| dc.description.abstract | Orthodontic appliance used to correct malocclusion which may include dental abnormalities, jaw
relationship abnormalities, growth disorder of bone-forming facial or oral soft tissues disorder. Mechanical force of
orthodontic appliance applied to suppress the teeth and periodontal tissue including gingiva, periodontal ligament
and alveolar bone. This process involves the alveolar bone remodeling. Orthodontic mechanical force will cause the
periodontal area is divided into two areas: pressure and strain area. In the pressure area, mechanical force will
stimulate osteoclasts to perform alveolar bone resorption. Whereas strain area, osteoblasts will perform new alveolar
bone formation. Orthodontic tooth movement has three phases process. The phase is initial phase, lag phase and
postlag phase. The third phase of tooth movement mechanism involving cellular and molecular reactions in the
periodontal tissues | en_US |
