Mini-Implants in Orthodontics Nanda Smruti Bhusan1, Mohammad Noorjahan2, Nayak Tusar Kanti3, Pattanaik Snigdha4,*, Sahoo Subhrajeet Narayan5, Panigrahi Pragya6 1Professor & HOD, Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh 3Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 4Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 5Assistant Professor Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 6Post Graduate Student, Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Snigdha Pattanaik Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Anchorage control during active orthodontic treatment is essential for uncompromised results. Conventional method of supporting anchorage have been using either tooth borne anchorage or extra oral anchorage. Extra oral anchorage can be used to supplement tooth borne anchorage and to deliver forces in directions not possible with intra oral forces but requires excellent patient co-operation. Intra-oral skeletal anchor units that are predictably stable, non-invasive, biocompatible and comfortable could make appliance design simplified and more efficient. With the introduction of Mini implants and microimplants they can be placed in areas earlier impossible. They are less expensive, allowing early force application and with reduced treatment time. The presently available implant systems are bound to change and evolve into more patient friendly and operator convenient designs. Long-term clinical trials are awaited to establish clinical guidelines in using implants for both orthodontic and orthopedic anchorage. The objective of this article is to review the types of min-implants depending on the loading time, placement and insertion of min-implants, complications associated with and to formulate a definite clinical protocol for loading of orthodontic mini implants. It also deals with the future scope of min-implants usage during active orthodontic treatment. Top Keywords Anchorage, Extra-oral anchorage, Intra-oral anchorage. Mini-implants, loading time, design of mini-implant, complications. Top |