Orthodontic skeletal anchorage: Up-to-date review

Purpose This review investigated the recent trend regarding skeletal anchorage in major six journals of orthodontics since 2010. Materials and methods The MEDLINE were searched for finding related articles published in American journals of orthodontics and Dentofacial orthopedics (AJO-DO), The Angle Orthodontists (AO), Korean Journal of orthodontics (KJO), European Journal of orthodontics (EJO), Australian Orthodontic Journal (AOJ) and Journal of clinical orthodontics (JCO) regarding orthodontics skeletal anchorage. Keywords used for searching are microimplants, mini-implant, miniscrews, miniplate, temporary anchorage devices, and skeletal anchorages orthodontics. Based on the information from the titles and abstracts from 2010 to 2016, relevant articles on orthodontic skeletal anchorage were selected and analyzed. Results Overall, 8.7% articles of major orthodontic journals were regarding orthodontic skeletal anchorage during the time period, called as skeletal anchorage articles (SAA). The 87.8% of SAA used miniscrew implants including microimplants, mini-implants and miniscrews as research materials. The rest 12.2% was about others such as miniplates and new type expanders. AJO-DO published the highest percentage of SAA (33.4%). Percentage of original researches among SAA varies according to Journal: 100% of EJO, 87.8% of AO, 72.1% of KJO, 63.5% of AJO-DO and 33.3% of AOJ. The rest of SAA are mainly case reports. Clinical studies among original researches have ranged from 46% to 85% depending on journals The overall success rate of skeletal anchorage was ranged from 79% to 98.2%. Conclusions Steady stream of publication with skeletal anchorage comes 6–10% in the major orthodontic journals.