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Orthodontic Biomechanics

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomechanics and Sports Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 1884

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Joanna Lis

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Department of Maxillofacial Orthopaedics and Orthodontics, Wroclaw Medical University, 26 Krakowska Street, 50425 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: orthodontic biomechanics; skeletal anchorage; mikroesthetics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Having a thorough understanding of orthodontic biomechanics is essential for designing a force system capable of treating malocclusion and supporting sound periodontal tissues. Even though modern orthodontics utilizes skeletal anchorage reinforcement, technically eliminating the reactive forces, considering how harmful they can be in cases where the absolute anchorage fails, one has to admit the importance of mechanics analysis prior to its application.

This Special Issue on “Orthodontic Biomechanics”, therefore, will focus on original research papers, comprehensive reviews, and case reports dealing with the well-documented results of biomechanics used in the treatment of malocclusion.

Prof. Dr. Joanna Lis
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • orthodontic biomechanics
  • skeletal anchorage
  • absolute anchorage

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A Comparison of Different Biomechanical Systems for the Orthodontic Treatment of Palatally Impacted Canines
by Ioannis P. Zogakis, Chrysanthi Anagnostou, Ioulia Ioannidou, Stella Chaushu and Moschos A. Papadopoulos
Bioengineering 2025, 12(3), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12030267 - 9 Mar 2025
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Canine impaction constitutes a clinical entity that, if untreated, can compromise dentition. Thus, various treatment approaches and different biomechanical systems have been proposed over the years for its management. Clinical records of patients who consecutively visited the Postgraduate Clinic of the Department of [...] Read more.
Canine impaction constitutes a clinical entity that, if untreated, can compromise dentition. Thus, various treatment approaches and different biomechanical systems have been proposed over the years for its management. Clinical records of patients who consecutively visited the Postgraduate Clinic of the Department of Orthodontics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, were retrieved and analyzed retrospectively with the aim to compare two different biomechanical systems for the orthodontic/surgical treatment of palatally displaced canines. A total of 29 patients with 36 palatally impacted canines were included in the current investigation. The patients had a median age of 16 years (IQR: 15–20); 69% of them were females (n = 20) and 31% were male (n = 9). No statistically significant differences regarding treatment outcomes were detected between different types of active unit (p > 0.99), or the types of bonded attachments (p = 0.52). The use of ballista springs or cantilever configurations was not found to significantly affect the alignment duration (p = 0.56) as opposed to the type of attachment, where eyelets outmatch brackets (p = 0.009). The use of brackets over eyelets significantly prolongs the canine alignment duration. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Orthodontic Biomechanics)
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A Novel Mechanics-Based Design for Overcorrection in Clear Aligner Orthodontics via Finite Element Analysis
by Sensen Yang and Yumin Cheng
Bioengineering 2025, 12(2), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12020110 - 24 Jan 2025
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A simplified mechanics model of aligner–tooth interaction was developed to establish a precise computational method for overcorrection design in clear aligner orthodontics. Validated through finite element analysis and experiments, the results demonstrated that designing the movement of only the target teeth on the [...] Read more.
A simplified mechanics model of aligner–tooth interaction was developed to establish a precise computational method for overcorrection design in clear aligner orthodontics. Validated through finite element analysis and experiments, the results demonstrated that designing the movement of only the target teeth on the aligner leads to uneven force distribution on adjacent teeth, while an overcorrection design can evenly distribute the reaction force generated by pushing the target teeth to the anchorage teeth, reducing the maximum force on the anchorage teeth, minimizing unplanned tooth movement, and improving the efficacy of the designed tooth movement for all teeth. Full article
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