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NON-INVASIVE ADJUNCTIVE MODALITIES IN ACCELERATING ORTHODONTIC TOOTH
MOVEMENT: A REVIEW

Shahrin AA, Abdul Ghani SH, Norman NH
Objective: Clinical orthodontists tend to emphasize on reducing the orthodontic
treatment duration as the treatment is a time consuming and the demand for it is
increasing. The aim to shorten treatment duration is desirable to minimise the iatrogenic
effects of fixed appliances treatment. Objective: To assess the scientific evidence on the
effectiveness of different non-surgical adjunctive procedures in accelerating orthodontic
tooth movement (OTM), aim to shorten the total duration. Materials and method: An
electronic search through Web of Sci, Scopus, Google Scholar and PubMed was
performed, looking for original studies that test non-invasive supplemental therapy to
accelerate OTM. The MeSH heading words, and free text words were, "orthodontic,"
"malocclusion", "accelerate", "facilitate", "tooth movement", "non-invasive". Results:
Pharmacological approach, and device-assisted therapies seem to have little evidence
that able to accelerate the velocity of OTM. Photobiostimulation could accelerate OTM
however further high quality of trials is encouraged focussing on optimal density and
frequency of exposure to be more clinically practical. Conclusion: This review provides
additional overview about the existing methods with their existence advantages and
drawbacks.

Keywords: Accelerating tooth movement, Non-invasive procedures orthodontic, Adjunctive
treatment

Published in the International Medical Journal. 2021 Apr 1;28(2)
Azaitun Akma Shahrin
Orthodontic Dental Clinic
Taiping , Perak

Sarah Haniza Abdul Ghani
Noraina Hafizan Norman
Centre of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Studies
Faculty of Dentistry
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

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