Temporary Anchorage Devices
Anchorage a medical term in orthodontics is defined as a way of resisting movement of a tooth or number of teeth by using different techniques. Anchorage is an important consideration in the field of orthodontics as this is a concept that is used frequently when correcting malocclusions. Unplanned or unwanted tooth movement can have dire consequences in a treatment plan, and therefore using anchorage stop a certain tooth movement becomes important. Anchorage can be used from many different sources such as teeth, bone, implants or extra-orally. Certain factors related to the anatomy of teeth can affect the anchorage that may be used. Multi-rooted, longer-rooted, triangular shaped root teeth usually provide more anchorage than the single-rooted, short-rooted and ovoid rooted teeth. History One of the earliest uses of anchorage came from Henry Albert Baker for his use of the intermaxillary anchorage or Baker's Anchorage. This type of anchorage involves using elastics (orthodontics) ...
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Implant Orthodontic Anchor Model
Implant can refer to: Medicine *Implant (medicine), or specifically: **Brain implant **Breast implant **Buttock augmentation, Buttock implant **Cochlear implant **Contraceptive implant **Dental implant **Fetal tissue implant **Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator **List of orthopedic implants, Orthopedic implant **Prosthetic implant **Retinal implant **Subdermal implant **Transdermal implant Alternative *Alien implants *Extraocular implant *Implant (body modification) *Implant (Scientology), Implant (thought insertion) *Microchip implant (Microchip implant (animal), animal) (Microchip implant (human), human) *''The Implant'', a television episode of ''Seinfeld'' See also

*History of dental treatments *Implantation (other) *Osseointegration *Osseoincorporation {{disambig ...
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