title: Clinical application and histological examination of the FAMI screw for skeletal anchorage--a pilot study.
abstract: Maximum anchorage often presents a problem that is difficult to solve during orthodontic tooth movement. Stationary, skeletal anchorage can be achieved in a simple, minimally-invasive manner, and unwanted tooth movements in opposite directions can be prevented by using transmucosally-inserted bone screws. Our initial experience using the FAMI screw as an orthodontic micro-implant proved to be clinically and histologically successful.
authors.affiliation: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Grosse Steinstr. 19, 06108, Halle, Germany. bernhard.boehm@medizin.uni-halle.de
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008904:Miniaturization; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D053441:Suture Anchors; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*