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Case Report

Biomechanical Multipurpose Miniscrew Strategy for Simultaneous Distalization in Class II Patients—The BiGa System

by
Gabriele Di Carlo
1,
Guglielmo Biondi
2,
Ivan Gazzola
3 and
Matteo Saccucci
1,*
1
Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 287a, 00161 Rome, Italy
2
Private Practice, 47121 Forlì, Italy
3
Private Practice, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Biomimetics 2024, 9(5), 305; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050305
Submission received: 8 April 2024 / Revised: 11 May 2024 / Accepted: 15 May 2024 / Published: 20 May 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dentistry and Craniofacial District: The Role of Biomimetics—Second Edition)
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An efficient treatment plan using a temporary anchorage device should be built following the principle of reducing the number of tads to obtain a multiple biomechanical advantage. The following case report concerns the Biga system, a strategy that supports orthodontists during class II corrections and vertical control through treatment. A 12-year-old girl with a high angle of skeletal class II was selected. A novel biomechanical strategy was effectively applied using two tads on the upper arch to obtain sequential distalization of the upper teeth and to correct the lower arch spee curve using third-class elastics. Eventually, on the same tads, a double cantilever was applied to control the overbite and intrusion during incisors’ retraction. The Biga system is an easy biomechanical strategy that ensures the three-dimensional control of treatment mechanics in class II patients.
Keywords: anchorage procedure; orthodontic; malocclusion; angle class II; miniscrew anchorage procedure; orthodontic; malocclusion; angle class II; miniscrew

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Di Carlo, G.; Biondi, G.; Gazzola, I.; Saccucci, M. Biomechanical Multipurpose Miniscrew Strategy for Simultaneous Distalization in Class II Patients—The BiGa System. Biomimetics 2024, 9, 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050305

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Di Carlo G, Biondi G, Gazzola I, Saccucci M. Biomechanical Multipurpose Miniscrew Strategy for Simultaneous Distalization in Class II Patients—The BiGa System. Biomimetics. 2024; 9(5):305. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050305

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Di Carlo, Gabriele, Guglielmo Biondi, Ivan Gazzola, and Matteo Saccucci. 2024. "Biomechanical Multipurpose Miniscrew Strategy for Simultaneous Distalization in Class II Patients—The BiGa System" Biomimetics 9, no. 5: 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050305

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Di Carlo, G., Biondi, G., Gazzola, I., & Saccucci, M. (2024). Biomechanical Multipurpose Miniscrew Strategy for Simultaneous Distalization in Class II Patients—The BiGa System. Biomimetics, 9(5), 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050305

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