Can posterior teeth of patients be translated buccally, and does bone form on the buccal surface in response? Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: To produce buccal translation and determine whether buccal bone forms on the cortical surfaces. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven patients requiring maxillary first premolar extractions participated in this prospective, randomized, split-mouth study. Pre- and posttreatment records included models, photographs, and small field of view CBCT images. One randomly chosen maxillary first premolar was moved buccally with 50 g of force applied approximately at the tooth's center of resistance. The other premolar served as the control. Forces were re-activated every 3 weeks for approximately 9 weeks, after which the teeth were held in place for 3 weeks. Pre- and posttreatment records were analyzed and superimposed to evaluate changes in the dental-alveolar complex. RESULTS: There was significant (P < .05) movement of the experimental premolar with minimal buccal tipping (2.2). Changes in maximum bone height were bimodal, with 6 patients showing 0.42 mm and 5 patients showing 8.3 mm of vertical bone loss. Buccal bone thickness 3 mm apical to the CEJ decreased 0.63 mm. Direct measurements and CBCT superimpositions showed that buccal bone over the roots grew 0.46 mm and 0.51 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to produce buccal bodily tooth movement with only limited amounts of tipping. Such movements are capable of producing buccal bone apposition, but there are potential limitations.

published proceedings

  • Angle Orthod

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Capps, C. J., Campbell, P. M., Benson, B., & Buschang, P. H.

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Capps, Chad J||Campbell, Phillip M||Benson, Byron||Buschang, Peter H

publication date

  • July 2016