Title
Micro-osteoperforations' impact on orthodontic tooth movement rate: Split mouth research
Authors
Irfan Bashir*, Syed Zameer Khurshaid, Nayeem Ul Haq Khanday, Syed Abid Hussain & G. Dinesh Kumar
Affiliation
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Government Dental College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India; *Corresponding author
Irfan Bashir - Email: shaykhirfan4429@gmail.com
Syed Zameer Khurshaid - E-mail: bracesinkashmir@gmail.com
Nayeem Ul Haq Khanday - E-mail: nayeemfate@gmail.com
Syed Abid Hussain - Email: sabidhsah@gmail.com
G. Dinesh Kumar - E-mail: dineshkumarkd555@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Micro-osteoperforations (MOP) accelerate tooth movement by enhancing osteoclastic activity thereby reducing overall treatment time. Therefore, it is of interest to report current research to evaluate the outcome of micro-osteoperforations on the rate of orthodontic canine retraction. We assessed their potential for accelerating tooth movement during fixed orthodontic treatment. Maxillary arch of 16 selected participants was randomly alienated into experimental and control side. After extraction of maxillary first premolars and completion of alignment and levelling, micro-osteoperforations were performed on the experimental side. 150- gram force was applied on both sides using NiTi closed coil spring for canine retraction. Tooth movement measurements were obtained at 4, 8 and 12 weeks to evaluate effectiveness of MOP’s. MOPs effectively accelerate orthodontic tooth movement during the 1st 4 weeks of canine retraction. The technique does not increase tipping, anchorage loss, or patient discomfort.
Keywords
Micro-osteoperforations, canine retraction, mini-implants, anchorage loss, visual analog scale.
Citation
Bashir et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2400-2404 (2026)
Edited by
P Babaji
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
