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SUBMITTER: Figueiredo AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10971647 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Figueiredo Ana Luísa AL Travassos Raquel R Nunes Catarina C Ribeiro Madalena Prata MP Santos Mariana M Iaculli Flavia F Paula Anabela Baptista AB Marto Carlos Miguel CM Caramelo Francisco F Francisco Inês I Vale Francisco F
Journal of functional biomaterials 20240310 3
Miniscrews are devices that allow for absolute skeletal anchorage. However, their use has a higher failure rate (10-30%) than dental implants (10%). To overcome these flaws, chemical and/or mechanical treatment of the surface of miniscrews has been suggested. There is no consensus in the current literature about which of these methods is the gold standard; thus, our objective was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature on surface treatments of miniscrews. The review ...[more]