Orthodontic microimplants
Orthodontic microimplants-micro screws
- It allows for shorter treatment times,
- It offers new possibilities in treatment techniques.
- Reduces the time spent wearing full orthodontic braces,
- Allows minor adjustments to be made without the need for fixed braces on all teeth.
Orthodontic microimplants are miniature orthodontic screws that are placed, like conventional implants, in the jawbone.
The micro-implant insertion procedure is completely painless, carried out under local anaesthesia.
The purpose of micro-implants is to support orthodontic treatment by enabling whole groups of teeth to be moved using the implants, instead of the patient's own teeth, as a point of support. This allows the simultaneous application of several forces acting even in different directions, thus reducing the planned treatment time by up to one third and minimising the period of wearing full orthodontic braces.
At the end of orthodontic treatment, the micro-implants are removed.
The use of orthodontic implants, provides maximum comfort and a great aesthetic effect.
Conventional implants (i.e. those used in prosthetics to restore missing teeth) are 3.3-6 mm in diameter and 8-16 mm in length, with micro-implant dimensions of 1.2 mm and 6 mm respectively. They are therefore small enough not to cause bone damage and can be removed at any time when they are no longer needed. Bone healing after implant removal occurs very quickly.
