ONE METHOD OF ADULT TOOTH MOVEMENT APPLIED CORTICOTOMY

Son,  Dae-Sik

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 15(6); 1977 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1977;15(6):437-443.
Published online June 30, 1977.

성인교정의 일방법 -Corticotomy를 이용한 교정치료에 대하여-

손대식

동경치과대학 치과교정학교실

ONE METHOD OF ADULT TOOTH MOVEMENT APPLIED CORTICOTOMY

Dae-Sik Son

Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College

Abstract

Author came to the following conclusion and made the following report as a result of corticotomy that treated in department of orthodontics and oral surgery, Tokyo Dental College. 1. In the respect of oral surgery, corticotomy is able to operate under local anesthesia. This operation is very simple and there is little clinical discomfort after operation. 2. In the respect of orthodontics, tooth movement is 2-3 times rapid than common orthodontic treatment in adult and clinical problem such as pain, root resorption are slight. Especially, tooth movement by differential force, rapid expansion in adult and unilateral expansion which was difficult, came to possible. 3. Corticotomy shorten the treatment time in preoperative orthodontic treatment of developmental abnormality of jaw, application to cleft lip & palate, orthodontic treatment before prosthetics. It's application is so wide that bring on much profits.