Flexure resistance evaluation of mini implants prototypes developed for Herbst appliance anchorage Study in Minipig br1 / Avaliação da resistência à flexão de mini-implantes desenvolvidos para ancoragem esquelética do aparelho de Herbst - Estudo em Minipig br1

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

An undesirable tooth movement resulting from use of the Herbst appliance is the excessive proclination of the anterior mandibular teeth, which is commonly associated with gingival recession, marginal bone loss, and root resorption. Skeletal anchorage of the Herbst appliance could prevent these problems. The present study was designed to evaluate, in Minipigs br1, the flexure resistance of prototype miniimplants developed for Herbst appliance anchorage, to compare the prototype resistance between the regions in which the mini-implants were placed, and to test the hypothesis that these mini-implant prototypes can withstand orthopedic forces. After calculation of sample size, 13 mini-implant prototypes (2 mm in diameter x 10 mm long) were inserted in the posterior region of the maxilla and the anterior region of the mandible, in three recently killed minipigs. The specimens were submitted to a single cantilever flexure test using an Instron testing machine. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for each region. To compare the resistance of the prototypes between the sites of mini-implant insertion, a 2-Sample Students t test was calculated. The test was carried out individually for each region, to evaluate if the prototype mini-implants developed for Herbst appliance anchorage could withstand orthopedic forces. Orthopedic forces above 1.0 kgf were considered. The level of significance was set at P <0.05. The prototype mini-implant showed a flexure strength of 13.86 kgf (SD = 2.3) for the posterior region of the maxilla, and 20.55 kgf (SD = 5.2) for the anterior region of the mandible. A significant statistically difference was found in the resistance of the prototypes between the two regions (P = 0.015). The hypothesis that the prototype mini-implants can withstand orthopedic forces was confirmed. The authors concluded that, in Minipigs br1, the prototype mini-implants developed for Herbst appliance anchorage could resist forces from 13.86 to 20.55 kgf, were statistically more resistant in the anterior region of the mandible, and were capable of withstanding orthopedic forces.

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minipigs ancoragem implante dentário ortodontia dental implants anchorage orthodontics

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