Eruption is both a developmental and adaptive process, and continues throughout life. Overeruption can be expected to occur when an opposing tooth is lost. Overeruption of an unopposed tooth may ...

With more general practitioners offering clear-aligner treatments, being up-to-date on the biological mechanisms and pharmaceuticals that might affect tooth movement is crucial. A new comprehensive ...

Sir, studies on overeruption of unopposed posterior teeth are scarce and therefore we read the article by Craddock and Youngson 1 with great interest. The elegant method using 3D scanning of models ...

Though you can’t see it happening, your teeth are always on the move. Even after you’ve had braces or other dental work, your teeth will continue to shift ever so slightly throughout your life. This ...

Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) research team demonstrated that osteocytes have a crucial role in orthodontic tooth movement as the major source of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ...

Researchers have revealed that RANKL expressed by osteocytes is essential for the bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement. This result can facilitate the development of novel therapeutic ...