The histological changes which occur when forces are applied to teeth are well documented (Figs 1 and 2). Teeth appear to lie in a position of balance between the tongue and lips or cheeks.

Patients are sometimes hesitant to pursue orthodontic treatment due to the perceived length of time involved. However, ...

AIM: This review aims to evaluate the efficiency of Accelerated Orthodontic Tooth Movement (AOTM) compared to conventional methods in terms of tooth movement speed and treatment duration, and to ...

This diagram illustrates the role of macrophage ATF6 in orthodontic tooth movement. When corticotomy is applied, monocytes are recruited to the bone, where they differentiate into pro-inflammatory ...

research team demonstrated that osteocytes have a crucial role in orthodontic tooth movement as the major source of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), a protein crucial to ...

Read on to learn why teeth shift and what you can do to minimize their movement. If you’ve had braces or other orthodontic procedures to correct tooth alignment, your teeth have been moved from ...

In general, orthodontic treatment in adults may take longer compared to children and adolescents. This is because adult bones are less malleable, so tooth movement may be slower. After orthodontic ...

By analyzing predictability across different tooth movements and proposing solutions ... "Clear aligners represent a paradigm shift in orthodontics, but their success hinges on understanding ...