Molar uprighting with mini screws: comparison among different systems and relative biomechanical analysis

Starting from a segmented approach, the Authors propose 3 different methods of using mini screws during the process of molar uprighting. The first UPG is performed by placing a mini screw in the retromolar area and by applying an elastic chain loaded between the screw and the molar.The second UPG is made by placing a screw in the retro molar area and by using a small cantilever which is active during intrusion and uprighting.The third UPG is made by using a miniscrew placed a few millimeters mesial to the molar to control the vertical force produced by the uprighting with a long cantilever to the frontal teeth.To assist in the understanding of the different clinical indications, the biomechanical differences between these three systems are analyzed.