Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 732-736.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2022.08.011

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Research progress of micro-osteoperforation accelerated orthodontic tooth movement

PENG Jiajia, LU Wenxin, ZHAO Zhihe, FANG Jie   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Revised:2022-02-15 Online:2022-08-28 Published:2022-08-30

Abstract: Micro-osteoperforations (MOPs) are less invasive, safer, and cheaper interventions that orthodontists can perform alone at the side of chairs to assist orthodontic tooth movement. The theory is based on regional accelerated phenomenon (RAP), in which surgical destruction of bone tissue leads to a decrease in bone density around the surgical site, and the cell regulation mechanism stimulated by trauma accelerates bone reconstruction. Thus, the purpose of accelerating orthodontic tooth movement is achieved. At present, most of the research verifies that it can effectively accelerate tooth movement and be operated repeatedly, but the result remains controversial. Compared with other interventions, it has advantages and disadvantages. In this paper, the origin, biological reaction, application status and possible side effects of the micro-osteoperforations (MOPs) technique are discussed, which can provide a scientific reference for its latest development and clinical application.

Key words: micro-osteoperforations, periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics, regional accelerated phenomenon, tooth movement, root resorption

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