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The use of mini-implants in en masse retraction for the treatment of bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion
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The use of mini-implants in en masse retraction for the treatment of bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion

Ali Aljhani and Khalid H. Zawawi
The Saudi dental journal, Vol.22(1), pp.35-39
01/01/2010
PMCID: PMC3804963
PMID: 24151405

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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology
This case report describes the treatment of a 22-year-old girl who had incompetent lips with severe bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion. The treatment of choice for such patients is usually extraction of four first premolars and retraction of the anterior teeth. To maintain the extraction space, maximum anchorage is required. Mini-implants were used to provide maximum anchorage for obtaining a good facial profile. (C) 2009 King Saud University. All rights reserved.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2009.12.007View
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