Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , March 2005

Miniscrew implants: The Spider Screw anchorage system

  • B.Giuliano Maino

      Affiliations

    • Department of MaxilloFacial Surgery, Parma University, Parma, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to B. Giuliano Maino, MD, DDS, Viale Milano 53, Vicenza, Italy 36100. Phone: +39 (0) 444-320800; Fax: +39 (0) 444-545468
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  • Paola Mura

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Vicenza, Italy
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  • John Bednar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Boston University, Boston, MA

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PII: S1073-8746(04)00061-1

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2004.11.007

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , March 2005

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