Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2014)

Mini-Implants: New Possibilities in Interdisciplinary Treatment Approaches

  • Biju Sebastian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/140760
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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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.