Can maxilla and mandible bone quality explain differences in orthodontic mini-implant failures?

• Main Authors: Omar Melendres Ugarte (Author), Ivan Onone Gialain (Author), Naor Maldonado de Carvalho (Author), Gisele Lie Fukuoka (Author), Rafael Yague Ballester (Author), Paolo Maria Cattaneo (Author), Marina Guimarães Roscoe (Author), Josete Barbosa Cruz Meira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: This study aimed to compare the risk of orthodontic mini-implant (OMI) failure between maxilla and mandible. A critical analysis of finite-element studies was used to explain the contradiction of the greatest clinical success for OMIs placed in the maxilla, despite the higher quality bone o...