Evaluation of Maxillary Molar Distalization Supported by Mini-Implants with the Advanced Molar Distalization Appliance (amda^®): Preliminary Results of a Prospective Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background: Class II is considered one of the most common malocclusions, influencing 37% of schoolchildren in Europe and 33% of orthodontic patients in the United States. When this type of malocclusion is combined with increased overjet with proclined teeth and maxillary excess, then moving maxillary molars distally is suggested. According to the recent literature, modern appliances that lack patient cooperation can be combined with temporary anchorage devices to provide absolute and skeletal anchorage while supporting the non-compliance appliances to eliminate their side effects, such as anterior and posterior anchorage loss along with maxillary molar inclination and rotation. To counteract these limitations, the Advanced Molar Distalization Appliance (amda^®), a non-comp

SUBMITTER: Karvelas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12429304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature