Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 837-840.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2017.08.009

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Effect of Early Intervetion by Botulinum Toxin Type A on Mandible Growth.

PIAO Zheng-guo, ZOU Rui, LIAO Ting, YAN Jing*.   

  1. Key Laboratory of Oral Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Oral Disease, Stomatology Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510140, China.
  • Received:2017-02-13 Online:2017-08-20 Published:2017-08-28

Abstract: Objective:To evaluate the effects of botulinum toxin type A on mandible overdevelopment in animal model. Methods: Three-week-old Sprague-Dawley female rats (n=35) were divided into seven groups: five rats in group 1 served as normal control and received no treatment, five rats in group 2 as negative control and their bilateral masseters were injected with peanut oil (solvent oil of Nandrolone Decanoate) at the fourth week, and the rest 25 rats were divided into group 3 to grouop 7. They were received injection of Nandrolone Decanoate in bilateral masseters every week and four groups, group 4 to group 7, were injected with botulinum toxin type A in bilateral masseters at the third to the seventh week, respectively. The mandibles were harvested at the fifteenth week and scanned by Mirco-CT. And the data generated were imported into Mimics to reconstruct 3D model of mandibles and analyzed. Results: All indexes in group 2 were similar to those in group 1. Compared with group 1 and group 2, the mandible indexes in group 3 significantly increased. The indexes in group 5, 6, and 7 were similar to those in group 1. Compared with group 5, 6 and 7, the length and height of mandible in group 3 increased. The length and height of mandible decreased in BTX-A treated group. Conclusion: Local injection of nandrolone decanoate into rats’ bilateral masseter can induce mandible overdevelopment in pubertal rats, which can be prevented by local injection of BTX-A into rats’ masseter. The preventive efficacy peaks at the fifth week post treatment by nandrolone decanoate.

Key words: Botulinum toxin type, A Nandrolone, Decanoate, Mandible growth

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