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Review
. 2023 Oct 24;15(10):e47590.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.47590. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Wilckodontics: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Orthodontic Treatment

Mahima Jaswani  1 , Priyanka Jaiswal  2 , Amit Reche  1
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Review

Wilckodontics: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Orthodontic Treatment

Mahima Jaswani et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Wilckodontics is the periodontally accelerated orthodontic treatment, which is a clinical procedure that combines orthodontic tooth movement with corticotomy and bone grafting. Corticotomy is the surgical procedure that involves cutting the bone, perforating the bone and mechanically altering it. This procedure makes tooth movement easy and rapid with the help of orthodontic force application. This procedure is based on the regional acceleratory phenomenon that increases the bone width, shortens the treatment time from years to months and increases the treatment stability. This procedure also reduces the need for extraction and also increases bone support for teeth and soft tissues. This review article describes the surgical procedure, advantages, disadvantages, indications, and contraindications of Wilckodontics and the current advances in this technique.

Keywords: accelerated orthodontic treatment; bone grafting; corticotomy; periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (paoo); regional acceleratory phenomenon.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Selection process for articles included in this study
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