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The use of Orthodontic mini implant (OMI) anchorage is rapidly growing these days. In the recent years it has become a compulsory tool for orthodontist. With the better understanding of the biomechanics not only all kinds of tooth movement is possible with mini implant but orthopedic and orthognathic like effects can also be produced with judicious application of this device. Here we present two cases treated with the help of OMI. The first case needed maximum anchorage due to the degree of crowding and protrusive facial profile. The conventional orthodontic treatment could have produced good result but the ideal result was possible only with the absolute anchorage using mini implant. In the second case there was supra eruption of left maxillary second premolar and first molar. The OMI was used to intrude the supra erupted teeth. The almost impossible tooth movement with conventional orthodontic treatment was possible with the insertion of these implants buccally and palatally, within a period of six months and without any side effects.

Orthodontic mini implant(OMI), Anchorage, Centre of resisitance, Intrusion, Retraction