Miniscrews in orthodontics

The arena of orthodontics has expanded after the introduction of mini screws, yielding an alternative to jaw surgeries and allowing asymmetric tooth movement in all three planes. Their versatile application can be used for deep bite correction, space closure, midline correction, extrusion, intrusion, distalization and en-mass retraction with high success rates. Mini-screws have several advantages such as good stability, various insertion techniques, simple placement and removal, light tissue removal, light tissue invasion and reduced treatment time. Despite some complications they are a valuable aid to orthodontic practitioner in resolving challenging malocclusions and enhancing quality of orthodontic treatment.