The safety zone for mini-implant maxillary anchorage in Mongoloids

Wey Mang Chek; Shim Chung Nam; Lee Meng Yit; Jamaluddin Marhazlinda; Ngeow Wei Cheong

doi:10.2478/aoj-2012-0003

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (May 2012)

The safety zone for mini-implant maxillary anchorage in Mongoloids

Wey Mang Chek,
Shim Chung Nam,
Lee Meng Yit,
Jamaluddin Marhazlinda,
Ngeow Wei Cheong

Affiliations

Wey Mang Chek: 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shim Chung Nam: 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lee Meng Yit: 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jamaluddin Marhazlinda: 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ngeow Wei Cheong: 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2012-0003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 17 – 21

Abstract

Read online

Aim: This study aimed to establish a safety zone for the placement of mini-implants in the buccal surface between the second maxillary premolar (PM2) and first maxillary molar (M1) of Mongoloids.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

About the journal