Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Giuseppina Malcangi, Stefania Costa, Maria Celeste Fatone, Pasquale Avantario, Merigrazia Campanelli, Fabio Piras, Assunta Patano, Irene Ferrara, Chiara Di Pede, Anna Netti, Elisabetta de Ruvo, Giulia Palmieri, Vito Settanni, Vincenzo Carpentiere, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Ioana Roxana Bordea, Felice Lorusso, Salvatore Sauro, Daniela Di Venere, Francesco Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma
Orthodontic miniscrews (OM) are widely used in modern orthodontic clinical practice to improve skeletal anchorage and have a high safety profile. A complication at the time of OM insertion is tooth root perforation or periodontal ligament trauma. Rarely, OM injury can cause permanent damage, such as ankylosis, osteosclerosis, and loss of tooth vitality. The aim of this work was to analyze potential risks and dental complications associated with the use of OMs. A search of the PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus databases was conducted without a time limit using the keywords "orthodontic mini-screw" and "dental damage", resulting in 99 studies...
January 14, 2023: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health