Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) is a small titanium pin that inserted into the alveolar bone to provide additional anchorage for orthodontic treatment. It is useful for space closure, tooth uprighting, open bite correction, molar distalization, or a number of other applications. These procedures some times do not require needles (just topical anesthetics) and patient experiences virtually no pain postoperatively. It is very easy to remove the pin after treatment is done.

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Patient has severe underbite, missing posterior teeth, root canal on #8 failure. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment in conjunction with TAD in the molar areas to help retract front teeth. #8 was extracted and restored with a conventional implant.