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Evaluation of factors influencing the success rate of orthodontic microimplants using panoramic radiographs

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing the success rate of orthodontic microimplants (OMIs) using panoramic radiographs (PRs). METHODS: We examined 160 OMIs inserted bilaterally in the maxillary buccal alveolar bone between the second premolars and first molars of 80 patients (51 women, 29 men; mean age, 18.0 ± 6.1 years) undergoing treatment for malocclusion. The angulation and position of OMIs, as well as other parameters, were measured on PRs. The correlation between each measurement and the OMI success rate was then evaluated. RESULTS: < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that OMIs positioned more apically with a lesser angulation, as observed on PRs, exhibit high success rates.

Source: The Korean Journal of Orthodontics

DOI: 10.4041/kjod.2018.48.1.30

Authors: Jae Hyun Park, Jong-Moon Chae, R. Curtis Bay, Mi-Jung Kim, Keun-Young Lee, Na-Young Chang