A novel method to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement

Authors

• S. Kutalmış Buyuk, From the Department of Orthodontics (Buyuk, Genc), Department of Periodontology (Yavuz, Sunar), Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
• Mustafa C. Yavuz, From the Department of Orthodontics (Buyuk, Genc), Department of Periodontology (Yavuz, Sunar), Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
• Esra Genc, From the Department of Orthodontics (Buyuk, Genc), Department of Periodontology (Yavuz, Sunar), Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
• Oguzhan Sunar, From the Department of Orthodontics (Buyuk, Genc), Department of Periodontology (Yavuz, Sunar), Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey

Abstract

This clinical case report presents fixed orthodontic treatment of a patient with moderately crowded teeth. It was performed with a new technique called ‘discision’. Discision method that was described for the first time by the present authors yielded predictable outcomes, and orthodontic treatment was completed in a short period of time. The total duration of orthodontic treatment was 4 months. Class I molar and canine relationships were established at the end of the treatment. Moreover, crowding in the mandible and maxilla was corrected, and optimal overjet and overbite were established. No scar tissue was observed in any gingival region on which discision was performed. The discision technique was developed as a minimally invasive alternative method to piezocision technique, and the authors suggest that this new method yields good outcomes in achieving rapid tooth movement.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

203

Last Page

208

Recommended Citation

Buyuk, S. Kutalmış; Yavuz, Mustafa C.; Genc, Esra; and Sunar, Oguzhan (2018) "A novel method to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 39: Iss. 2, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.2.21235