Mini-Implants: New Possibilities in Interdisciplinary Treatment Approaches

The introduction of mini-implants has broadened the range of tooth movements possible by fixed appliance therapy alone. The limits of fixed orthodontic treatment have become more a matter of facial appearance than anchorage. Many complex cases which would previously have required surgery or functio...

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Main Author: Biju Sebastian
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140760
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description The introduction of mini-implants has broadened the range of tooth movements possible by fixed appliance therapy alone. The limits of fixed orthodontic treatment have become more a matter of facial appearance than anchorage. Many complex cases which would previously have required surgery or functional appliances can now be treated with fixed appliance therapy using mini-implants. A mutilated dentition case where mini-implants were used to provide anchorage for intrusion of molars and retraction of anterior teeth is reported here to illustrate this point.
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spelling doaj-art-2beae78000934ed9adbeaeff594d32962025-08-20T02:04:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/140760140760Mini-Implants: New Possibilities in Interdisciplinary Treatment ApproachesBiju Sebastian0Department of Orthodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala 689107, IndiaThe introduction of mini-implants has broadened the range of tooth movements possible by fixed appliance therapy alone. The limits of fixed orthodontic treatment have become more a matter of facial appearance than anchorage. Many complex cases which would previously have required surgery or functional appliances can now be treated with fixed appliance therapy using mini-implants. A mutilated dentition case where mini-implants were used to provide anchorage for intrusion of molars and retraction of anterior teeth is reported here to illustrate this point.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140760
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