Review Article

Minimally Invasive Techniques to Accelerate the Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies

Table 2

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the systematic review.

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

Original research articles referring to noninvasive modalities or minimally invasive techniques to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement
Animal studies
Randomized clinical trials
Articles dealing with highly invasive procedures
Articles referring to use of biochemical or drugs to accelerate tooth movement
Microimplants or frictionless brackets as a modality to reduce treatment duration
Reviews, interviews, and discussions