Affiliation:
1. Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics
2. Professor of Orthodontics; University of Bristol
Abstract
Coordinated biological responses are required to bring about orthodontic tooth movement. Several theories have been proposed for the mechanisms underlying tooth movement. Techniques have been investigated for reducing pain associated with orthodontics, as well as increasing the rate of tooth movement. Modern molecular and genetic techniques have improved our understanding of biological processes underlying tooth movement, but there is still a great deal of detail that is unknown. CPD/Clinical Relevance: This article provides an update on contemporary theories of orthodontic tooth movement.