1Post Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2Professor & Director, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. R. Padmavati, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu, India, e-mail: paddurajaraman@gmail.com
Online published on 31 March, 2020.
The success of mini implants depends on primary stability followed by secondary stabilization. Resonance frequency analysis has been used to assess the primary stability of implants used in dentistry. There is a paucity in the literature regarding its use in orthodontics. This review attempts to showcase the efficiency and reliability of resonance frequency analysis for assessing stability of orthodontic implants.
Mini implants, resonance frequency analysis, primary stability
