption ratio to the total radicular area and the total percentage of root resorption were then calculated. Capillaries count The images at 100 times magnification power were imported to Adobe Photoshop CS6 Image Processing Software (Version 13, Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA, USA). An overlay was layered over the image to outline the area needed for measurement. 31 First, the overlay was scaled to the size of the image using the 10 µm bar. Second, a mesio-distal line going through the center of the DB root and parallel to tooth movement direction was drawn (which is “line C”). A 400 µm tangent line was drawn touching the mesial root surface and bisecting and perpendicular to the line C (200 µm above and 200 µm below the line C). This line was used to draw a rectangle of 400 µm height and 200 µm width in the mesial PDL that touches the mesial root surface. The capillaries were counted within the designated rectangular area (400x200 µm 2 ) using ImageJ software (Fig. 2). 2.7. Statistical analysis IBM SPSS software package version 22.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) was utilized for data analysis. 32 Outcome variables were tested for normality by Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test of normality indicated no significance in the distribution of the variables; hence, the parametric statistics were used. Data description was done using range (minimum and maximum), mean, standard deviation and median. An alpha level was set to 5% with a significance level of 95%, i.e., statistical significance was predefined at P ≤ 0.05, and a beta error accepted up to 20% with a power of study of 80%. The outcome variables analyzed were the percentage of root resorption lacunae and the capillaries count. For the comparison of outcome variables, F-test (ANOVA) was used For normally distributed quantitative variables, to compare between more than two gps. Post Hoc test (Tukey) was used For pairwise comparisons between the gps. Tables and bar charts were used accordingly. 3. RESULTS 3.1. Tolerance of experimental procedures Two experimental rats failed to survive. In the control-low force gp (CL), one rat died immediately after recovery from anesthesia after the fixation of the orthodontic appliance. In the laser low-force gp (LL), one rat died during recovery from inhalational anesthesia after one of the laser irradiation sessions. The two ratss were excluded from the study. The rest of the animals survived till the termination of the experiment in all the gps. Except for the two excluded rats, the rest of the rats did not show any signs of general sickness all over the experimental duration. No deep mucosal infections, dehiscence, nor other detrimental consequences were seen in any of the rats in the experiment. Post-anesthetic drowsiness and decreased appetite transiently manifested during the first two days after the placement of the orthodontic device. Afterwards, eating had essentially returned to a normal rate indicating that the orthodontic appliance was not an interference. The orthodontic appliances were routinely checked during the experimental period. All the appliances were stable at completion of the experiment, with remaining forces exerted on the M1s. Reliability One examiner performed all the measurements, intra examiner reliability was assessed by measuring the percentage of root resorption and number of blood vessels (BVS) at day 21 with about 6 to 8 hours intervals between the measurements. The agreement between the quantitative data sets from the 1 st and 2 nd measurements was assessed using Inter-Class Correlation Coefficient 33 (ICC) for number of the blood vessels, which was 0.952 with a 95% CI (0.872-0.983), which indicated an excellent agreement. Whereas, the ICC for root resorption percentage was 0.858 with a 95% CI (0.640-0.948), which indicated a good agreement ( Table 1 ). 3.2. The results derived from this study include the following: Histological results After 7-days of exerted orthodontic force, the control gps (CL and CH) showed initial hyalinization of the PDL at the compression side, in addition to minor areas of bone and root resorption in the tooth movement direction (Fig. 3). On the other hand, laser gps (LL and LH) showed mature areas of hyalinization of the PDL which were detected in few sections, some of them appeared as remnants of necrotic tissues after being invaded by the odontoclasts. Besides, active areas of bone and root resorption were easily detected in the laser gps, mainly in the direction of the tooth movement (Fig. 4). Also, odontoclasts were frequently observed in the root resorption craters in the laser 7-days subgroups, indicating active root resorption processes (Fig. 5). Almost all the sections in the laser 7-days subgroups showed wide spread blood vessels engorged with RBCs in the PDL space (Fig. 4). For the LL 7-days subgroup, some of the root resorption craters were covered by thin layer of reparative cementum depositions, which were less frequently found in the LH subgroup, indicating for early start of the reparative events (Fig. 5a). After 21-days of exerted orthodontic force, the control gps (CL & CH) showed irregular orientation of the PDL fibers, but they were more organized than the control 7-days subgroups. Remnants of hyalinized tissues were frequently seen in the CH 21-days subgroup and were less frequently detected in the CL subgroup (Fig. 6,7a&7b). Most of the specimens showed extensive areas of root resorption, most of them extended to the dentine layer (Fig. 6&7). No reparative cementum deposition was found in the control subgroups, except for few sections in the CH subgroup showed thin layer of reparative cementum (Fig. 7d&e). Odontoclasts were frequently observed in the CL and CH subgroups indicating still active root resorption processes (Fig. 6&7a-c). Few blood capillaries were seen in the compression site of the periodontal ligament. Moreover, extensive bone resorption was observed. On the other hand, laser gps (LL and LH), at day 21, showed proper re-arrangement of the PDL fibers especially for the LH gp. Root resorption areas, confined to the cementum only or extended to the dentin, were detected, especially in the LH 21-days subgroup. Most of the root resorption craters were covered by reparative cementum, especially for the LH subgroup which showed the most distinct cementum depositions over all the other control and laser subgroups. No odontoclasts nor hyalinized tissues were detected in all the lased specimens. All the sections in the laser groups showed wide spread of blood vessels engorged with RBCs in the PDL space (Fig. 8&9). The most extensive bone resorption was detected in the laser 21-days subgroups. Histomorphometric results The percentage of OIIRR The analysis showed no significant difference in the degree of OIIRR between the control gps (CL (1.56%) and CH (2.81%)) and the laser gps (LL (2.97%) and LH (3.28%)) at day 7 (p=0.982 & p=1.000 for low-force and high force subgroups, respectively). However, There was significant reduction in the amount of OIIRR in the laser gps (LL (1.31%) and LH (1.98%)) over the control gps (CL (9.29%) and CH (13.29%) and at day 21 (p<0.001 for both low-force and high force subgroups). Moreover, the amount of OIIRR significantly increased (p<0.001) from day 7 to day 21 in the control gps (CL and CH), while the laser gps (LL and LH) revealed no statistically significant change in the degree of OIIRR from day 7 to day 21 (p=0.958 and p=0.989 for the LL subgroups and LH subgroups, respectively). Besides, the high-force subgroups showed an increase in the amount of OIIRR over the low-force subgroups for both the control and laser gps. However, this increase in the amount of OIIRR was statistically not significant (p=0.991 for the control 7 days subgroups, p=0.171 for the control 21 days subgroups, p=1.000 for the laser 7 days subgroups and p=1.000 for the laser 21 days subgroups) (Fig. 10, Table 2). Capillaries count PBMT significantly increased blood capillaries count in the laser gps (LL (14.75) and LH (14.88)), in comparison to the control gps (CL (7.0) and CH (5.75)) at day 7 (p<0.001). Also, PBMT significantly increased the number of blood capillaries in the laser gps (LL (18.50) and LH (16.50)), in comparison to the control gps (CL (6.88) and CH (8.25)) at day 21 (p<0.001). Besides, there was no statistically significant change in the blood capillaries count from day 7 to day 21 in all control gps (CL (p=1.000) & CH (p=0.652)). In the laser gp, it was found that the longer the experimental period the higher the number of blood capillaries for both LL and LH gps. However, this increase was statistically not significant (p=0.166 and p=0.945 for the LL and LH subgroups, respectively). Besides, there was no statistically significant difference in the capillaries count between the low-force and high-force subgroups in both control gps (p=0.987 at 7days & p=0.977 at 21 days) and laser gps (p=1.000 at 7days & p=0.851 at 21 days) (Fig. 11, Table 3). 4. DISCUSSION This experiment conducted induced OTM in an animal model to clarify the potential impacts of PBMT as a noninvasive technique for suppressing or decreasing OIIRR. The study intervals of 7- and 21-days were defined based on literature reports. 15, 34 According to a prior research by Hellsing and Hammarstrom, 35 definitive resorption lacunae form within one week of the orthodontic force exertion. Similarly, Jäger et al. 36 demonstrated that the healing of root resorption sites began 9 days following appliance placement. Besides, both clinical and animal reports revealed the presence of many phases in orthodontic tooth movement. 37 Van Leeuwen et al. 38 found that reaching the so-called ‘linear phase’, where actual tooth movement happens, requires from few days to few weeks in rodents. Consequently, investigations aiming to describe the biological events in the linear phase of tooth movement must have a minimum experimental time of 2 weeks. So, an experimental duration of 21-days seems sufficient to iduce resorption process, reach the linear phase and begin of actual root reparative events for proper assessment. On the other side, a study duration of 7-days looks much better to assess the effect of PBMT on osteoclasts and their activities before the actual start of normal reparative processes for the root resorption. This observation was further corroborated by findings documented by Yokoya et al. 39 who revealed a considerable constant rise in the osteoclast count on the compression site of the periodontal ligament from day 1 to day 7 applying of orthodontic forces. Moreover, Choi et al. 40 demonstrated that alveolar bone remodelling in rats may begin as early as day 8. So, it was supposed that by day 7 we might be able to observe and investigate the root resorption events before the actual start of bone formation and root repair activities. The animals were subjected to two force magnitudes: a relatively light-force of 10-15 g and a heavier force of 50 g. Past reports using a rodent model to assess the OIIRR utilized orthodontic force ranging from 10 to 100 grams. 41, 42 In the current investigation, the choice of the light-force was based on prior reports done by Kohno et al. 43 and Gonzales et al. 42 who suggested that the optimal force magnitude for OTM of the maxillary molar in rats is around 10 g. Thus, the choice of the 10 to 15 g was made to approximate the optimum force magnitude used for OTM in human for better reasonable comparisons between rats and humans. For the heavier force magnitude, The magnitude of 50 g was selected according to data from other investigations. 14, 44 Given that the human molar is over 20 times bigger than a rat molar, the 50 g exerted by coil spring used for a rat should equate to 1 kg for a human molar, that is believed as a heavy force. 45 The optimal wavelength for biostimulation is between 400 and 1000 nanometers (in the red or near-infrared to visible light spectrum). 46-49 Since infrared light is poorly absorbed by haemoglobin and water, beams at these wavelengths can spread more deeply into the tissues. 48 According to the research of Hamblin and Demidova, 50 Wavelengths between 600 and 700 nm are effective for superficial tissue treatment, whereas wavelengths beyond 780 nm and below 1000 nm are appropriate for deeper tissue treatment because of enhanced optical penetration depths. Consequently, a 980 nm infrared light-emitting laser was used to achieve the objective of this research, which is to activate bone and periodontal ligament cells located underneath soft tissues and deeper inside the alveolar process. 51 It is extremely difficult to determine the optimal light dosage (in terms of energy density "fluence") for a certain medical condition. 50 Several published research have revealed the beneficial effects of photo-biostimulation therapy with doses range between 2 and 54 J. 52-54 Thus, we chose a total energy dose of 4.8 j for PBM in the current study to stay within this range. In the current study a slight rise in the amount of root resorption was detected in the laser gps over the control gps at day 7, but this rise was statistically not significant (p > 0.05). It has been reported that the number of osteoclasts increases substantially from day 1 to day 7 following orthodontic force application, then drops significantly by day 14. 55 According to Passarella and Karu, 56 the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase absorbs red and near infra-red light and is responsible for effects of photo-biomodulation, resulted in a rise in ATP production and improvement of the potential cell activities. Due to the fact that osteoclasts are multinucleated cells with a high level of mitochondrial activities, they become instantly influenced by the photobiomodulation. So, it seems that the first week of the force application includes a rise in the osteoclasts’ count and the start of root and bone resorption activities, while the reparative events of the root and the bone remodeling do not start yet at this time under normal circumstances. Because it is widely believed that PBMT accelerates the existing biological events in the tissue, 57 it is logical that the PBMT may slightly increase, or at least may not decrease, the amount of root resorption during the first week, because the osteoclastic activities are predominant at this time. Altan et al. 18 suggested that PBMT advances or accelerates the entire tissue response. They found a rise in the counts of osteoblasts and fibroblasts, as well as osteoprotegerin immunoreactivity, that may be considered components of the formation process, at day 11 after laser irradiation. This may explain why the increase in amount of root resorption was statistically not significant at day 7 in our study and day 11 in their study, despite the increased number of osteoclasts and odontoclasts with PBMT reported by them in the first 11 days. In addition, the early detection of the initial reparative events with PBMT by Altan et al. 18 might explain the presence of initial reparative cementum deposition covering root resorption lacunae of some of our specimens of the laser gps (especially the low-force laser gp), while none of the control gps’ specimens showed any reparative cementum deposition at this time. Also, this might explain our observations that revealed the early detection of mature hyalinized tissues with start of the removal of these necrotic tissues in the laser gps at day 7, while the control gps showed only initial formation of the hyalinized tissues without an obvious removal process of these tissues at this time. In contrast, the current investigation revealed that PBMT significantly decreased the amount of OIIRR in the low- and high-force subgroups at day 21. The difference between the control gps and laser gps at day 21 was statistically highly significant (p<0.001). This observation coincides with prior reports that indicated the positive impacts of PBMT in reducing OIIRR. 14, 44 Suzuki et al. 14 did the best job of explaining how the PBMT could reduce OIIRR. They claimed that after laser irradiation, the elevation in osteoclastic activities and RANKL and TRAP expression could result in faster loss of bone area at the compression side, which would then cause the force at the root/PDL/bone interface to drop quickly. The quick drop in the force at the PDL means that less hyalinized necrotic tissues are generated. This lowers the OIIRR since the OIIRR mostly occurs as a result of the process of getting rid of the hyalinized tissues. In the current study, it was found that the hyalinization of the periodontal tissues at the compression side was accelerated by the PBMT. Thus, the hyalinized tissues were completely formed at day 7 and the process of removal of hyalinized tissues had also been started at this time in the laser gps, while the control gps showed only severe over-compression of the periodontal ligament at the compression side with pyknotic nuclei (as signs of initial hyalinization process) at day 7. On the other hand, hyalinized tissues were completely removed in all the laser gps’ specimens at day 21, with better reorganization of the periodontal ligament fibers at the compression side and marked removal of almost whole of the inter-radicular bone facing the compression site of the PDL. In contrast, many specimens from the control gps showed remnants of hyalinized tissues with less organized PDL fibers at the compression site at day 21, so the process of necrotic tissues removal and the subsequent root resorption process were still active at this time. So, it seems that, even if the hyalinization process occurred with the PBMT, the process of hyalinization and removal of the hyalinized tissues did not take a long time with the PBMT like without PBMT. Thus, the result was overall less damage to the root structures. Furthermore, the better reorganization of the PDL collagen fibers, we found in the current study, aligns with the previous report by Maia et al. 58 who reported the positive role of PBMT in promoting stromal cell proliferation, enhancing angiogenesis, and resulting in enhanced architectural reorganisation of periodontal collagen fibres. Besides, Laser biomodulation might also speed up the inflammatory process and change it such that it is less severe and lasts for a shorter time. This might help protect the cementoblasts and pre-cementum layer better since they would not be faced with a lot of stress for a long time. This might lower the chance of root resorption and injury, despite the ongoing high level of bone resorption processes at the compression site. 14 Additionally, histologic and histomorphometric analyses indicated a higher quantity of dilated blood capillaries crowded with blood cells in the laser gps in comparison to the control gps. This finding corresponds with the studies conducted by Akin et al. 59 and Yoo et al. 60 which indicated that mitochondrial absorption of light photons elevates the concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO). The NO might make the microvasculature more permeable and enhance the capillary vascularization. These observations, together with our results, corroborate the concept that PBMT may reduce OIIRR by influencing the vasculature, since enhanced microvascular permeability may result in an expanded osteoclast numbers. Furthermore, the enhancement of tissue oxygenation may stimulate cellular signaling pathways, hence elevating transcription factors, like nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), which is critical for RANKL-induced differentiation of the osteoclasts. 61, 62 The rise in osteoclastic bone resorption activities causes a quick drop in compressive stresses, which decreases creating of hyalinized tissue. 44 Besides, Brezniak and Wasserstein 2 claimed that the OIIRR is part of getting rid of the dead tissues that happens when blood delivery to the PDL becomes inturrupted. So, we suspect that enhancing tissue vascularization might safeguard radical tissues more by avoiding hyalinization and tissue necrosis from the start. Moreover, our histologic observations showed that a new layer of reparative cementum were clearly formed over nearly every pre-formed resorption lacunae in the laser gps at day 21. In contrast, rats in the control gps had a reduced prevalence and decreased thickness of newly made reparative cementum. This conclusion aligns with the results of Altan et al, 18 that revealed the positive impacts of PBMT in speeding and enhancing the healing and the repair of OIIRR. They said that PBMT speeds up the primary release of the uncalcified pre-cementum layer by repair cells, fibroblast-like cells, and cementoblasts. subsequently, the PDL fibers reattach. This offers fast protection for the root tissues against the activity of resorbing cells. Conversely, several investigations indicated discrepancies in their findings compared to the current research. 15, 63 They stated that laser irradiation did not significantly contribute to the prevention and reduction of the OIIRR. These contradictory outcomes could result from inadequate force magnitudes, varying laser settings, or an insufficient experimental duration. A lot of researchers have said that root resorption became much worse as the force magnitudes increase. 5, 42, 64 However, some conflicting findings show that high forces did not cause root resorption to happen more. 65, 66 In the current study, we observed a rise in the amount of OIIRR in the high-force subgroups over the low-force subgroups for both the control and laser gps. However, this increase in the amount of root resorption between low- and high-force subgroups was statistically not significant (p>0.05). To be mentioned, our study was designed mainly to examine the effect of PBMT on the OIIRR under two orthodontic force magnitudes that are not extremely high, rather than investigating the absolute relation between the force magnitude and root resorption. Although our results were consistent with previous reports, 65, 67 it seems to be better to use more than two force magnitudes with a great difference between them for better investigation of the relationship between the force magnitudes and OIIRR. In the current study, time-related root resorption was obviously seen in the control gps (high- and low-force). The amount of root resorption increased significantly (p<0.001) from day 7 to day 21 for the control low-force gp (CL) and control high-force gp (CH). This inference is in conformity with the previous reports. 4, 7 On the other side, in the current study, a statistically significant change in the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 was observed in the laser low-force gp (LL) (p= 0.958). While no statistically significant change in the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 was found in laser high-force gp (LH) (p= 0.989). The PBMT, did not only prevent the increase in amount of OIIRR with time, but also slightly decreased the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 for both LL and LH gps, despite this decrease was statistically not significant. These results reflect the effect of PBMT in preventing the progress of the OIIRR, in addition to its reparative effect which induces and accelerates the repair of the radicular tissues after being resorbed. Our histological observations, including the early removal of the hyalinized tissues, the increased deposition of the reparative cementum, the enhanced revascularization and the proper re-attachment and reorganization of the PDL fibers with PBMT, also confirmed this hypothesis. Regarding the limitations of the present study, only cross-sections of the M1 were used for histological and histomorphometic analysis in the present study. Despite it has been proven that longitudinal sections in the mid-sagittal plane might not be an accurate representation of the entire spectrum of histological events, 38, 67, 68 it seems to be better to use a combination of cross sections and longitudinal sections of the root for better evaluation of the resorption craters. However, this would consume more time, require larger sample size and increase the cost of the experiment. Efforts were done to take cross sections of almost whole the cervical two thirds of the root to detect most of the resorption craters and reach satisfying results. Besides, root resorption crater is a volumetric reaction and the histologic sections are still two-dimensional representation of this three-dimensional tissue reaction. Although we tried to take large number of sections to reach a realistic estimate of the assay tested, the volumetric representation of the tissue events could not be reached without three-dimensional evaluating methods like; scanning electron micrography and micro-computed scan. Finally, the present study is a single-sex study which may have some limitations due to the fact that only male animals were studied. To the best of what we know, there is no clear information on what differences might be observed between the sexes following PBM treatment, and it’s considered as one of limitations of the current study. 5. CONCLUSIONS Within the limitations of the current study, we can conclude that application of both 10-15 g and 50 g of mesializing forces for 21 days can cause significant orthodontic-induced root resorption (OIIRR) of the maxillary first molars in Albino rats. In addition, photo-biomodulation therapy (PBMT) applied during exertion of light- (10-15 g) and heavy- (50 g) orthodontic loads can significantly reduce the total amount of root resorption and enhance/accelerate the healing of OIIRR. However, the effect of PBMT on OIIRR is time-related effect. Finally, PBMT has significant reparative effects on OIIRR, under both light- and heavy- orthodontic force magnitudes, including enhancement of the regeneration and reorganization of PDL fibers, improvement of the PDL vasculature and stimulation of angiogenesis, in addition to stimulation of reparative cementum deposition. Abbreviations PBMT: photo-biomodulation therapy, OIIRR: orthodontic-induced inflammatory root resorption, OTM: orthodontic tooth movement, M1; maxillary left first molar, BVS: blood vessels, gp: group, PDL: periodontal ligament, OPG: osteoprotegerin, RANK: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B receptor, RANKL: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand, TRAP: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, ROS: reactive oxygen species, NO: nitric oxide, DB: distal-buccal. Declarations Acknowledgements We would like to convey our gratitude to Dr Sahar karam, Professor of oral biology Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, for her efforts and support. Author contributions A Yaseen : Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, writing-Original draft preparation, Visualization, and Writing-Reviewing and Editing. A El-Sawa : Supervision, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing. A Elnozahy : Supervision, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - Review & Editing. H Abdel Fattah : Visualization, Investigation, Writing - Review & Editing. Funding Open access funding provided by The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB). Availability of data and materials All data included in this current study are available from the corresponding author upon request. Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process The authors deny the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process. Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Ethics approval The study was conducted following the ethical guidelines for the conduct of research on experimental animals by the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University (Ethics Committee No:0200 - 12/2020 - IORG 0008839). 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Tables Table (1): Intra-rater reliability of measured variables . Intra-rater reliability Variables 95% CI Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) 0.872-0.983 0.952 Number of BVS ͳ 0.640-0.948 0.858 Percentage of root resorption ͳ ͳ Based on a two-way mixed model using an absolute agreement Table (2): Comparison between the different studied groups according to percentage of root resorption . Control Laser Low High Low High 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) Min. 0.04 1.82 0.72 8.01 0.05 0.09 0.12 0.87 Max. 2.42 14.33 5.66 22.29 9.68 2.86 8.66 3.74 Mean 1.56 c 9.29 ab 2.81 bc 13.29 a 2.97 c 1.31 c 3.28 c 1.98 c ±SD. 0.87 4.77 1.86 4.93 3.31 1.04 3.20 1.05 Median 1.87 10.78 2.59 13.59 2.53 1.28 2.35 1.79 F(p) 16.171 * (<0.001 * ) F : F for ANOVA test , Pairwise comparison bet. each 2 subgroups was done using Post Hoc Test (Tukey) *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05 Means with Common letters are not significant (i.e. Means with Different letters are significant ). N=8 in each subgroup. Table (3): Comparison between the different studied groups according to capillaries count. Control Laser Low High Low High 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) 7 (n = 8) 21 (n = 8) Min. 5.0 5.0 2.0 7.0 9.0 15.0 11.0 15.0 Max. 9.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 23.0 24.0 22.0 22.0 Mean 7.0 b 6.88 b 5.75 b 8.25 b 14.75 a 18.50 a 14.88 a 16.50 a ±SD. 1.31 0.99 1.83 1.16 4.56 3.16 4.61 2.33 Median 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.50 14.50 18.50 12.0 16.0 F(p) 25.528 * (<0.001 * ) F : F for ANOVA test , Pairwise comparison bet. each 2 subgroups was done using Post Hoc Test (Tukey) *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05 Means with Common letters are not significant (i.e. Means with Different letters are significant ). N=8 in each subgroup. Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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The line C is the mesial-distal line passing through the center of the distal-buccal root and parallel to the direction of tooth movement. A rectangular area of (400x200 \u0026micro;m) was designated under 100-times magnification bisecting line C representing the region of interest for quantification. PDL, Periodontal ligament; Co, Compression side of the PDL; T, Tension side of the PDL.","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.002.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/6d9f776e20fc0b73604c44e1.jpeg"},{"id":90194909,"identity":"b4e3ea39-7d3b-4943-988a-10bd159a0bd9","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:06","extension":"jpeg","order_by":3,"title":"Figure 3","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":659515,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"Light photomicrographs (L.M) of cross sections of the distal-buccal (DB) root in the rat maxillary first molar (M1) at day 7. Control low-force group (CL); Control high-force group (CH), showing typical compression of the PDL at the compression site (C) on the mesial side of the root, and stretching of the PDL at the tension site (T) on distal side. Note: An area of initial hyalinization at compression side (Red arrow), rough surface of the root (yellow arrows) and resorption foci in the alveolar bone (black arrows). R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; B, Bone. (H\u0026amp;E staining, x100)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.003.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/bfde5dde2a7c560f7d4cbbb6.jpeg"},{"id":90194915,"identity":"7cf0ea04-78c6-43da-b949-f6daf57acb77","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:09","extension":"jpeg","order_by":4,"title":"Figure 4","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":1461662,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of cross sections of roots in the M1 at day 7. DB root in laser low-force group (LL); mesial-buccal (MB) root in LL group; DB root in laser high-force group (LH); MB root in LH group, showing hyalinization of the PDL (yellow arrows) at the compression site (C) with extensive resorption of the alveolar bone (black arrows) near the hyalinized tissues. Widespread extensive cellular infiltration is noted in the PDL. Obvious widespread blood vessels engorged with RBCs (red arrows) are noted in the PDL especially at the C site. Note: Rough surface of the root with minor root resorption foci (green arrows). B, Bone; R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; T, Tension site of PDL. (H\u0026amp;E staining, x100)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.004.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/264b2dd029616951d5024dc8.jpeg"},{"id":90195513,"identity":"07299c48-dbad-47f9-a9f7-22636432a2e8","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:59:05","extension":"jpeg","order_by":5,"title":"Figure 5","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":657284,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of cross sections of the DB root of M1 at day 7. LL group showing root resorption areas some of them are covered by a thin layer of newly formed cementum deposition (yellow arrows). Note the quite large blood vessel engorged with RBCs (red arrow) found in the PDL near the resorption areas. LH group showing areas of root resorption (yellow arrows) with the presence of active odontoclasts (black arrows) resorbing the dentine. Note: The presence of remnants of hyalinized tissues (green arrows) in the PDL adjacent to the root resorption areas. odontoclast in situ. R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; Co, Compression side of the PDL (H\u0026amp;E staining, \u0026amp;: x400, : x1000)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.005.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/7751b589f32c2a513ddcd95c.jpeg"},{"id":90194901,"identity":"10e6c2b0-e864-4ad7-be2f-d5c4990ab13d","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:05","extension":"jpeg","order_by":6,"title":"Figure 6","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":608561,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of a cross section of the DB root of M1 (CL group at day 21). Remnants of hyalinized tissues (red arrows) and irregular distribution of the PDL fibers at the compression site (C) of the PDL, also stretching of the PDL at the tension site (T) on distal side. Note: Areas of extensive root resorption (yellow arrows), and widespread resorption foci in the alveolar bone (black arrows). b Higher magnification showing extensive root resorption area (red arrows) with odontoclasts (yellow arrows) resorbing the root structure and removing the remnants of the hyalinized tissues (black arrows). R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; B, Bone. (H\u0026amp;E staining, : x100, : x400)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.006.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/801396feff699229790a6469.jpeg"},{"id":90194903,"identity":"e98dfe65-e03a-468b-8675-304f83602536","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:05","extension":"jpeg","order_by":7,"title":"Figure 7","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":1362602,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of cross sections in the DB root of M1 (CH group at day 21). showing remnants of hyalinized tissues (black arrows) at the compression site (C), extensive root resorption (yellow arrows) and start of resorption of the alveolar bone (orange arrows) near the hyalinized tissues of the PDL. Higher magnifications of the inset of showing extensive root resorption area (yellow arrows) with odontoclasts (blue arrows) resorbing the root structure and removing the remnants of the hyalinized tissues (black arrows). showing large area of extensive root resorption (yellow arrows) and irregular distribution of the PDL fibers at the compression site (C) of the PDL, but they are more organized than control 7-days subgroups. Higher magnification of the inset of the previous showing extensive root resorption area with very minimal reparative cementum deposition (green arrows). Note: The presence of small blood capillaries near the resorbed area (red arrows). R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; B, Bone; T, Tension site of PDL. (H\u0026amp;E staining, \u0026amp;: x100, : x400, : x1000 )","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.007.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/5f291d276f4de57ec933b782.jpeg"},{"id":90194902,"identity":"5422d2a9-b59a-476d-9743-a52a532b1a13","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:05","extension":"jpeg","order_by":8,"title":"Figure 8","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":1604447,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of cross sections of the DB root in M1 (LL group at day 21). show minor areas of root resorption (yellow arrows) mainly at the compression site (C) of the PDL, with absence of interradicular alveolar bone. Rearrangement of the PDL fibers at the compression site (C) and widespread blood vessels engorged with RBCs (red arrows) are noted in the PDL. Higher magnification of the inset of the showing minor root resorption foci covered by reparative cementum deposition (green arrows). Note: Widespread blood capillaries near the resorption foci (red arrows). Higher magnification of the insets of the previous showing increase in the blood vasculature crowded with RBCs (red arrows) of the PDL near areas of root resorption (yellow arrows). R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; T, Tension site of PDL. (H\u0026amp;E staining,, \u0026amp;: x100, : x400)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.008.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/22495d593d1e83fe9953c9d9.jpeg"},{"id":90194907,"identity":"e77329e7-dd53-4e7c-b74c-749c48c70460","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:06","extension":"jpeg","order_by":9,"title":"Figure 9","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":1459840,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"L.M of cross sections of the DB root in M1 (LH group at day 21). a\u0026amp;b show areas of root resorption (yellow arrows) at the compression site (C) of the PDL, with extensive resorption of almost whole the interradicular alveolar bone at this section level. Note: Irregular arrangement of the PDL fibers at the compression site (C) and the presence of a quite large blood vessel engorged with RBCs (red arrow) near the resorption crater. Higher magnification of the inset of the previous showing root resorption area with minimal reparative cementum deposition (yellow arrows). Note: The large blood vessel (red arrow) found in the PDL near the resorption crater. shows increase in the blood vasculature crowded with RBCs (red arrows) of the PDL near areas of root resorption (yellow arrows) at the compression site (C) of the PDL, also minimal deposition of reparative cementum is seen in some of the resorption craters. R, Root; PDL, Periodontal ligament; T, Tension site of PDL. (H\u0026amp;E staining, \u0026amp;: x100, : x400)","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.009.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/23ac0df6b79c30e524734a3e.jpeg"},{"id":90194914,"identity":"92f081d2-40e1-4a0a-a606-1e5e7bba95e1","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:51:08","extension":"jpeg","order_by":10,"title":"Figure 10","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":128424,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"Dot plot representing the percentage of root resorption comparing the control group with the laser group in the different experimental periods. Low-force groups, High-force groups.","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.010.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/19afe0540734fd934761c792.jpeg"},{"id":90195515,"identity":"aa509314-e996-4cf3-9aca-0f14e5141234","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-08-29 16:59:06","extension":"jpeg","order_by":11,"title":"Figure 11","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":116460,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"Dot plot representing the number of the blood vessels (BVs) comparing the control group with the laser group in the different experimental periods. Low-force groups, High-force groups.","description":"","filename":"figuresfinaledition.011.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/4e427c695d789a693feb87fe.jpeg"},{"id":98243974,"identity":"77ca6f4d-bc4c-44e9-870d-0f5da2bbdd6d","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2025-12-15 16:11:46","extension":"pdf","order_by":0,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":10168430,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscript.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7276744/v1/e465fd63-ccb7-4f1e-ba08-03ffb6dae790.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"No competing interests reported.","formattedTitle":"\u003cp\u003eEffect of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Orthodontic-Induced Inflammatory Root Resorption in Male Albino Rats\u003c/p\u003e","fulltext":[{"header":"Highlights","content":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePhoto-biomodulation (PBM) reduces the amount of orthodontic root resorption.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePBM accelerates the tissue events during the orthodontic tooth movement (OTM).\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePMB improves the periodontal tissue blood supply and its related tissue events.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePBM enhances regeneration and reorganization of the periodontal tissues after OTM.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e"},{"header":"1. BACKGROUND","content":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been reported that orthodontic-induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) is the most frequent adverse consequences of orthodontic therapy.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e OIIRR is thought to be a secondary consequence of the cellular activity related to the elimination of the hyaline zone at a periodontal ligament (PDL) that has been over-compressed.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerous etiological factors, either patient-specific or treatment mechanics-specific, had been hypothesised to affect the root resorption activity. These include genetic factors,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR3\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e age,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e force magnitude,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e treatment duration,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR6\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e6\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e tooth movement distance,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR7\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e7\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e tooth movement direction and force application type (continuous versus intermittent).\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the previously mentioned factors influencing the OIIRR, it has been suggested that the force magnitude factor has a crucial effect on the degree of root resorption.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e Ideal orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) produces the maximum tooth movement rate with the least risk of tissue damage and patient discomfort.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarious chemical and pharmacological agents, as well as surgical and nonsurgical procedures, have been studied in an effort to overcome and treat this issue. However, the majority of these treatment modalities are not clinically appropriate since they might have possible adverse consequences on OTM and the patient's overall health and comfort. Photo-biomodulation therapy (PBMT) does not produce any general adverse effects, discomfort, or impact the overall wellness state of the patients, unlike the majority of the alternative therapy approaches and on contrary to injectable drugs and orally-administered medications.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePBMT is a photon therapy employs non-ionizing forms of light from sources such as lasers, LEDs, and broadband light in the visible and near-infrared spectrum to elicit biological alterations and therapeutic effects.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR10\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e10\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs OTM incorporates a coordinated inflammatory reaction, several studies had examined the impact of PBM on pain management,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR11\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e11\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e rate of OTM,\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e bone remodeling\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e and root injury during OTM.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR14\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e14\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to the reparative, anti-inflammatory, and biostimulative properties of PBMT, as well as the influence of laser irradiation on the osteoclastic and osteoblastic functions, several researches have been done to determine the effect of PBMT on OIIRR with considerable controversy in the results.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e15\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR16\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e16\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the best of what we know, all the previous studies in the scientific field, concerning the impact of PBMT on OIIRR, evaluated the photo-biomodulation effect on the OIIRR using only one fixed orthodontic force magnitude in each study. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the impact of PBMT on OIIRR using two different orthodontic force magnitudes in a rodent model.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"2. MATERIALS AND METHODS","content":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.1. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthical approval\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis research was conducted in accordance with the highest standards of ARRIVE guidelines approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University for the conduct of research on experimental animals (Ethics Committee No:0200 - 12/2020 - IORG 0008839). \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.2. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample size estimation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy applying a power of 80% to detect a standardized effect size in area of root resorption, and level of significance 95% (α=0.05), the minimum sample size needed was 8 rats per group with total sample size of 32 rats, based on previous studies.\u003csup\u003e17, 18\u003c/sup\u003e This animal number has been estimated according to specific calculations done in the Department of Medical Statistics Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University. The sample size was figured out utilizing G*Power software version 3.1.9.2.\u003csup\u003e19\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.3. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperimental animals\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-two 12-weeks-old healthy male Albino rats that weighed between (250-300 g) were involved in this study. The experimental animals were obtained and reared at the animal house of Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University. The animals were housed in collective smooth walled metallic cages, 4 rats per cage. The temperature was kept between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, there was sufficient ventilation, as well as conventional light/dark cycle (12/12 h). the animals were able to consume food and water as much as they wanted. On every day throughout the trial, the standard dietary regimen was routinely replaced.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntervention \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrouping\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 32 rats (n =32) were divided randomly and evenly into four groups (gp), each contained eight rats, according to the application of laser therapy and force magnitudes, as follows: Control low-force gp (CL); with (10-15 g) orthodontic force (n =8). Control high-force gp (CH); using (50 g) orthodontic force (n =8). Laser low-force gp (LL); using (10-15 g) orthodontic force plus PBMT (n =8). Laser high-force gp (LH); with (50g) applied force plus PBMT (n =8). \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach gp subsequently was divided into 2 subgroups each of 4 rats (n =4) according to the duration of force application: 7-days and 21-days.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRandomization technique\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple randomization was conducted with equal allocation ratios.\u003csup\u003e20\u003c/sup\u003e The random allocation made by using a computer-generated random sequence of numbers to one of the four arms (control low-force, control high-force, laser low-force and laser high-force). The random sequence was made using computer-assisted random number generator software,\u003csup\u003e21\u003c/sup\u003e and numbers of 8 rats were randomly chosen for each gp.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlinding (masking)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlinding (masking) was considered through all the steps of the present study.\u003csup\u003e22\u003c/sup\u003e The participant and all personnel who perform the study were unaware of the treatment assignment. The operator was masked during the animals’ allocation, but further masking of the operator was not possible till the sacrifice of the animal due to nature of the intervention. While histologic and histomorphometric assessment was done by an investigator blinded to the identity of the experimental subgroups. Moreover, data analysis was conducted in a blinded fashion.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.4. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperimental procedures\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnesthesia \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to the installation of orthodontic appliances, animals received general anesthesia by intramuscular injections of xylazine hydrochloride (30 mg/kg) and ketamine hydrochloride (70 mg/kg). \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrthodontic force application\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn experimental model of OTM was fabricated in all the experimental animals using the methodology outlined in other papers.\u003csup\u003e23, 24\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orthodontic appliance consisted of NiTi closed coil spring (10 mm length; 1.5 mm diameter) (DB Orthodontic Company, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) fixed and stretched between the maxillary left first molar (M1) and maxillary incisors to exert orthodontic force of approximately 10-15 g and 50 g for the low-force gps and high-force gps, respectively. The appliance was left for 1 or 3 weeks, according to the euthanasia date, to produce appreciable tooth movement and root resorption (Fig. 1).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaser irradiation\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe laser irradiation in LL and LH gps was conducted by a GaAlAs diode laser (Simpler Doctor Smile Dental Diode Laser, LAMBDA SPA, ITALY) (wavelength: 980 nm, output power: 100 mW). Oral mucosa around the M1 was irradiated every other day at four points (two points palatal and two buccal) with a continuous non-contact irradiating mode for 12 seconds for each point (energy of 1.2 J/point, fluence of 16.9 J/cm\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e).\u003csup\u003e25\u003c/sup\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuthanasia\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the finished point of the experiment the experimental animals were anesthetized by intravenous injection with a lethal dose (100 mg/kg) of pentobarbital sodium.\u003csup\u003e26\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e2.5. \u003cstrong\u003eTissue preparation for light microscopic examination and histomorphometry \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maxillae were dissected out and the surrounding epithelial and muscular components were eliminated. The obtained specimens were immersed in 10% neutral buffered formaldehyde and demineralized using trichloro-acetic acid, thereafter dehydrated in ascending concentrations of alcohol, cleared using xylene, infiltrated, and embedded in paraffin wax. 4-μm serial transverse sections at the cervical two thirds of maxillary left first molar’s roots were obtained and stained with H\u0026amp;E stain.\u003csup\u003e27, 28\u003c/sup\u003e The general histologic evaluation was conducted on all the roots except the mesial one (the largest root). The number and type of the evaluated roots are the same in all the gps. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActive root-resorptive foci were defined as resorptive cavities in which odontoclasts could be visible. Cells were defined as odontoclasts if they were multinucleated eosinophilic cells with round nuclei, either on the root surface or inside root resorption crater. On the other hand, formation of a basophilic layer of reparative cementum or cementoid tissue in the root resorption lacunae was determined as an indicator of the reparative events of the resorption foci.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.6. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistomorphimetric analysis \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistomorphometric analysis was done using a computer program ImageJ 1.50e (ImageJ, National Institute of Health, USA). For each specimen, two sections, with the greatest expressive tissue events, from the cervical two thirds of the disto-buccal (DB) root, were chosen for histomorphometric assessment, from which root resorption percentage was calculated. These two sections were selected in standardized way after obtaining full root length sections, ordering them, chosing the cervical two thirds sections and chosing the two sections with the deepest total root resorption areas for statistical analysis.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeasurement of root resorption lacunae\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe software ImageJ was utilized to calculate the percentage of radicular resorption craters for the histomorphometry.\u003csup\u003e29, 30\u003c/sup\u003e The examined region belongs to the DB root. To calculate the percentage of root resorption relative to the total area of hard root structures, a modified method of Vilela et al.\u003csup\u003e16\u003c/sup\u003e was used. The entire radicular area was first measured, putting into consideration an external virtual line that confined the resorption lacunae and continued the root outline, subsequently, the area of the pulpal area had been subtracted from the total radiular area to ascertain the area of the hard root structure excluding the pulpal cavity. The resorption craters were then measured, putting into consideration the same external virtual line which outlined the resorbed foci and continued the radicular outline, and the root resorption ratio to the total radicular area and the total percentage of root resorption were then calculated.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapillaries count\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images at 100 times magnification power were imported to Adobe Photoshop CS6 Image Processing Software (Version 13, Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA, USA). An overlay was layered over the image to outline the area needed for measurement.\u003csup\u003e31\u003c/sup\u003e First, the overlay was scaled to the size of the image using the 10 µm bar. Second, a mesio-distal line going through the center of the DB root and parallel to tooth movement direction was drawn (which is “line C”). A 400 µm tangent line was drawn touching the mesial root surface and bisecting and perpendicular to the line C (200 µm above and 200 µm below the line C). This line was used to draw a rectangle of 400 µm height and 200 µm width in the mesial PDL that touches the mesial root surface. The capillaries were counted within the designated rectangular area (400x200 µm\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e) using ImageJ software (Fig. 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.7. Statistical analysis \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIBM SPSS software package version 22.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) was utilized for data analysis.\u003csup\u003e32\u003c/sup\u003e Outcome variables were tested for normality by Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test of normality indicated no significance in the distribution of the variables; hence, the parametric statistics were used. Data description was done using range (minimum and maximum), mean, standard deviation and median. An alpha level was set to 5% with a significance level of 95%, i.e., statistical significance was predefined at P ≤ 0.05, and a beta error accepted up to 20% with a power of study of 80%. The outcome variables analyzed were the percentage of root resorption lacunae and the capillaries count. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the comparison of outcome variables, F-test (ANOVA) was used For normally distributed quantitative variables, to compare between more than two gps. Post Hoc test (Tukey) was used For pairwise comparisons between the gps. Tables and bar charts were used accordingly.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"3. RESULTS","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.1. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTolerance of experimental procedures\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo experimental rats failed to survive. In the control-low force gp (CL), one rat died immediately after recovery from anesthesia after the fixation of the orthodontic appliance. In the laser low-force gp (LL), one rat died during recovery from inhalational anesthesia after one of the laser irradiation sessions. The two ratss were excluded from the study. The rest of the animals survived till the termination of the experiment in all the gps.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcept for the two excluded rats, the rest of the rats did not show any signs of general sickness all over the experimental duration. No deep mucosal infections, dehiscence, nor other detrimental consequences were seen in any of the rats in the experiment. Post-anesthetic drowsiness and decreased appetite transiently manifested during the first two days after the placement of the orthodontic device. Afterwards, eating had essentially returned to a normal rate indicating that the orthodontic appliance was not an interference. The orthodontic appliances were routinely checked during the experimental period. All the appliances were stable at completion of the experiment, with remaining forces exerted on the M1s. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReliability \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne examiner performed all the measurements, intra examiner reliability was assessed by measuring the percentage of root resorption and number of blood vessels (BVS) at day 21 with about 6 to 8 hours intervals between the measurements. The agreement between the quantitative data sets from the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e and 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c/sup\u003e measurements was assessed using Inter-Class Correlation Coefficient\u003csup\u003e33\u003c/sup\u003e (ICC) for number of the blood vessels, which was 0.952 with a 95% CI (0.872-0.983), which indicated an excellent agreement. Whereas, the ICC for root resorption percentage was 0.858 with a 95% CI (0.640-0.948), which indicated a good agreement (\u003cstrong\u003eTable 1\u003c/strong\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.2. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The results derived from this study include the following:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistological results\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 7-days of exerted orthodontic force, the control gps (CL and CH) showed initial hyalinization of the PDL at the compression side, in addition to minor areas of bone and root resorption in the tooth movement direction (Fig. 3). On the other hand, laser gps (LL and LH) showed mature areas of hyalinization of the PDL which were detected in few sections, some of them appeared as remnants of necrotic tissues after being invaded by the odontoclasts. Besides, active areas of bone and root resorption were easily detected in the laser gps, mainly in the direction of the tooth movement (Fig. 4). Also, odontoclasts were frequently observed in the root resorption craters in the laser 7-days subgroups, indicating active root resorption processes (Fig. 5). Almost all the sections in the laser 7-days subgroups showed wide spread blood vessels engorged with RBCs in the PDL space (Fig. 4). For the LL 7-days subgroup, some of the root resorption craters were covered by thin layer of reparative cementum depositions, which were less frequently found in the LH subgroup, indicating for early start of the reparative events (Fig. 5a).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 21-days of exerted orthodontic force, the control gps (CL \u0026amp; CH) showed irregular orientation of the PDL fibers, but they were more organized than the control 7-days subgroups. Remnants of hyalinized tissues were frequently seen in the CH 21-days subgroup and were less frequently detected in the CL subgroup (Fig. 6,7a\u0026amp;7b). Most of the specimens showed extensive areas of root resorption, most of them extended to the dentine layer (Fig. 6\u0026amp;7). No reparative cementum deposition was found in the control subgroups, except for few sections in the CH subgroup showed thin layer of reparative cementum (Fig. 7d\u0026amp;e). Odontoclasts were frequently observed in the CL and CH subgroups indicating still active root resorption processes (Fig. 6\u0026amp;7a-c). Few blood capillaries were seen in the compression site of the periodontal ligament. Moreover, extensive bone resorption was observed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, laser gps (LL and LH), at day 21, showed proper re-arrangement of the PDL fibers especially for the LH gp. Root resorption areas, confined to the cementum only or extended to the dentin, were detected, especially in the LH 21-days subgroup. Most of the root resorption craters were covered by reparative cementum, especially for the LH subgroup which showed the most distinct cementum depositions over all the other control and laser subgroups. No odontoclasts nor hyalinized tissues were detected in all the lased specimens. All the sections in the laser groups showed wide spread of blood vessels engorged with RBCs in the PDL space (Fig. 8\u0026amp;9). The most extensive bone resorption was detected in the laser 21-days subgroups. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistomorphometric results\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe percentage of OIIRR\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe analysis showed no significant difference in the degree of OIIRR between the control gps (CL (1.56%) and CH (2.81%)) and the laser gps (LL (2.97%) and LH (3.28%)) at day 7 (p=0.982 \u0026amp; p=1.000 for low-force and high force subgroups, respectively). However, There was significant reduction in the amount of OIIRR in the laser gps (LL (1.31%) and LH (1.98%)) over the control gps (CL (9.29%) and CH (13.29%) and at day 21 (p\u0026lt;0.001 for both low-force and high force subgroups). Moreover, the amount of OIIRR significantly increased (p\u0026lt;0.001) from day 7 to day 21 in the control gps (CL and CH), while the laser gps (LL and LH) revealed no statistically significant change in the degree of OIIRR from day 7 to day 21 (p=0.958 and p=0.989 for the LL subgroups and LH subgroups, respectively). Besides, the high-force subgroups showed an increase in the amount of OIIRR over the low-force subgroups for both the control and laser gps. However, this increase in the amount of OIIRR was statistically not significant (p=0.991 for the control 7 days subgroups, p=0.171 for the control 21 days subgroups, p=1.000 for the laser 7 days subgroups and p=1.000 for the laser 21 days subgroups) (Fig. 10, Table 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapillaries count\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePBMT significantly increased blood capillaries count in the laser gps (LL (14.75) and LH (14.88)), in comparison to the control gps (CL (7.0) and CH (5.75)) at day 7 (p\u0026lt;0.001). Also, PBMT significantly increased the number of blood capillaries in the laser gps (LL (18.50) and LH (16.50)), in comparison to the control gps (CL (6.88) and CH (8.25)) at day 21 (p\u0026lt;0.001). Besides, there was no statistically significant change in the blood capillaries count from day 7 to day 21 in all control gps (CL (p=1.000) \u0026amp; CH (p=0.652)). In the laser gp, it was found that the longer the experimental period the higher the number of blood capillaries for both LL and LH gps. However, this increase was statistically not significant (p=0.166 and p=0.945 for the LL and LH subgroups, respectively). Besides, there was no statistically significant difference in the capillaries count between the low-force and high-force subgroups in both control gps (p=0.987 at 7days \u0026amp; p=0.977 at 21 days) and laser gps (p=1.000 at 7days \u0026amp; p=0.851 at 21 days) (Fig. 11, Table 3).\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"4.\tDISCUSSION","content":"\u003cp\u003eThis experiment conducted induced OTM in an animal model to clarify the potential impacts of PBMT as a noninvasive technique for suppressing or decreasing OIIRR. The study intervals of 7- and 21-days were defined based on literature reports.\u003csup\u003e15, 34\u003c/sup\u003e According to a prior research by Hellsing and Hammarstrom,\u003csup\u003e35\u003c/sup\u003e definitive resorption lacunae form within one week of the orthodontic force exertion. Similarly, J\u0026auml;ger et al.\u003csup\u003e36\u003c/sup\u003e demonstrated that the healing of root resorption sites began 9 days following appliance placement. Besides, both clinical and animal reports revealed the presence of many phases in orthodontic tooth movement.\u003csup\u003e37\u003c/sup\u003e Van Leeuwen et al.\u003csup\u003e38\u003c/sup\u003e found that reaching the so-called \u0026lsquo;linear phase\u0026rsquo;, where actual tooth movement happens, requires from few days to few weeks in rodents. Consequently, investigations aiming to describe the biological events in the linear phase of tooth movement must have a minimum experimental time of 2 weeks. So, an experimental duration of 21-days seems sufficient to iduce resorption process, reach the linear phase and begin of actual root reparative events for proper assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other side, a study duration of 7-days looks much better to assess the effect of PBMT on osteoclasts and their activities before the actual start of normal reparative processes for the root resorption. This observation was further corroborated by findings documented by Yokoya et al.\u003csup\u003e39\u003c/sup\u003e who revealed a considerable constant rise in the osteoclast count on the compression site of the periodontal ligament from day 1 to day 7 applying of orthodontic forces. Moreover, Choi et al.\u003csup\u003e40\u003c/sup\u003e demonstrated that alveolar bone remodelling in rats may begin as early as day 8. So, it was supposed that by day 7 we might be able to observe and investigate the root resorption events before the actual start of bone formation and root repair activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe animals were subjected to two force magnitudes: a relatively light-force of 10-15 g and a heavier force of 50 g. Past reports\u0026nbsp;using a rodent model to assess the OIIRR utilized orthodontic\u0026nbsp;force\u0026nbsp;ranging from 10 to 100 grams.\u003csup\u003e41, 42\u003c/sup\u003e In the current investigation, the choice of the light-force was based on prior reports done by Kohno et al.\u003csup\u003e43\u003c/sup\u003e and Gonzales et al.\u003csup\u003e42\u003c/sup\u003e who suggested that the optimal force magnitude for OTM of the maxillary molar in rats is around 10 g. Thus, the choice of the 10 to 15 g was made to approximate the optimum force magnitude used for OTM in human for better reasonable comparisons between rats and humans. For the heavier force magnitude, The magnitude of 50 g was selected according to data from other investigations.\u003csup\u003e14, 44\u003c/sup\u003e Given that the human molar is over 20 times bigger than a rat molar, the 50 g exerted by coil spring used for a rat should equate to 1 kg for a human molar, that is believed as a heavy force.\u003csup\u003e45\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe optimal wavelength for biostimulation is between 400 and 1000 nanometers (in the red or near-infrared to visible light spectrum).\u003csup\u003e46-49\u003c/sup\u003e Since infrared light is poorly absorbed by haemoglobin and water, beams at these wavelengths can spread more deeply into the tissues.\u003csup\u003e48\u003c/sup\u003e According to the research of Hamblin and Demidova,\u003csup\u003e50\u003c/sup\u003e Wavelengths between 600 and 700 nm are effective for superficial tissue treatment, whereas wavelengths beyond 780 nm and below 1000 nm are appropriate for deeper tissue treatment because of\u0026nbsp;enhanced optical penetration depths. Consequently, a 980 nm infrared light-emitting laser was used to achieve the objective of this research, which is to activate bone and periodontal ligament cells located underneath soft tissues and deeper inside the alveolar process.\u003csup\u003e51\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is extremely difficult to determine the optimal light dosage (in terms of energy density \u0026quot;fluence\u0026quot;) for a certain medical condition.\u003csup\u003e50\u003c/sup\u003e Several published research have revealed the beneficial effects of photo-biostimulation therapy with doses range between 2 and 54 J.\u003csup\u003e52-54\u003c/sup\u003e Thus, we chose a total energy dose of 4.8 j for PBM in the current study to stay within this range.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the current study a slight rise in the amount of root resorption was detected in the laser gps over the control gps at day 7, but this rise was statistically not significant (p \u0026gt; 0.05). It has been reported that the number of osteoclasts increases substantially from day 1 to day 7 following orthodontic force application, then drops significantly by day 14.\u003csup\u003e55\u003c/sup\u003e According to Passarella and Karu,\u003csup\u003e56\u003c/sup\u003e the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase absorbs red and near infra-red light and is responsible for effects of photo-biomodulation, resulted in a rise in ATP production and improvement of the potential cell activities. Due to the fact that osteoclasts are multinucleated cells with a high level of mitochondrial activities, they become instantly influenced by the photobiomodulation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, it seems that the first week of the force application includes a rise in the osteoclasts\u0026rsquo; count and the start of root and bone resorption activities, while the reparative events of the root and the bone remodeling do not start yet at this time under normal circumstances. Because it is widely believed that PBMT accelerates the\u0026nbsp;existing biological events in the\u0026nbsp;tissue,\u003csup\u003e57\u003c/sup\u003e it is logical that the PBMT may slightly increase, or at least may not decrease, the amount of root resorption during the first week, because the osteoclastic activities are predominant at this time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAltan et al.\u003csup\u003e18\u003c/sup\u003e suggested that PBMT advances or accelerates the entire tissue response. They found a rise in the counts of osteoblasts and fibroblasts, as well as osteoprotegerin immunoreactivity, that may be considered components of the formation process, at day 11 after laser irradiation. This may explain why the increase in amount of root resorption was statistically not significant at day 7 in our study and day 11 in their study, despite the increased number of osteoclasts and odontoclasts with PBMT reported by them in the first 11 days. In addition, the early detection of the initial reparative events with PBMT by Altan et al.\u003csup\u003e18\u003c/sup\u003e might explain the presence of initial reparative cementum deposition covering root resorption lacunae of some of our specimens of the laser gps (especially the low-force laser gp), while none of the control gps\u0026rsquo; specimens showed any reparative cementum deposition at this time. Also, this might explain our observations that revealed the early detection of mature hyalinized tissues with start of the removal of these necrotic tissues in the laser gps at day 7, while the control gps showed only initial formation of the hyalinized tissues without an obvious removal process of these tissues at this time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast, the current investigation revealed that PBMT significantly decreased the amount of OIIRR in the low- and high-force subgroups at day 21. The difference between the control gps and laser gps at day 21 was statistically highly significant (p\u0026lt;0.001). This observation\u0026nbsp;coincides with prior reports\u0026nbsp;that indicated the positive impacts of PBMT in reducing OIIRR.\u003csup\u003e14, 44\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuzuki et al.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c/sup\u003e did the best job of explaining how the PBMT could reduce OIIRR. They claimed that after laser irradiation, the elevation in osteoclastic activities and RANKL and TRAP expression could result in faster loss of bone area at the compression\u0026nbsp;side, which would then cause the force at the root/PDL/bone interface to drop quickly. The quick drop in the force at the PDL means that less hyalinized necrotic tissues are generated. This lowers the OIIRR since the OIIRR mostly occurs as a result of the process of getting rid of the hyalinized tissues.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the current study, it was found that the hyalinization of the periodontal tissues at the compression side was accelerated by the PBMT. Thus, the hyalinized tissues were completely formed at day 7 and the process of removal of hyalinized tissues had also been started at this time in the laser gps, while the control gps showed only severe over-compression of the periodontal ligament at the compression side with pyknotic nuclei (as signs of initial hyalinization process) at day 7. On the other hand, hyalinized tissues were completely removed in all the laser gps\u0026rsquo; specimens at day 21, with better reorganization of the periodontal ligament fibers at the compression side and marked removal of almost whole of the inter-radicular bone facing the compression site of the PDL. In contrast, many specimens from the control gps showed remnants of hyalinized tissues with less organized PDL fibers at the compression site at day 21, so the process of necrotic tissues removal and the subsequent root resorption process were still active at this time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, it seems that, even if the hyalinization process occurred with the PBMT, the process of hyalinization and removal of the hyalinized tissues did not take a long time with the PBMT like without PBMT. Thus, the result was overall less damage to the root structures. Furthermore, the better reorganization of the PDL collagen fibers, we found in the current study, aligns with the previous report by Maia et al.\u003csup\u003e58\u003c/sup\u003e who reported the positive role of PBMT in promoting stromal cell proliferation, enhancing angiogenesis, and resulting in enhanced architectural reorganisation of periodontal collagen fibres.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides, Laser biomodulation might also speed up the inflammatory process and change it such that it is less severe and lasts for a shorter time. This might help protect the cementoblasts and pre-cementum layer better since they would not be faced with a lot of stress for a long time. This might lower the chance of root resorption and injury, despite\u0026nbsp;the ongoing high level of bone resorption processes at the compression site.\u003csup\u003e14\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, histologic and histomorphometric analyses indicated a higher quantity of dilated\u0026nbsp;blood capillaries crowded with\u0026nbsp;blood cells in the laser gps\u0026nbsp;in comparison to the control gps. This finding corresponds with the studies conducted by Akin et al.\u003csup\u003e59\u003c/sup\u003e and Yoo et al.\u003csup\u003e60\u003c/sup\u003e which indicated that mitochondrial absorption of light photons elevates the concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO). The NO might make the microvasculature more permeable and enhance the capillary vascularization. These observations, together with our results, corroborate the concept that PBMT may reduce OIIRR by influencing the vasculature, since enhanced microvascular permeability may result in an expanded osteoclast numbers. Furthermore, the enhancement of tissue oxygenation may stimulate cellular signaling pathways, hence elevating transcription factors, like nuclear factor kappa B (NF-\u0026kappa;B), which is critical for RANKL-induced differentiation of the osteoclasts.\u003csup\u003e61, 62\u003c/sup\u003e The rise in osteoclastic bone resorption activities causes a quick drop in compressive stresses, which decreases creating of hyalinized tissue.\u003csup\u003e44\u003c/sup\u003e Besides, Brezniak and Wasserstein\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e claimed that the OIIRR is part of getting rid of the dead tissues that happens when blood delivery to the PDL becomes inturrupted. So, we suspect that enhancing tissue vascularization might safeguard radical tissues more by avoiding hyalinization and tissue necrosis from the start.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoreover, our histologic observations showed that a new layer of reparative cementum were clearly formed over nearly every pre-formed resorption lacunae in the laser gps at day 21. In contrast, rats in the control gps had a reduced prevalence and decreased thickness of newly made reparative cementum. This conclusion aligns with the results of Altan et al,\u003csup\u003e18\u003c/sup\u003e that revealed the positive impacts of PBMT in speeding and enhancing the healing and the repair of OIIRR. They said that PBMT speeds up the primary release of the uncalcified pre-cementum layer by repair cells, fibroblast-like cells, and cementoblasts. subsequently, the PDL fibers reattach. This offers fast protection for the root tissues against the activity of resorbing cells.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversely, several investigations indicated discrepancies in their findings compared to the current research.\u003csup\u003e15, 63\u003c/sup\u003e They stated that laser irradiation did not significantly contribute to the prevention and reduction of the OIIRR. These contradictory outcomes could result from inadequate force magnitudes, varying laser settings, or an insufficient experimental duration.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of researchers have said that root resorption became much worse as the force magnitudes increase.\u003csup\u003e5, 42, 64\u003c/sup\u003e However, some conflicting findings show that high forces did not cause root resorption to happen more.\u003csup\u003e65, 66\u003c/sup\u003e In the current study, we observed a rise in the amount of OIIRR in the high-force subgroups over the low-force subgroups for both the control and laser gps. However, this increase in the amount of root resorption between low- and high-force subgroups was statistically not significant (p\u0026gt;0.05). To be mentioned, our study was designed mainly to examine the effect of PBMT on the OIIRR under two orthodontic force magnitudes that are not extremely high, rather than investigating the absolute relation between the force magnitude and root resorption. Although our results were consistent with previous reports,\u003csup\u003e65, 67\u003c/sup\u003e it seems to be better to use more than two force magnitudes with a great difference between them for better investigation of the relationship between the force magnitudes and OIIRR.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the current study, time-related root resorption was obviously seen in the control gps (high- and low-force). The amount of root resorption increased significantly (p\u0026lt;0.001) from day 7 to day 21 for the control low-force gp (CL) and control high-force gp (CH). This inference is in conformity with the previous reports.\u003csup\u003e4, 7\u003c/sup\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other side, in the current study, a statistically significant change in the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 was observed in the laser low-force gp (LL) (p= 0.958). While no statistically significant change in the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 was found in laser high-force gp (LH) (p= 0.989). The PBMT, did not only prevent the increase in amount of OIIRR with time, but also slightly decreased the amount of root resorption from day 7 to day 21 for both LL and LH gps, despite this decrease was statistically not significant. These results reflect the effect of PBMT in preventing the progress of the OIIRR, in addition to its reparative effect which induces and accelerates the repair of the radicular tissues after being resorbed. Our histological observations, including the early removal of the hyalinized tissues, the increased deposition of the reparative cementum, the enhanced revascularization and the proper re-attachment and reorganization of the PDL fibers with PBMT, also confirmed this hypothesis.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegarding the limitations of the present study, only cross-sections of the M1 were used for histological and histomorphometic analysis in the present study. Despite it has been proven that longitudinal sections in the mid-sagittal plane might not be an accurate representation of the entire spectrum of histological events,\u003csup\u003e38, 67, 68\u003c/sup\u003e it seems to be better to use a combination of cross sections and longitudinal sections of the root for better evaluation of the resorption craters. However, this would consume more time, require larger sample size and increase the cost of the experiment. Efforts were done to take cross sections of almost whole the cervical two thirds of the root to detect most of the resorption craters and reach satisfying results. Besides, root resorption crater is a volumetric reaction and the histologic sections are still two-dimensional representation of this three-dimensional tissue reaction. Although we tried to take large number of sections to reach a realistic estimate of the assay tested, the volumetric representation of the tissue events could not be reached without three-dimensional evaluating methods like; scanning electron micrography and micro-computed scan. Finally, the present study is a single-sex study which may have some limitations due to the fact that only male animals were studied. To the best of what we know, there is no clear information on what differences might be observed between the sexes following PBM treatment, and it\u0026rsquo;s considered as one of limitations of the current study.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"5.\tCONCLUSIONS ","content":"\u003cp\u003eWithin the limitations of the current study, we can conclude that application of both 10-15 g and 50 g of mesializing forces for 21 days can cause significant orthodontic-induced root resorption (OIIRR) of the maxillary first molars in Albino rats. In addition, photo-biomodulation therapy (PBMT) applied during exertion of light- (10-15 g) and heavy- (50 g) orthodontic loads can significantly reduce the total amount of root resorption and enhance/accelerate the healing of OIIRR. However, the effect of PBMT on OIIRR is time-related effect. Finally, PBMT has significant reparative effects on OIIRR, under both light- and heavy- orthodontic force magnitudes, including enhancement of the regeneration and reorganization of PDL fibers, improvement of the PDL vasculature and stimulation of angiogenesis, in addition to stimulation of reparative cementum deposition.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Abbreviations","content":"\u003cp\u003ePBMT: photo-biomodulation therapy, OIIRR: orthodontic-induced inflammatory root resorption, OTM: orthodontic tooth movement, M1; maxillary left first molar, BVS: blood vessels, gp: group, PDL: periodontal ligament, OPG: osteoprotegerin, RANK: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B receptor, RANKL: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand, TRAP: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, ROS: reactive oxygen species, NO: nitric oxide, DB: distal-buccal.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe would like to convey our gratitude to Dr Sahar karam, Professor of oral biology Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, for her efforts and support.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor contributions\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Yaseen\u003c/strong\u003e: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, writing-Original draft preparation, Visualization, and Writing-Reviewing and Editing. \u003cstrong\u003eA El-Sawa\u003c/strong\u003e: Supervision, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing \u0026ndash; review \u0026amp; editing. \u003cstrong\u003eA Elnozahy\u003c/strong\u003e: Supervision, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - Review \u0026amp; Editing. \u003cstrong\u003eH Abdel Fattah\u003c/strong\u003e:\u0026nbsp;Visualization, Investigation,\u0026nbsp;Writing - Review \u0026amp; Editing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen access funding provided by The Science, Technology \u0026amp; Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability of data and materials\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll data included in this current study are available from the corresponding author upon request.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeclaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors deny the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict of interest\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthics approval\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study was conducted following the ethical guidelines for the conduct of research on experimental animals by the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University (Ethics Committee No:0200 - 12/2020 - IORG 0008839).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARRIVE guidelines\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eThis study has been carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines for the reporting of in-vivo experiments in animal research.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent to Publish declaration\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enot applicable\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent to Participate declaration\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enot applicable\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClinical trial\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enot applicable\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGul Amuk N, Kurt G, Guray E. 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Hyalinization during orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review on tissue reactions2009.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e"},{"header":"Tables","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable (1): Intra-rater reliability of measured variables\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable dir=\"rtl\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 62px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntra-rater reliability\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 37px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariables\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 27px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95% CI\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 35px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 27px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e0.872-0.983\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 35px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e0.952\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 37px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eNumber of BVS\u003csup\u003eͳ\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 27px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e0.640-0.948\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 35px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003e0.858\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 37px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003ePercentage of root resorption\u003csup\u003eͳ\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csup\u003eͳ\u003c/sup\u003e Based on a two-way mixed model using an absolute agreement\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"_Toc1045669\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable (2): Comparison between the different studied groups according to percentage of root resorption\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"width: 40px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControl\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"width: 40px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaser\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMin.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.04\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.82\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.72\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8.01\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.05\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.09\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.12\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.87\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMax.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.42\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e14.33\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e5.66\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e22.29\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e9.68\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.86\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8.66\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3.74\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.56\u003csup\u003ec\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e9.29\u003csup\u003eab\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.81\u003csup\u003ebc\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e13.29\u003csup\u003ea\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.97\u003csup\u003ec\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.31\u003csup\u003ec\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3.28\u003csup\u003ec\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.98\u003csup\u003ec\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026plusmn;SD.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0.87\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4.77\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.86\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4.93\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3.31\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.04\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3.20\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.05\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMedian\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.87\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e10.78\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.59\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e13.59\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.53\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.28\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.35\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1.79\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF(p)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"8\" style=\"width: 81px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e16.171\u003csup\u003e*\u003c/sup\u003e(\u0026lt;0.001\u003csup\u003e*\u003c/sup\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF\u003c/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eF for ANOVA test\u003c/strong\u003e, Pairwise comparison bet. each 2 subgroups was done using \u003cstrong\u003ePost Hoc Test (Tukey)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*: Statistically significant at p \u0026le; 0.05 \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeans with \u003cstrong\u003eCommon letters are not significant\u003c/strong\u003e (i.e. \u003cstrong\u003eMeans with Different letters are significant\u003c/strong\u003e). N=8 in each subgroup.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable (3):\u0026nbsp; Comparison between the different studied groups according to capillaries count.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"fr-table-selection-hover\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"width: 40px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControl\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"width: 40px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaser\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 19px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 20px;\"\u003e\n 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10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;(n = 8)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 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Control low-force gp (CL): The maxillary left 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e molar (M1) was subjected to 10-15 g orthodontic force by nickel titanium coil spring stretched between the M1 and maxillary incisors. Control high-force gp (CH): The M1 had heavier orthodontic force of 50 g. Laser low-force gp (LL): The M1 had orthodontic force of 10-15 g \u0026amp; PBMT using GaAlAs diode laser (λ = 980 nm, 100 mW output power) at two points palatal and two buccal, with a continuous non-contact irradiating mode for 12 seconds for each point (energy of 1.2 J/point, fluence of 16.9 J/cm\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e). Laser high-force gp (LH): M1 had orthodontic force of 50 g \u0026amp; PBMT. The rats were euthanized after 7- and 21-days intervals in each gp and the maxillae were dissected out, then serial transverse sections of the M1 were taken for histological and histomorphometric evaluation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResults\u003c/strong\u003e: Our results showed significant decrease in the amount of OIIRR in the laser gps at day 21 in all force subgroups, without significant change at day 7.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c/strong\u003e: PBMT can significantly reduce the overall amount of root resorption and enhance/accelerate the healing of OIIRR.\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Orthodontic-Induced Inflammatory Root Resorption in Male Albino Rats","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2025-08-29 16:51:01","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-7276744/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0},{"type":"decision","content":"Revision requested","date":"2025-10-01T05:37:58+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-29T22:12:21+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-18T07:24:56+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-15T23:29:31+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-11T20:07:15+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-10T09:33:08+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"269425717369507196093405559779206974959","date":"2025-09-08T11:48:44+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"253956873761851785931383938784855559987","date":"2025-09-08T10:12:15+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"15455616349996079163300864368164058479","date":"2025-09-08T09:52:48+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"220203849429309342921388591115754807248","date":"2025-09-08T00:40:52+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"126620460600600950718901246240559123242","date":"2025-09-05T20:40:47+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewersInvited","content":"","date":"2025-08-21T14:05:19+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorAssigned","content":"","date":"2025-08-21T13:59:54+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvited","content":"","date":"2025-08-12T05:04:16+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"checksComplete","content":"","date":"2025-08-11T13:34:44+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"submitted","content":"BMC Oral Health","date":"2025-08-11T13:30:35+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"bmc-oral-health","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":false,"externalIdentity":"ohea","sideBox":"Learn more about [BMC Oral Health](http://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/)","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"https://www.editorialmanager.com/ohea/default.aspx","title":"BMC Oral Health","twitterHandle":"BMC_series","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"em","reportingPortfolio":"BMC Series","inReviewEnabled":true,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"82492fa8-7428-4634-acc8-24fbea8b4b4d","owner":[],"postedDate":"August 29th, 2025","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"published-in-journal","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2025-12-15T16:03:55+00:00","versionOfRecord":{"articleIdentity":"rs-7276744","link":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07217-2","journal":{"identity":"bmc-oral-health","isVorOnly":false,"title":"BMC Oral Health"},"publishedOn":"2025-12-11 15:58:38","publishedOnDateReadable":"December 11th, 2025"},"versionCreatedAt":"2025-08-29 16:51:01","video":"","vorDoi":"10.1186/s12903-025-07217-2","vorDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07217-2","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-7276744","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-7276744","identity":"rs-7276744","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"8U1c8b4HqxoKbykW_rLl7","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}