Campbelltown
5 King St, Campbelltown, NSW 2560
P: 02 4628 3048
E: info@macarthurorthodontics.com.au
Ulladulla
21 Boree St, Ulladulla, NSW 2539
P: 02 4628 3048
E: info@macarthurorthodontics.com.au
Campbelltown
5 King St, Campbelltown, NSW 2560
P: 02 4628 3048
E: info@macarthurorthodontics.com.au
Ulladulla
21 Boree St, Ulladulla, NSW 2539
P: 02 4628 3048
E: info@macarthurorthodontics.com.au
L2, 9 Waratah St Mona Vale, NSW 2103
P: 02 9986 0333
E: info@pittwaterorthodontics.com.au
Orthodontic Mini-implants: are small screws that are placed into the jaw bone to provide a temporary anchorage point.
The procedure is usually performed comfortably with a minimum of local anaesthetic. They are in place for a period of several months and are usually simple to remove. Mini-implants make it possible to move a tooth (or a group of teeth) without pulling on the other teeth in the arch. Mini- implants facilitate certain tooth movements that are otherwise impossible.
Recorded complications using mini-implants have included premature loosening, and it is also possible to inadvertently insert the implant into delicate structures.
Occasionally mini-implants may break during their insertion or removal. In this example mini-implants were used to assist space closure.
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