Physiology of tooth movement and appliances overview Flashcards
2 types of tooth movement
physiological
orthodontic
physiological tooth movement
Tooth Eruption
- Pre-eruptive tooth movement (small, random)
- Intra-osseous eruption (after crown forms, slow, 1mm = 3/12-24/12)
- Mucosal penetration (fast, 1mm = 2/52)
- Pre-occlusal eruption (slow)
- Post-occlusal eruption (very slow)
not continuous - changes speeds
use interceptive orthodontics
5 stages in physiological tooth eruption
- pre-eruptive tooth movement
- intra-osseous eruption
- muscosal penetration
- pre-occlusal eruption
- post-occlusal eruption
3 phases in physiological tooth eruption
pre-eruptive phase
- pre-eruptive tooth movement
- intra-osseous eruption
pre-functional phase
- muscosal penetration
- pre-occlusal eruption
fuctional eruptive phase
- post-occlusal eruption
pre-eruptive phase
- Starts when the crown starts to form and ends when the crown formation complete/root formation about to start
pre-eruptive tooth movement
intra-osseous eruption
pre-functional eruptive phase
Starts as soon as the root start to form and ends when the teeth reach the occlusal plane
- Reduced enamel epithelium fuses with oral mucosa
- This breaks down and tooth erupts into oral cavity
- Tooth moves occlusally
muscosal penetration
pre-occlusal eruption
functional eruptive phase
Tooth movement/eruption continues as the root forms and throughout life in extremely small increments
- Tooth reached occlusal plane – appears fully erupted
- Further small movements
- Tooth wear, over eruption due to loss occluding
post-occlusal eruption
orthodontic tooth movements from
from externally generated forces
orthopantomogram
Not a static view
- Pre-eruptive movement in upper left (27)
- Rocks in crypt
- Intra-osseous phase lower left
- When roots form
- 1mm 3months-2 years
- Slow
- Resorbing bone and deciduous roots above it
- Mucosal phase
- Tooth breaches mucosa
- Fast – 1-2mm a month
- Wary – can worsen open bites
- Tooth breaches mucosa
- Once the tooth hits something hard, PDL established and post eruption slow
- Continuing to erupt

how to check OPT systematically
right pt,
right way round,
right time taken,
count teeth from back
- supernumerary in upper right
Caries
- right upper and lower – need BW
Root pathology - nil
Delayed eruption of upper left 6
- ALARM

possible tooth eruption theories
- Pulpal pressure
- Pulpal growth
- Fibroblast traction – PDL not formed yet
- Vascular pressure
- Blood vessel thrust
- Root elongation
- Alveolar bone remodel
- Periodontal ligament formation
Likely many work to erupt teeth – essential for life
3 key things in tooth eruption process
- genes
- apical blood flow
- dental follicle
tooth eruption process is
unknown exactly how it occurs
But
- Genes
- Apical blood flow
- Dental follicle
Have roles
does tooth eruption involve
bone resorption
yes
by dental follicle - mediator to bone resorption
tested - remove tooth and replace with metal replica - still erupts
does tooth eruption involve
deciduous tooth resorption
yes
if not cleidocranial dysplasia - affects bone and teeth
- delayed loss primary teeth
- shorter teeth
- no clavicles
does tooth eruption involve
cell proliferation for root lengthing
not critical for tooth eruption
- Remove apical area, tooth still erupts
- dental follicle pulls tooth
- Dilacerations occur if obstruction
- Hit hard then dilaceration
- Root still forms despite not erupting
- Hit hard then dilaceration
does tooth eruption involve
apical blood flow
very important
allows tooth to erupt
does tooth eruption involve
collagen fibres cross linking
no
only post eruption - when PDL forms
does tooth eruption involve
genes
yes
- Parathyroid hormone receptor gene (PTHR1 and PFE)
- Primary failure of eruption (OPT of 6 not erupting)
Genetic element

interceptive orthodontic treatment
- Orthodontists can utilise tooth eruption to minimise the impact of a developing malocclusion.
e. g. ectopic permenant canines
age for ectopic permanent canine interceptive orthodontics
ages 10-13
- Drift into right place
- If not – need surgical exposure and appliance to move into place 2-3 years
examples of interceptive orthodontic treatment
ectopic permanent canines
permanent teeth can be ‘encouraged to erupt’ if the deciduous toothis extracted at the correct stage
stage to remove deciduous tooth to encourage permanent to erupt
interceptive orthodontic
when perment root is 1/2 to 2/3 developed
any earlier will delay permanent eruption
key investigation for permanent canines
palpate for upper permanent canines from 9 years
check if ectopic







































