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Summary

The purpose of this article was to review and update current data of the use of implants for orthodontic anchorage. A meta-analysis of selected literature was carried out and a total of 415 articles were identified in this process. Having reviewed the articles or their abstracts/summaries the data were evaluated and the articles were categorized according to the journal and the year of publication, the type of the article and the type of the implant. The interest in the possibilities of the implant usage for orthodontic anchorage is noticeably increasing and today it has reached the peak. In order to facilitate the understanding of the wide range of implants, we suggested the classification of the implants for orthodontic anchorage according to the shape and size, the implant bone contact and the application of the implant. We systemized the information about types of implants and their advantages in respect of traditional orthodontic treatment.

Key words: meta-analysis, orthodontic implant, absolute anchorage.

Received: 19 10 2005

Accepted for publishing: 30 11 2005

^*Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania

Birute Labanauskaite^* - postgraduate student

Gvidas Jankauskas^* - postgraduate student

Arunas Vasiliauskas^* - D.D.S., PhD., lecturer

Nazem Haffar^* - D.D.S., postgraduate student

Address correspondence to dr. Arunas Vasiliauskas, Department of Orthodontics, Kaunas University of Medicine, Luksos-Daumanto 6, Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail: vasiliauskas@kaunas.omnitel.net



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

December, 2005, Vol. 7, No. 4 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Dental restorations quality in Lithuanian adolescents 103 - 109 Treatment of parotid gland tumors in Latvian Oncological Center 110 - 114 Evaluation of stable retentive properties of overdenture attachments 115 - 120 The influence of microvascular complications caused by diabetes mellitus on the inflammatory pathology of periodontal tissues 121 - 124 Influence of premolar extractions on tooth size discrepancy. Part one: Analysis of Bolton index 125 - 127 Implants for orthodontic anchorage. Meta-analysis 128 - 132 © 2005 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2005; 7 (4): 128-32 549 KB Implants for orthodontic anchorage. Meta-analysis Birute Labanauskaite, Gvidas Jankauskas, Arunas Vasiliauskas, Nazem Haffar Summary The purpose of this article was to review and update current data of the use of implants for orthodontic anchorage. A meta-analysis of selected literature was carried out and a total of 415 articles were identified in this process. Having reviewed the articles or their abstracts/summaries the data were evaluated and the articles were categorized according to the journal and the year of publication, the type of the article and the type of the implant. The interest in the possibilities of the implant usage for orthodontic anchorage is noticeably increasing and today it has reached the peak. In order to facilitate the understanding of the wide range of implants, we suggested the classification of the implants for orthodontic anchorage according to the shape and size, the implant bone contact and the application of the implant. We systemized the information about types of implants and their advantages in respect of traditional orthodontic treatment. Key words: meta-analysis, orthodontic implant, absolute anchorage. Received: 19 10 2005 Accepted for publishing: 30 11 2005 ^Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania Birute Labanauskaite^ - postgraduate student Gvidas Jankauskas^* - postgraduate student Arunas Vasiliauskas^* - D.D.S., PhD., lecturer Nazem Haffar^* - D.D.S., postgraduate student Address correspondence to dr. Arunas Vasiliauskas, Department of Orthodontics, Kaunas University of Medicine, Luksos-Daumanto 6, Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail: vasiliauskas@kaunas.omnitel.net