eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2018-06-25 11 2 971 977 10.13005/bpj/1456 21015 article Ashith M. V. 1 B.K. Shetty 2 Yash Shekatkar 3 Utkarsh Mangal 4 Mithun K. 5 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Karnataka, India. Department of orthodontics Coorg Institute Of Dental Sciences Coorg District, Virajpet, Karnataka, India. Department of Orthodontics YMT dental college and hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Consultant Orthodontist, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Department of Orthodontics, A.J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana,Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Anchorage in orthodontics is a decisive factor in progress and outcome of a case. With the advent of mini-implants, great advances have been achieved in terms of absolute anchorage. The following article compares the use of stainless steel and titanium implants in a split mouth, controlled clinical study, having direct in vivo comparison. 10 patients were selected for the same and carefully evaluated. The mini-implants were placed in the buccal mucosa, under local anaesthesia, after radiographic safe zone selection. The loading protocol was standardised with low immediate load, followed by incremental load up to 150g. For the study, the cases planned with en-masse retraction of the anteriors into the premolar space were selected for the uniformity in mechanics. The results are discussed with comparative analysis between the two materials and their success rate individually and in relation to upper and lower jaw respectively. In results, a significant success rate has been found with use of titanium implants, with higher implant failure in upper jaw compared to lower jaw. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol11no2/assessment-of-immediate-loading-with-mini-implant-anchorage-in-critical-anchorage-cases-between-stainless-steel-versus-titanium-miniscrew-implants-a-controlled-clinical-trial/ Anchorage Mini-Implants Orthodontics Stainless Steel Titanium