Accelerating the rate of tooth movement is desirable to patients because it shortens treatment time and also to orthodontists because treatment duration has been linked to an increased risk of gingival inflammation, decalcification, dental caries, and root resorption. Corticotomies, which some orthodontists are currently using to speed up tooth movements, induce a regional acceleratory phenomen...

background: antidepressant drugs such as fl uoxetine are of the most commonly used drugs among the public. these drugs may impact the regulation of bone cell functioning, and thus affect orthodontic tooth movement. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of fl uoxetine on tooth movements during orthodontic treatment in rats. materials and methods: in this study, 30 male rats were rand...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of orthodontic treatment using the Invisalign® system. Particularly, we analyzed the influence of auxiliaries (Attachment/Power Ridge) as well as the staging (movement per aligner) on treatment efficacy. METHODS We reviewed the tooth movements of 30 consecutive patients who required orthodontic treatment with Invisalign®. In all...