Introduction Corticotomy and dental distraction have been proposed as effective and safe
methods to shorten orthodontic treatment duration in adolescent and adult patients. A
systematic review was performed to evaluate the evidence supporting these claims.
Methods PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched until April 2013 for
randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, and case series with 5 or more
subjects that focused on velocity of tooth movement, reduction of treatment duration, or …