title: Clinical evaluation of immediate loading of titanium orthodontic implants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Skeletal anchorage using dental implants, miniplates, miniscrews and microscrews provides an absolute anchorage for tooth movement. Miniscrew and microscrew implants have many benefits such as ease of placement and removal and immediate orthodontic force application.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen subjects in the permanent dentition with an overjet ≥6 mm received treatment with the 0.018-inch pre-adjusted edgewise appliance system (Roth prescription) and extraction of all first premolars. Titanium orthodontic implants were placed in both the upper quadrants and were immediately loaded with elastic chain from the implant head to the sectional arch wire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall success rate of immediate loaded titanium orthodontic micro implants (OMI) in the present study was 83.33%, with a mean chairside time of 15.33 min of placing two implants in each patient. Peri-implant inflammation was the only complication observed. Most failures were in the initial part of the study. There was no significant difference in the success rate of implants based on sex, side of placement (right or left) and type of malocclusion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The OMIs used in the present study proved to be effective and well tolerated in producing immediate orthodontic anchorage for the retraction.
authors: Senior Specialist (Orthodontics), Department of Dental Surgery, AFMC, Pune 40, India.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Chopra
authors: Graded Specialist (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), INHS Nivarini, Chilika, Orissa, India.
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authors: A
authors: Chakranarayan
keywords: Anchorage; Orthodontic micro implants; Retraction