Orthodontic movement with mini-implants: Case report

Abstract

The use of implants as orthodontic anchorage has became an important alternative when treating adult patients with unfavorable tooth position or partially edentulous area when the conventional anchorage would produce limitations in the treatment. The purpose of this paper is to  describe  a  case  report  of  a  adult  female,  with  skeletal  Class  II,  an  upper  dental  midline  deviation   to  the  left,  with  fixed  bridge  from  23  to  26  and  the  absence  of  the  14  and  the  15.  For  the  current treatment a mini screw was used as absolute anchorage and a niquel titanium closed coil for distalizing mechanics. The objective of this article is to show the importance of mini screws for anchorage  associated  with  fixed  appliances.