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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 49 |
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Stainless steel vs. titanium miniscrew implants: Evaluation of stability during retraction of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth
Himanshu Garg1, Rajiv Ahluwalia2, Stutee Bali Grewal3, Sandeep Kumar Pandey1, Ankit Mahesh2, Nidhi Saini2
1 Department of Dentistry, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Grewal Dental Practice, Aster Avenue, Phase 4, DLF, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Sandeep Kumar Pandey
Department of Dentistry, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jos.jos_198_21
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OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to compare the stability of stainless steel and titanium miniscrew implants of the same diameter and length during en masse retraction of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty miniscrew implants (1.3 mm diameter and 8 mm length) were placed in 10 patients (20 titanium and 20 stainless steel). Stability was checked at insertion (T0), at one month (T1), and at sixth months (T2) and the amount of retraction was recorded in millimeters.
RESULTS: Titanium and stainless steel implants were equally stable at the time of insertion. At T1, three titanium miniscrew implants showed grade 2 mobility, whereas seven stainless steel miniscrew implants showed grade 2 mobility. For T2, none of the titanium miniscrew implants had grade 2 mobility while four stainless steel miniscrew implants resulted in grade 2 mobility. Both had an equal frequency of grade 3 and grade 4 mobility. However, the difference in the stability was not statistically significant. No statistical significance was found when the amount of retraction achieved by titanium and stainless steel miniscrew implants was compared between the maxillary and mandibular arches.
CONCLUSION: Both titanium and stainless steel miniscrew implants provide good anchorage and remain stable during en masse retraction of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Thus, both miniscrews are clinically effective.
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