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    Area of Science:

    • Orthodontics
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    • Regenerative Medicine

    Background:

    • Osteotomies and corticotomies are surgical procedures used in conjunction with orthodontic treatment.
    • These procedures can influence bone remodeling processes around the teeth.
    • Understanding these bone responses may lead to accelerated tooth movement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore how osteotomies and corticotomies influence bone biology to speed up orthodontic tooth movement.
    • To investigate the potential of creating a tooth-bearing transport disk for guided alveolar segment positioning.
    • To examine the bone repair phases activated by corticotomy for enhanced orthodontic outcomes.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing segmental osteotomies to create a movable, tooth-bearing alveolar segment.
    • Employing orthodontic appliances and archwires to distract and position the transported segment.
    • Analyzing the bone's transition through demineralization, fibrous replacement, and mineralization phases following corticotomy.

    Main Results:

    • Segmental osteotomies can create a transport disk that is repositionable with orthodontic mechanics.
    • Corticotomy into the marrow space initiates bone injury repair, accelerating bone turnover.
    • A window of opportunity exists for tooth movement through less dense bone during the repair phases.

    Conclusions:

    • Combining osteotomies/corticotomies with orthodontics can accelerate tooth movement by manipulating bone turnover.
    • Alveolar segments can be guided into desired positions using orthodontic mechanics after surgical manipulation.
    • Future research aims to achieve similar bone responses with less invasive surgical interventions or non-surgical methods.