Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56, March 2005

Minibone plates: The skeletal anchorage system

  • Junji Sugawara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Junji Sugawara, DDS, PhD, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku Sendai, Japan 980-8575. Phone/Fax: +81-22-717-8373
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  • Makoto Nishimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

The skeletal anchorage system (SAS) is a recently developed orthodontic anchorage modality utilizing titanium miniplates and monocortical screws that are temporarily fixed in the maxilla and/or mandible for absolute orthodontic anchorage. The most appropriate application of the SAS is to enable the predictable intrusion and distalization of maxillary and mandibular molars. Therefore, the SAS offers a nonsurgical orthodontic treatment option for skeletal (surgical) malocclusions, as well as a nonextraction treatment approach for some malocclusions characterized by maxillary or mandibular protrusion, and/or anterior crowding.

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PII: S1073-8746(04)00062-3

doi:10.1053/j.sodo.2004.11.008

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56, March 2005

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