Distal movement of upper permanent molars using midpalatal mini-implant

• Main Authors: Ana de Lourdes Sá de Lira (Author), Sávio Prado (Author), Mônica Tirre Araújo (Author), Eduardo Franzotti Sant'Anna (Author), Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether palatal mini-implants are effective as direct anchorage for distal movement of the upper molars. METHODS: It was used an acrylic model of the upper dental arch. After making a groove in the region corresponding to dental alveolus, acrylic teeth were fixed in groove with...