Open AccessPeriodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics: An interdisciplinary approach for faster orthodontic therapy
Author(s) -
Srikanth Adusumilli,
Lohith Yalamanchi,
Pallavi Samatha Yalamanchili
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.137244
Subject(s) - periodontist , decortication , orthodontics , malocclusion , medicine , dentistry , computer science , surgery
Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics is a relatively new procedure designed to minimize the time taken for orthodontic treatment. The orthodontist avails of the aid of a periodontist to perform decortication of the bone and places bone graft for rapid orthodontic correction of malocclusion. A PubMed search was carried out to identify papers describing the procedure, and the data were organized in the current format.