CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF CLASS II TREATMENT WITH EXTRAALVEOLAR TADs

Skeletal anchorage extends the range of orthodontic anchorage possibilities with Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs), that can provide absolute anchorage for a short period of time. In this context, this paper argues the importance and efficiency of the extraalveolar TADs in skeletal class III anomalies orthodontic treatment. The article presents the results of using extraalveolar palatal, IZC and BSS screws for the non-surgical treatment of two class III patients, which declined any orthognatic surgery; in the first case palatal and Buccal Shelf Screws (BSS) were used and in the second one – InfraZygomatic Crest (IZC) and BSS screws were used. The study of these conservative treatments based on extraalveolar TADs showed that they are extremelly helpful in treating some class III skeletal anomalies when the patients decline the orthognatic surgery; the success of treatment with TADs strongly depends on the patient’s desires and their compliance to our indications.