RESUMO
Malpositioned teeth are responsible for aesthetic and occlusal aberrations in many adults. Orthodontic movement is considered a “periodontal phenomenon” because all the periodontal tissues are involved in tooth movement. Lengthy orthodontic treatment time has been linked to an increased risk of root resorption, gingival inflammation, decalcification, and dental caries. 2 Therefore, reducing the treatment time is an appropriate goal, which requires increasing the rate of tooth movement. To meet the constant demand to shorten the treatment time and to maintain the integrity of periodontal structures an alternative clinical procedure has been popularized, known as Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics (AOO) and, more recently, the Periodontally Accelerated Osteogenic orthodontics. This article over review of literature of this technique and describes recent advances in this procedure.