Cyclic loading (vibration) accelerates tooth movement in orthodontic patients: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Seminars in orthodontics Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 187 - 194
• Main Authors: Pavlin, Dubravko, Anthony, Ravikumar, Raj, Vishnu, Gakunga, Peter T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Dentistry
• ISSN: 1073-8746; 1558-4631
• DOI: 10.1053/j.sodo.2015.06.005

This was a parallel, double-blind, prospective, randomized, controlled trial with the objective to assess the effect of a defined low-level cyclic loading on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement. Overall, 45 orthodontic patients were treated with fixed appliances at the UTHSC San Antonio Orthodont...