Mini-Implants: New Possibilities in Interdisciplinary Treatment Approaches

Abstract EN

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.