Invisalign appliance: aesthetic and efficiency.
Journal
Minerva stomatologica
ISSN: 1827-174X
Titre abrégé: Minerva Stomatol
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 0421071
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
4
1
2021
pubmed:
5
1
2021
medline:
6
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The patients' request for treatment with clear aligners is constantly increasing. The aligners permit to the clinicians a valid way to solve a lot of orthodontic cases but the patients' compliance and the clinicians' capabilities and knowledge of the technique is fundamental for the outcome. Seventy-two digital models of 18 consecutive patients treated with Invisalign and Smart Track aligners for 14 weeks were analyzed. The operator positioned 24 points on each model and were obtained the values of arch depth and perimeter of arch before and after the treatment. The variations of measurement were calculated with t student test. A decrease of arch depth and perimeter was found from t0 to t1 and the most relevant difference was observed in the upper arch depth with a decrease of 1.3 mm and in the upper arch perimeter with a difference of 1.1 mm. There was always a decrease of the values of arch depth and arch perimeter at the end of the treatment, especially in the upper arch. These changes must be considered by the clinicians to perform a better treatment to obtain the most predictable results and a patient's higher satisfaction.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The patients' request for treatment with clear aligners is constantly increasing. The aligners permit to the clinicians a valid way to solve a lot of orthodontic cases but the patients' compliance and the clinicians' capabilities and knowledge of the technique is fundamental for the outcome.
METHODS
METHODS
Seventy-two digital models of 18 consecutive patients treated with Invisalign and Smart Track aligners for 14 weeks were analyzed. The operator positioned 24 points on each model and were obtained the values of arch depth and perimeter of arch before and after the treatment. The variations of measurement were calculated with t student test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A decrease of arch depth and perimeter was found from t0 to t1 and the most relevant difference was observed in the upper arch depth with a decrease of 1.3 mm and in the upper arch perimeter with a difference of 1.1 mm.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
There was always a decrease of the values of arch depth and arch perimeter at the end of the treatment, especially in the upper arch. These changes must be considered by the clinicians to perform a better treatment to obtain the most predictable results and a patient's higher satisfaction.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33393274
pii: S0026-4970.20.04128-X
doi: 10.23736/S0026-4970.20.04128-X
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM