title: [From fundamental research to clinical development: a review of orthodontics].
abstract: In recent years, new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of malocclusion have emerged. The diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of orthodontics have evolved from two dimensions to five dimensions with the development of computer technology, auto-machining and imaging. Furthermore, interdisciplinary study has become the driving force for the advancement of fundamental research in orthodontics. The mechanisms of malocclusion and orthodontic tooth movement have been extensively studied to the details at the level of cells and molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-he
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000639:trends*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000639:trends*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods