Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39, March 2005

Miniscrew implants: IMTEC Mini Ortho Implants

  • Robert Herman

      Affiliations

    • Lieutenant, Dental Corps, United States Navy, USNDC Okinawa, Japan and Department of Orthodontics, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert J. Herman, DDS, MS, University of Oklahoma, Department of Orthodontics, 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. Phone: 405-271-4148; Fax: 405-812-5302
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  • Jason B. Cope

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX

The Ortho Implant (IMTEC Corp, Ardmore, OK) is a recently developed mini-implant for orthodontic anchorage purposes. It is 1.8 mm in diameter and available in 6-, 8-, or 10-mm lengths. The dimensions allow placement in a wide variety of intraoral locations, which permits the addition of stable anchorage to the treatment of many different malocclusions. Placement and removal of the Ortho Implant is technically simple and can be accomplished by the orthodontist. Most complications with the temporary anchorage device relate to soft tissues surrounding the implant.

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PII: S1073-8746(04)00060-X

doi:10.1053/j.sodo.2004.11.006

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39, March 2005

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