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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Effect of 2100 MHz mobile phone radiation on healing of mandibular fractures: an experimental study in rabbits

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Pages 112-120 | Received 23 Jul 2015, Accepted 29 Sep 2015, Published online: 21 Oct 2015

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Figure 1. (a) Experimental set-up layout and (b) carousel dimensions.

Figure 1. (a) Experimental set-up layout and (b) carousel dimensions.

Figure 2. Simulation set-up. (a) Rabbit model; (b) simulated rabbits; (c) cross-sectional view; (d) SAR distribution at 2100 MHz (10 g).

Figure 2. Simulation set-up. (a) Rabbit model; (b) simulated rabbits; (c) cross-sectional view; (d) SAR distribution at 2100 MHz (10 g).

Table 1. SAR values at 2100 MHz.

Figure 3. (a) Three-point bending test equipment; (b) mandibular bone before being fractured on the test equipment.

Figure 3. (a) Three-point bending test equipment; (b) mandibular bone before being fractured on the test equipment.

Table 2. Histopathological scoring for the evaluation of fracture healing.

Table 3. Radiological comparison of the left and right mandibles between the experimental and control groups.

Table 4. Geometric properties of the left mandible bone in the control and experimental groups.

Table 5. Comparison of biomechanical parameters of mandibular bones with osteotomy between the two groups.

Table 6. Histopathological comparison of the fracture lines in the mandibular bones with osteotomy in experimental and control groups.

Figure 4. (a) Histopathological images of the samples from a rabbit in the control group with bone healing score 2 and (b) a rabbit in the experimental group with bone healing score 8.

Figure 4. (a) Histopathological images of the samples from a rabbit in the control group with bone healing score 2 and (b) a rabbit in the experimental group with bone healing score 8.