“…The right and left lower‐first molars of the rats in Ped, Ped‐Rt, Ped‐Mel and Ped‐Rt‐Mel groups were ligatured under anesthesia [10 mg/kg of xylazine (Rompun; Bayer, İstanbul, Turkey) and 40 mg/kg of ketamine (Ketalar; Pfizer, Istanbul, Turkey)] with 3‐0 sterile silk sutures, and the ligatures were kept in place for 2 wk, according to previous studies .…”