Mini-Implants with different types of abutments and connectors allow the construction of versatile and cost efficient appliances for a large variety of orthopedic and orthodontic applications. Utilizing TAD’s in the anterior palate and the mental region eliminates the risk of root injury and takes the implants out of the path of tooth movement. The design of the interchangeable abutment system provides the orthodontist with a skeletal anchorage system that integrates easily into clinical practice and allows treatment of cases that were difficult or impossible to treat previously.

Clear aligner therapy is nowadays ubiquitous in contemporary orthodontics. However, the predictability of achieving specific tooth movements with clear aligners including space closure, distalization and expansion is quite low. The adjunctive use of customised appliances, retained with mini-implants positioned in the anterior palate, provides the clinician the opportunity to realize specific treatment objectives with greater precision and accuracy. They can be used concomitantly, or as an intermediary step prior to the fabrication of clear aligners.

Integration of recent advances in digital technology such as virtual planning of a TAD installation, insertion guides and CAD-CAM design and 3D printing of orthodontic appliances broadens the options significantly.

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