The Use of Temporary Anchorage Devices & Passive Self-Ligating Brackets
in a Modern Orthodontic Practice
Various skeletal implant systems have been proposed to reinforce orthodontic
anchorage without the need for extra oral appliances. Orthodontic miniscrews
or micro screws are efficient, inexpensive, and simple to place and remove.
Since the primary means of retention of most micro-implants is a mechanical
lock within the bone, their stability depends largely on the quality and
quantity of available cortical and trabecular bone.
This lecture will review the use of implants as orthodontic anchorage, look
at the timing of force application after implant insertion and summarize the
effectiveness of implants as orthopaedic anchorage. Cases will be
demonstrated depicting retraction of incisors in bi-dental protrusive cases;
distalisation of posterior teeth;. protraction of posterior teeth;
asymmetric tooth movement for midline correction; uprighting posterior teeth
in mesially tilted molars; correcting cross bites; closing edentulous spaces
or extraction spaces; intruding molars in high angle cases and correction of
cants in the occlusal plane.
Who should attend?
Orthodontists
Residents in Orthodonticts programe.
Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons
Dental Assistants in Orthodontics and Surgery clinics
