Mini-implants: Mechanical resource for molars uprighting

Susiane ALLGAYER, Deborah PLATCHECK, Ivana Ardenghi VARGAS, Raphael Carlos Drumond LORO

Introduction: The early orthodontic treatment allows correction of skeletal discrepancies by growth control, and the elimination of deleterious habits, which are risk factors for the development of malocclusions, favoring for the correction of tooth positioning later in a second treatment stage. During development of teeth and occlusion, the mandibular second molars commonly erupt in the oral cavity ater all other teeth of the anterior region. In their eruptive process there may be a condition known as tooth impaction, which precludes its complete eruption and requires proper uprighting treatment. The temporary anchorage devices allow disimpaction and movement of these teeth directly to their inal position, without the need of patient compliance or reaction movements in other parts of the arch. Objective: This paper aims at describing a case report of the treatment of a patient with Angle Class II malocclusion, performed in two phases, in which mini-implants were used for uprighting the impacted mandibular second molars.

Keywords: Corrective orthodontics. Orthodontic anchorage procedures. Impacted tooth.

How to cite: Allgayer S, Platcheck D, Vargas IA, Loro RCD. Mini-implants: Mechanical resource for molars verticalization. Dental Press J Orthod. 2013 Jan-Feb; 18(1):134-42.

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