title: Mini-implants: new possibilities in interdisciplinary treatment approaches.
abstract: The introduction of mini-implants has broadened the range of tooth movements possible by fixed appliance therapy alone. The limits of fixed orthodontic treatment have become more a matter of facial appearance than anchorage. Many complex cases which would previously have required surgery or functional appliances can now be treated with fixed appliance therapy using mini-implants. A mutilated dentition case where mini-implants were used to provide anchorage for intrusion of molars and retraction of anterior teeth is reported here to illustrate this point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala 689107, India.
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sebastian