Success Rate and Factors Affecting Stability of Buccal Shelf Miniscrew Implants in Orthodontic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
The primary role of buccal-shelf miniscrew implants (BS-MSI) in orthodontic treatment is to provide extra-alveolar anchorage that alleviates severe crowding and allows for distalization of the entire mandibular arch and may obviate the need for orthognathic surgery, particularly in patients with skeletal malocclusion....