Effects of corticotomy and piezocision in orthodontics, literature review.

Victoria Torres S.; America Arellano C.; Nataly Quiroga; Francisca Keith A.

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2019

Effects of corticotomy and piezocision in orthodontics, literature review.

Victoria Torres S. , America Arellano C. , Nataly Quiroga, Francisca Keith A.

Abstract :

A corticotomy is a procedure whereby only cortical bone is surgically cut, perforated or mechanically altered and at the same time minimally penetrates the bone marrow.1 Corticotomy assisted orthodontic treatment is an established and efficient technique that has gradually gained as a complementary treatment option for the treatment of adult orthodontics.2 Different surgical techniques are found to perform corticotomy; among them: corticotomy, corticostion, accelerated osteogenic orthodontics–AOO, micro–osteoperforations and the piezocision technique.3 Corticotomy is used to facilitate orthodontic dental movement and to overcome some deficiencies of conventional orthodontic treatment such as: the long duration required, the limitation of dental movement and the difficulty in producing movements in certain directions. Clinical applications for corticotomy include: dental crowding, accelerating canine retraction after premolar extraction, retraction of anterior teeth, facilitating eruption of impacted teeth, molar intrusion and correction of open bite and facilitating slow orthodontic expansion.2