ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 388 Oral Health and Disease Trends in Humans .................................................................................. 388 Animal Models in Dental and Maxillofacial Research ................................................................. 389
Developing Rat Teeth ................................................................................................................ 389 Tooth Eruption ..........................................................................................................................390 Craniofacial Malformations ......................................................................................................390 Orthodontic Tooth Movement ...................................................................................................390 Bone Healing............................................................................................................................. 391
Heat-Induced Bone Injury .................................................................................................... 391 Jawbone Healing in Rabbits ................................................................................................. 393
Management of Craniotomy in Young Rabbits ......................................................................... 394 Skull Bone Defects in Rats and Rabbits ................................................................................... 395 Implanted Chambers to Study Living Tissue ............................................................................ 396
Bone Growth Chamber (BGC) ............................................................................................ 396 Bone Harvest Chamber (BHC) ............................................................................................ 396
Gingivitis and Periodontitis ...................................................................................................... 396 Local Periodontal Diseases and Systemic Response ........................................................... 397 Periodontal Disease in Rats.................................................................................................. 399 Induced Periodontal Destruction in the Rat ......................................................................... 399 The House Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus) as an Animal Model for Periodontal Disease .... 400 The Dog Model for Gingivitis and Periodontitis .................................................................. 401 The Ferret in Periodontal Research......................................................................................404
