The usual rate of tooth movement by conventional protocols of mechanotherapy signifies approximately 1 mm/month. The 'corticision' accelerates tooth movement with enhanced turnover rate of surrounding structures. This milieu is clinically expedient with sound biologic foundation, and renders the orthodontic outcome more stable and less prone to complications.
This presentation will present evidence that minor surgical procedure by orthodontists ourselves can receive accelerated rates of tooth movement with impunity. It will introduce the novel way to orthodontics as a system that enhances the rate of bony and periodontal response, thereby shortening the duration of treatment.