title: Use of a miniplate for skeletal anchorage in the treatment of a severely impacted mandibular second molar.
abstract: A 19-year-old girl presented with a severely impacted left mandibular second molar. After the surgical-orthodontic assessment, skeletal anchorage with a miniplate was adopted to keep the impacted tooth upright. The treatment went smoothly and was successful. We conclude that the miniplate as skeletal anchorage is effective in the management of severely impacted mandibular second molars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Gloria79d@sparqnet.net
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Chun-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong-Po
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008904:Miniaturization; D008963:Molar; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*