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‘enter safe zone’: a versatile radiographic and surgical guide for miniscrew-implant placement

From Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2009 | Pages 75-78

Authors

Neelesh Shah

MDS

Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics, DY Patil Dental College, Mumbai

Articles by Neelesh Shah

Arunachalam Sivakumar

MDS, MOrth RCS(Ed)

Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences

Articles by Arunachalam Sivakumar

Ashima Valiathan

BDS (Pb), DDS, MS(USA)

Professor and Head, Director of PG Studies, Department of Orthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Orthodontics, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, Cleveland, USA

Articles by Ashima Valiathan

Sachin Agarwal

MDS

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mumbai, India

Articles by Sachin Agarwal

Vivek Soni

MDS

Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Dean, DY Patil Dental College, Mumbai, India

Articles by Vivek Soni

Abstract

The use of miniscrew-implants for enhancing orthodontic anchorage has become standard care in many orthodontic practices. The present article describes a 3-dimensional, user-friendly, radiographic and surgical guide for the placement of miniscrew-implants in the safe zone.

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