Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics

Miniscrews - Mini-implants
Description
Awatef SHAAR (BAU-LB)
Mohamad ABOUALNASER (Connecticut-USA)
Oussama SANDID (Paris-FR)
Orthodontists
Contact: dr.aboualnaser@hotmail.com
Orthodontic Miniscrwew Description
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID
 4a-Miniscrew length and diameter
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID

Size ranges in
Length : 4-12 mm
Diameter : 1.2- 2.7 mm
 4b-Mini-screw Diameter
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID

A dia eter less tha . is asso iated ith a higher failure rate Mi a aki et al., , Park et al., 6.
A dia eter greater tha a out .6 see s to o fer o ad a tage a d learl ider s re s ru a e tra
risk of contact with tooth roots. This consideration is now largely of historic interest because almost all screws
are currently between 1.4 and 1.8 mm in maximum diameter (Park et al., 2006).
2.0 mm screws are suitable for sites such as the zygomatic ridge or retromolar pad, where avoidance of roots is
not an issue (Park et al., 2006
 4c-Mini-screw length
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID

This usually refers to the intraosseous threaded part of the screw.

The ra ge of a aila le od lengths is typically 6 - 12 mm. (6 - 10 mm.)
This le gth does NOT see to e a fa tor i sta ilit if the s re
is more than 5 mm long (intraosseous length) (Miyawaki et al., 2003, Park et al.,
2006).
 4d-Mini-screw Shape
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID

A i al resear h results i di ate that self-drilling techniques result in higher

primary stability and better preserve the original bone (histologically) around mini
implant threads (Chen et al., 2008).
Ho e er, pre-drilling, may be valuable in avoiding excessive torque generation in
thick/dense cortex sites e.g. the posterior mandible Wilmes et al., 2008).
 4f-Type of Screw
Awatef SHAAR ,Mohamad ABOUALNASER , Oussama SANDID

Titanium Alloy, Stainless Steel, for general coil spring. for power chain, bracket,
To ue Sc ew , etc