Affiliations 

  • 1 University of Malaya
  • 2 Private Orthodontic Specialist
  • 3 The University of Hong Kong
Malaysian Dental Journal, 2008;29(2):113-118.
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Abstract

A case report of a 16 year old male oligodontia patient who presented with a Class I malocclusion on a skeletal I base. He had multiple missing teeth of upper lateral incisors and all premolars except for lower right first premolar. Treatment involved fixed appliance with the aid of mini-implants to mesialize posterior teeth in order to reduce the number of prosthodontic replacement of the remaining missing teeth planned for the future. The application of the mini-implants in the sequence of treatment is presented