Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 8 , Pages 743-748, August 2009

Anabolic effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on human gingival fibroblasts

  • Nesrine Z. Mostafa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • ,
  • Hasan Uludağ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • ,
  • Douglas N. Dederich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • ,
  • Michael R. Doschak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • ,
  • Tarek H. El-Bialy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 4051C, Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2N8. Tel.: +1 780 492 2751; fax: +1 780 492 1624.

Accepted 25 April 2009.

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 Based on a thesis submitted to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, at the University of Alberta in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an MSc Degree.

PII: S0003-9969(09)00101-0

doi:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.04.012

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 8 , Pages 743-748, August 2009