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Microimplants as Temporary Orthodontic Anchorage
Ed. by James A. McNamara, Jr.
Microimplants are one of the most important advances in orthodontics to appear in recent years. These small temporary anchorage devices can be used to provide absolute anchorage to facilitate tooth movement in ways not thought possible previously. Most typical orthodontic movements result in the generation of reciprocal forces that often require significant patient compliance (e.g., headgear, intermaxillary elastics) to achieve the desired treatment result. The introduction of microimplant protocols not only has reduced the need for substantial patient cooperation, but it also has allowed specific tooth movements (e.g., tooth intrusion, maximum incisal retraction, posterior space closure) to occur that were difficult or impossible to achieve with routine orthodontic mechanics. When a force is delivered to move teeth using microimplant anchors, tooth movement presumably is predictable and more efficient.
This book covers the broad range of information from world recognized experts concerning temporary anchorage devices, from research to clinical practice. Authors include Birte Melsen, Hee-Moon Kyung, Eugene Roberts, Hugo DeClerck, Sarandeep Huja, Shou-Hsin Kuang, Hyo-Sang Park, Jason Cope, John Graham, Maria Cornelis, Camilla Tulloch, Emile Rossouw, Terry Pracht, Jay Bowman, George Anka, Alfredo Alvarez, Tiziano Baccetti, and Mani Prakash. A very clinically relevant publication.
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