Although conventional dental
implants have proved to be successful for orthodontic anchorage, the
distinct needs of orthodontic and prosthetics implants lead to the development
of a specific systemfor orthodontic use, which is the orthodontic
mini-implant. The mini-implant has been successfully used as an
orthodontic anchorage device due to its small dimension, fewlimitation
of insertion site, easy surgical procedure, less post-operation pain, low
cost, facility tomaintain oral hygiene, and uncomplicatedway to attach
elastics or springs [1,14,15].