Personalised and Biologically Driven Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics

Dear Colleagues,

Orthodontic and dentofacial orthopaedic treatment is undergoing a profound transformation. Advances in biological understanding, digital technologies, and appliance design have increasingly enabled a shift from standardised protocols toward personalised, biologically driven treatment concepts. Rather than focusing solely on treatment duration, contemporary orthodontics aims to optimise efficiency, effectiveness, and biological compatibility while minimising side effects and enhancing long-term stability.

This Special Issue, “Personalised and Biologically Driven Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics”, will bring together current research and emerging concepts that tailor orthodontic and orthopaedic interventions to the individual patient. These approaches integrate biological timing, growth potential, tissue response, biomechanics, and digital workflows to refine treatment planning and execution.

Innovative strategies include individualised CAD/CAM-designed appliances, multipurpose orthodontic and orthopaedic devices, optimised skeletal anchorage concepts, and protocols that exploit or extend growth and remodelling windows. Accelerated orthodontic techniques are often considered within this broader paradigm as being embedded in a framework prioritising biological plausibility, patient safety, and clinical predictability.

This Special Issue will provide a platform for basic, translational, and clinical research, as well as high-quality reviews, highlighting biologically informed and personalised strategies for future-oriented orthodontic care.

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Becker
Guest Editor

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