Orthodontic treatment involves the design and use of corrective appliances such as braces, plates, headgears and functional appliances to bring the teeth and jaws into proper alignment.
The key biological principle that allows orthodontists to move teeth centers on the fact that human bone tissue, just like other parts of our bodies, constantly regenerates at a cellular level regardless of age.
Teeth roots are anchored in the jaw, so the question of how quickly mis-aligned teeth can be ‘encouraged’ to move to an ideal position is governed by the rate of bone cell regeneration.
Many complex and inter-related factors must be considered and understood in applying the laws of physics to human biology. In addition, every patient is a unique human being, and hence every orthodontic treatment is also unique.