Abstract: A subperiosteal bone anchor used in two distinct applications; as an orthodontic anchor system, and as an orthopedic anchor system. As an orthodontic anchor system, it is used for treatment of growth disharmony and malalignment of the teeth in which the subperiosteal bone anchor is surgically placed in the subperiosteal tunnel on skeletal bone allowing bio-integration between the subperiosteal bone anchor bone interface and the bone. After bio-integration a palatal bar or palatal wire is attached to the orthodontic anchor system and attached to bands around one or more teeth, holding them immobile. As an orthopedic anchor system the subperiosteal bone anchor is used to stabilize devices which need to be anchored to a bone, or to transmit attractive or distractive forces to a bone for reconstruction or transformation.

Abstract: An orthodontic anchor system 20 for treatment of growth disharmony and malalignment of teeth in which one element is surgically placed in a subperiosteal tunnel on the skeletal bone, allowing biointegration between the onplant bone interface 30 and the bone, after which a palatal bar 24 is attached to the orthodontic anchor system 20, and the palatal bar 24 is also attached to bands 25 around two teeth, holding them non-mobile, permitting the orthodontist to treat the malalignment of the teeth.