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Mesial movement of teeth

MedGen UID:
9973
•Concept ID:
C0025476
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Mesial Drift of Teeth; Mesial Migration of Teeth; Mesial Movement of Teeth; Teeth Mesial Drift; Teeth Mesial Migration; Teeth Mesial Movement
SNOMED CT: Mesial movement of teeth, function (25684004); Mesial movement of teeth (25684004)

Definition

Migration of the teeth toward the midline or forward in the DENTAL ARCH. (From Boucher''s Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed) [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMesial movement of teeth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Orthodontic treatment and biological limits: a retrospective clinical trial.
Tabancis NN, Krey KF, Stahl F, Behnke V, Ratzmann A
Head Face Med 2023 Dec 14;19(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s13005-023-00399-6. PMID: 38098121Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of computer-assisted orthodontic treatment technology to achieve predicted outcomes.
Larson BE, Vaubel CJ, Grünheid T
Angle Orthod 2013 Jul;83(4):557-62. Epub 2012 Nov 26 doi: 10.2319/080612-635.1. PMID: 23181776Free PMC Article
Treatment of ectopic first permanent molar teeth.
Hennessy J, Al-Awadhi EA, Dwyer LO, Leith R
Dent Update 2012 Nov;39(9):656-8, 660-1. doi: 10.12968/denu.2012.39.9.656. PMID: 23479855

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of Skeletal and Dental Effects of Lower Lingual Arches.
Ciftci V, Uzel A, Dogan MC
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;42(6):469-474. Epub 2018 Aug 7 doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-42.6.13. PMID: 30085869
Mesial migration and loss of first molars among young adolescents in Kuwait.
Artun J, Thalib L
Community Dent Health 2011 Jun;28(2):154-9. PMID: 21780355
E-space preservation.
Sonis A, Ackerman M
Angle Orthod 2011 Nov;81(6):1045-9. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.2319/030711-165.1. PMID: 21612315Free PMC Article
Effects of lingual arch used as space maintainer on mandibular arch dimension: a systematic review.
Viglianisi A
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010 Oct;138(4):382.e1-382.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.02.026. PMID: 20889031
Facial development, continuous tooth eruption, and mesial drift as compromising factors for implant placement.
Heij DG, Opdebeeck H, van Steenberghe D, Kokich VG, Belser U, Quirynen M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2006 Nov-Dec;21(6):867-78. PMID: 17190296

Diagnosis

Agenesis of maxillary second premolar--diagnosis and clinical management.
Cardoso Mde A, Paranhos LR, Siqueira DF, Guedes FP, Rhoden FK, Capelozza Filho L
Int J Orthod Milwaukee 2015 Spring;26(1):53-8. PMID: 25881387
Factors predisposing to maxillary anchorage loss: a retrospective study of 1403 cases.
Su H, Han B, Li S, Na B, Ma W, Xu TM
PLoS One 2014;9(10):e109561. Epub 2014 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109561. PMID: 25299164Free PMC Article
Treatment of ectopic first permanent molar teeth.
Hennessy J, Al-Awadhi EA, Dwyer LO, Leith R
Dent Update 2012 Nov;39(9):656-8, 660-1. doi: 10.12968/denu.2012.39.9.656. PMID: 23479855
Prediction of mandibular third-molar impaction in adolescent orthodontic patients.
Behbehani F, Artun J, Thalib L
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2006 Jul;130(1):47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.03.002. PMID: 16849071
Biomechanical features of the periodontium: an experimental pilot study in vivo.
Cronau M, Ihlow D, Kubein-Meesenburg D, Fanghänel J, Dathe H, Nägerl H
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2006 May;129(5):599.e13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.11.030. PMID: 16679197

Therapy

E-space preservation.
Sonis A, Ackerman M
Angle Orthod 2011 Nov;81(6):1045-9. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.2319/030711-165.1. PMID: 21612315Free PMC Article
Effect of RME and headgear treatment on the eruption of palatally displaced canines: a randomized clinical study.
Armi P, Cozza P, Baccetti T
Angle Orthod 2011 May;81(3):370-4. Epub 2011 Feb 7 doi: 10.2319/062210-339.1. PMID: 21299387Free PMC Article
A randomized clinical trial to compare the Goshgarian and Nance palatal arch.
Stivaros N, Lowe C, Dandy N, Doherty B, Mandall NA
Eur J Orthod 2010 Apr;32(2):171-6. Epub 2009 Dec 3 doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjp075. PMID: 19959609
Biomechanics of a Distal Jet appliance. Theoretical considerations and in vitro analysis of force systems.
Kinzinger GS, Diedrich PR
Angle Orthod 2008 Jul;78(4):676-81. doi: 10.2319/0003-3219(2008)078[0676:BOADJA]2.0.CO;2. PMID: 18302467
Comparison and measurement of the amount of anchorage loss of the molars with and without the use of implant anchorage during canine retraction.
Thiruvenkatachari B, Pavithranand A, Rajasigamani K, Kyung HM
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2006 Apr;129(4):551-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.12.014. PMID: 16627183

Prognosis

A finite element analysis of the optimal bending angles in a running loop for mesial translation of a mandibular molar using indirect skeletal anchorage.
Kim MJ, Park JH, Kojima Y, Tai K, Chae JM
Orthod Craniofac Res 2018 Feb;21(1):63-70. Epub 2017 Dec 22 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12216. PMID: 29271058
Factors predisposing to maxillary anchorage loss: a retrospective study of 1403 cases.
Su H, Han B, Li S, Na B, Ma W, Xu TM
PLoS One 2014;9(10):e109561. Epub 2014 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109561. PMID: 25299164Free PMC Article
The fallacy of serial extractions.
Lee KP
Aust Orthod J 2013 Nov;29(2):217-21. PMID: 24380143
E-space preservation.
Sonis A, Ackerman M
Angle Orthod 2011 Nov;81(6):1045-9. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.2319/030711-165.1. PMID: 21612315Free PMC Article
Prevalence of third molar impaction in orthodontic patients treated nonextraction and with extraction of 4 premolars.
Kim TW, Artun J, Behbehani F, Artese F
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2003 Feb;123(2):138-45. doi: 10.1067/mod.2003.13. PMID: 12594419

Clinical prediction guides

A finite element analysis of the optimal bending angles in a running loop for mesial translation of a mandibular molar using indirect skeletal anchorage.
Kim MJ, Park JH, Kojima Y, Tai K, Chae JM
Orthod Craniofac Res 2018 Feb;21(1):63-70. Epub 2017 Dec 22 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12216. PMID: 29271058
Prevalence of proximal contact loss between implant-supported fixed prostheses and adjacent natural teeth and its associated factors: a 7-year prospective study.
Pang NS, Suh CS, Kim KD, Park W, Jung BY
Clin Oral Implants Res 2017 Dec;28(12):1501-1508. Epub 2017 Apr 8 doi: 10.1111/clr.13018. PMID: 28391648
E-space preservation.
Sonis A, Ackerman M
Angle Orthod 2011 Nov;81(6):1045-9. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.2319/030711-165.1. PMID: 21612315Free PMC Article
Effect of RME and headgear treatment on the eruption of palatally displaced canines: a randomized clinical study.
Armi P, Cozza P, Baccetti T
Angle Orthod 2011 May;81(3):370-4. Epub 2011 Feb 7 doi: 10.2319/062210-339.1. PMID: 21299387Free PMC Article
A randomized clinical trial to compare the Goshgarian and Nance palatal arch.
Stivaros N, Lowe C, Dandy N, Doherty B, Mandall NA
Eur J Orthod 2010 Apr;32(2):171-6. Epub 2009 Dec 3 doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjp075. PMID: 19959609

Recent systematic reviews

Effects of lingual arch used as space maintainer on mandibular arch dimension: a systematic review.
Viglianisi A
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010 Oct;138(4):382.e1-382.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.02.026. PMID: 20889031

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