Surgery-First Accelerated Orthognathic Surgery: Postoperative Rapid Orthodontic Tooth Movement

• Published in: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 781 - 785
• Main Authors: Liou, Eric J.W., Chen, Po-Hsung, Wang, Yu-Chih, Yu, Chung-Chih, Huang, C.S., Chen, Yu-Ray
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Alkaline Phosphatase - biosynthesis; Alveolar Process - metabolism; Bone Remodeling; Collagen Type I - biosynthesis; Dental Stress Analysis; Humans; Incisor - physiopathology; Mandible; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures - methods; Osteoclasts - physiology; Osteotomy, Le Fort; Peptide Fragments - biosynthesis; Peptides; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Care; Procollagen - biosynthesis; Prospective Studies; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surgery; Time Factors; Tooth Mobility - physiopathology; Tooth Movement Techniques - methods

Clinically, we have observed the phenomenon of postoperatively accelerated orthodontic tooth movement in patients who had orthognathic surgery. This phenomenon lasts for a period of 3 to 4 months. However, the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon have not been well studied yet. The purpose of th...