Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2012)

Bone density and miniscrew stability in orthodontic patients

  • Samrit Vilas,
  • Kharbanda Om Prakash,
  • Duggal Ritu,
  • Seith Ashu,
  • Malhotra Varun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2012-0018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 2
pp. 204 – 212

Abstract

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone density in buccal inter-radicular bone between second premolars and first permanent molars and its association with the clinical stability of miniscrews used for en masse retraction of anterior teeth in extraction cases.