Wilckodontics is also known as Periodontally Assisted Osteogenic Orthodontics (PAOO). It is a combination of orthodontic and periodontal surgical procedures. What changes when teeth are moved is the bone and gum support around the teeth. Since bone is hard and dense, the time it takes to move the teeth is related to the density of the bone. PAOO grafts new bone under the gums and changes the biology of the processes of tooth movement. While the bone remodels the movement of the teeth is faster.
For patients that already require periodontal surgery due to a lack of support, either bone or gum support of the teeth, the combination of orthodontic treatment and PAOO is often clearly the choice of therapy.
These procedures are performed only by doctors trained in the Wilckodontics technique. Our practice has many successfully treated cases using this technique. For those of you who may be considering this procedure, we can share video interviews and photographs of our patients that have completed their orthodontics.
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