Volume : 4, Issue : 7, July - 2015

WILCKODONTICS- BRIDGING ORTHODONTICS AND PERIODONTICS

Dr. Satinder Kaur, Dr. Prabhat Vaishnav,

Abstract :

<p>Achieving success in orthodontic therapy for adults is clinically challenging and lengthened in time due to the cease of dentoalveolar development. Additively; aplastic, narrow, less vascular periodontal memane and alveolar bone morphology observed in adults make these patients more vulnerable to root resorptions and periodontal pathologies during or following active orthodontic treatment. Therefore, some treatment modifications in regard to surgical modalities have been suggested to reduce the treatment time and achieve optimal clinical results with long-term stability in adults undergoing orthodontic therapy. Wilckodontics/ Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) described by Wilcko ings about easy tooth movement in short period of time. This article will help you understand perspective of PAOO technique through its historical background, principle, technicalities, indications and contraindications.</p>