Title
Impact of alveolar corticotomy-assisted orthodontics on root resorption and treatment duration: A prospective study
Authors
Mohammad Khursheed Alam1,2,3*, Mohammad Younis Hajeer4, Norah Noman Mohamed Alkwaykabe 1, Alrouh Abdulaziz Alruwaili 1 & Ahmed Abdulrazaq Zaal Alfaleh1
Affiliation
1Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Dental Research Cell, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai 600077, India; 3Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; 4Department of Orthodontics, University of Damascus, Damascus P.O. Box 16046, Syria; *Corresponding author
Mohammad Khursheed Alam - E - mail: mkalam@ju.edu.sa
Mohammad Younis Hajeer - E - mail: myhajeer@gmail.com
Norah Noman Mohamed Alkwaykabe - E - mail: Noni20-20@outlook.sa
Alrouh Abdulaziz Alruwaili - E - mail: alrohabdulaziz@gmail.com
Ahmed Abdulrazaq Zaal Alfaleh - E - mail: irzgy88@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2025; Revised January 31, 2025; Accepted January 31, 2025, Published January 31, 2025
Abstract
The impact of alveolar corticotomy-assisted orthodontics (ACAO) on root resorption and treatment duration in orthodontic patients is of interest. Fifty patients were randomly divided into ACAO and control groups, with root resorption assessed via CBCT and treatment duration recorded. The ACAO group exhibited significantly shorter treatment duration (10.2 ± 1.8 months) compared to the control group (16.5 ± 2.1 months, p<0.05). A slight increase in root resorption was observed in the ACAO group (0.8 ± 0.3 mm) versus the control (0.5 ± 0.2 mm, p<0.05), but no severe resorption was detected. ACAO effectively accelerates orthodontic treatment without clinically significant root resorption.
Keywords
Alveolar corticotomy, orthodontics, root resorption, treatment duration, accelerated orthodontics
Citation
Alam et al. Bioinformation 21(1): 58-61 (2025)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde MDS, (PhD), PGDCR, PGDHHM, PGDL, PGDM
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
