Program Talk Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health University of Washington University of Alberta University of Nevada, Las Vegas Yes Corticotomy (Wilckodontics): 1; Micro-osteoperforations (i.e., Propel): 3 Occasionally Low-level laser therapy: none; Vibration: minimal to none; Corticotomy (Wilckodontics): occasionally; Micro-osteoper-forations (i.e., Propel): none; Pharmacological agents: none N/A; we really do not use these procedures very often Overall no, Propel once in a while No Low-level laser therapy: none; N/A Vibration: none; Corticoto-my (Wilckodontics): none; Micro-osteoperforations (i.e., Propel): almost never; Phar-macological agents: none N/A N/A Corticotomy for anterior open bite closure, molar intrusion, accelerating orthodontic treatment as a whole, skel-etal camouflage treatment; Micro-osteoperforations for closure of extraction spaces, molar uprighting, and molar protraction Micro-osteoperforations for N/A both fixed appliances and align-er therapy; Corticotomy for fixed appliances 1% accelerating treatment as a N/A whole; 8% facilitating a particu-lar tooth movement; 2% skeletal camouflage treatment Yes N/A N/A N/A 100% facilitating a particular tooth movement No N/A N/A Micro-osteoperforations: used not to decrease time but to facilitate difficult movements that did not respond to conventional therapy N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $200 for Propel, no extra charge N/A for corticotomy (they pay for the surgery) Comprehensive Corticotomy approximately 40%–50%; Micro-osteoperfora-tions 20% N/A N/A Corticotomy: 1; Micro-osteoper-forations: 1 or more N/A N/A Summer 2019 PCSO Bulletin 29
PCSO Bulletin Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin Summer 2019: 29
