St. Paul Orthodontist Uses New Anchoring System To Prevent Surgery

November 20, 2008- ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – St. Paul Invisalign Specialist Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth is using an anchoring system on patients that prevents the need for surgery in many cases.

Temporary anchoring devices include a complete line of miniscrews, attachments and instruments designed to make temporary anchorage easy, intuitive and effective.

Also known as microimplant screws, Eisenhuth has included them in orthodontic treatment since 2006. These tiny devices provide more strength and stability than many traditional anchoring methods, according to the Ormco Web site (http://ormco.com/index/ormco-products-vector) . Ormco manufactures one type of microimplants.

Microimplants are a relatively new technique, but orthodontists appear to be increasingly willing to use them in their practices because of the excellent results they are achieving, Eisenhuth said.

“These devices allow an orthodontist to get more angles and forces to help move the teeth to treat a wide variety of problems,” Eisenhuth said. “It also can reduce or eliminate the need for a patient to wear head gear in many cases, and it shortens treatment time.”

The microimplants are most useful at providing an orthodontist with an anchor- and the ability to move teeth in one direction without counter-movement, she said.

In the past, orthodontists relied heavily on the molars to serve as anchors when attempting to shift the teeth into proper alignment, Eisenhuth said. This was used especially in cases where the orthodontist needed to pull in a patient’s front teeth that were severely protruded.

Today, Eisenhuth can place microimplants on each side of the jaw in the back and attach elastics to the teeth she wants to move back, she said.

Microimplants are very small- roughly no wider than half the width of a person’s thumbnail and about as big around as the head of a pin.

Placing small screws into the jaw may sound painful, but it can be done relatively painlessly by an oral surgeon or by using the MadaJet Needle-free anesthetic. MadaJet is a virtually pain-free anesthetic device.

The microimplant screw is removed when orthodontic treatment is completed. It takes less than a minute to remove it and causes no pain, Eisenhuth said.

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If you would like to learn more about Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth’s orthodontics practice or would like to schedule a consultation with her, please call: (651) 406-8100 or visit her Web site: www.doctorjennifer.com.

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About Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth

Dr. Eisenhuth who is a MN Orthodontist attended the University of Minnesota Dental School and graduated in the top of her class. She earned the Minnesota Association of Orthodontic Achievement Award and several academic achievement awards. She entered her orthodontic residency at the University of Minnesota and earned a certificate in orthodontics and a Master of Science degree.

Dr. Eisenhuth is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

She takes pride in caring for the orthodontic needs of residents in the Twin Cities- St. Paul and Minneapolis, and their surrounding regions, including Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley and Eagan, Minnesota.

Her office is located at 3340 Sherman Court, Eagan, Minn., 55121.

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