Periodontists' Attitudes and Professional Behavior Towards Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Tooth Movement-A U.S. National Survey.

ABSTRACT: Background: Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) is a surgical procedure to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement and minimize periodontal complications. This study surveyed U.S. periodontists to assess various aspects of the procedure as regards prevalence, training, and execution. Methods: The authors developed a unique questionnaire, the first national study of this type, housed on the Qualtrics^® survey platform, to analyze trends in PAOO training and use. Unique recruitment emails were sent to 3154 members of the American Academy of Periodontology. 449 U.S. periodontists/3154 surveyed (14.2%) responded to this web-based, anonymized survey. IBM statistical software (SPSS V28) was used for data analysis. Results: Among respondents, PAOO

SUBMITTER: Schuetz JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12564588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature