S231: Surgically Assisted Tooth Movement and Transportation of Dentoalveolus by Distraction Osteogenesis

Abstract

Conventional orthodontic treatments rely on biological tooth movement and can only be achieved at a limited rate. Most of the cases imply shortage of space and crowding. In such cases extractions are most often needed for an ideal treatment outcome. Therefore an increased orthodontic treatment period is unavoidable especially when teeth movements require more than minor relocations. The literature is abounding to identify optimal biological teeth movements with minimal deleterious effects on the tissues involved during tooth movement including root, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone.