The Transmandibular Distractor (TMD) is an intraoral expansion device for symphyseal widening by callus distraction. Its advantages include limited surgical exposure, skeletal anchorage, and expansion along the arch segment together with proportional and differential widening in the frontal plane.

OBJECTIVE Aim of this investigation was to analyze the frequency and range of indications of orthodontic treatments using one palatal implant for skeletal anchorage, in a time frame of four years. MATERIAL AND METHODS A sample was comprised by viewing retrospectively the patient collective of a specialized university clinic who started orthodontic treatment in the time frame 01/09-12/12. Incl...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the results of employing en masse retraction of the maxillary anterior dentition using palatal temporary skeletal anchorage devices (TSADs) as the exclusive source of anchorage. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective clinical investigation supported by preliminary case reports was performed comparing pretreatment cephalometric radiographs with those taken after en masse r...

Anchorage is an important factor in orthodontics and must be properly managed for a successful treatment outcome. Orthodontists have historically used many devices to prevent unwanted tooth movement. The use of miniscrews as a source of skeletal anchorage has become routine in present-day orthodontic practice. Skeletal anchorage opens up alternative treatments, to borderline surgery patients fo...

The field of orthodontia has been witnessing numerous reforms in terms treatment modalities through the years, under which concept absolute anchorage employing mini-implants can be well subsumed. usage orthodontic bone screws witnessed growing popularity and deemed to revitalize management complex malocclusions. Orthodontic are larger diameter (2 mm) comparison with average mini-implant placed ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this retrospective study is to investigate the dentoalveolar and skeletal effects of two distalizing protocols featuring different anchorage systems used in patients with class II malocclusion: the MGBM system (skeletal anchorage) and Pendulum (intraoral anchorage). METHODS The sample comprised 57 patients who were assigned to one of the two treatments: the MGBM grou...

The purposes of this study were to mechanically evaluate distalization modalities through the application of skeletal anchorage using finite element analysis. Base models were constructed from commercial teeth models. A finite element model was created and three treatment modalities were modified to make 10 models. Modalities 1 and 2 placed mini-implants in the buccal side, and modality 3 place...