A Mini-Implant for Orthodontic Anchorage in a Deep Overbite Case

A Mini-Implant for Orthodontic Anchorage in a Deep Overbite Case
Hidetake Ohnishi, DDS, PhD; Takakazu Yagi, DDS, PhD; Yoshitaka Yasuda, DDS, PhD; Kenji Takada, DDS, PhD
March 2004
The Angle Orthodontist
Abstract: This article describes the orthodontic treatment of a 19-year-old female patient with anterior crowding. There was a moderate arch length discrepancy in the lower dental arch, a significant deep overbite, and a ǃ?gummy smile.ǃ? We inserted an orthodontic mini-implant as anchorage for the intrusion of the upper incisor segment, followed by alignment of the upper and lower dental arches with an edgewise appliance without tooth extraction. The overbite was corrected from +7.2 mm to +1.7 mm by upper incisor intrusion, and the gummy smile was improved. Good occlusion and facial esthetics were achieved, and these results have been maintained for two years after completion of the active treatment.
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