A simplified stent for anterior miniscrew insertion.

JCO/APRIL 2007 A miniscrews are now widely used for incisor intrusion and posterior dental protraction. Interradicular placement of orthodontic miniscrews in the anterior region can be particularly challenging because of the chairside vantage point and the risk of root damage due to the proximity of the roots to the buccal cortical plate. Several stents for anterior miniscrew insertion have been designed,1-4 but they all require an extra appointment for laboratory fabrication, and none is widely available at present. This article describes a simplified stent that can be fabricated at the chair.