Mechanical and clinical evaluation of the effect of microscrew on root proximity and cortical bone thickness.

CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Stiffness values distinguished between microscrews with and without contact. Periotest and RFA results indicated that bodily microscrews were more stable than interproximal microscrews. Periotest and RFA may be useful with large, microscrews and/or in thick cortical bone, but further investigation is required to determine the stability of interproximal microscrews.
PMID: 31075176 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Orthodontics - May 9, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tsatalis AE, Watanabe K, Mitchell B, Kim DG, Lee DJ, Zheng F, Kyung HM, Deguchi T Tags: Eur J Orthod Source Type: research