Invisible aligners for teeth gradually gain popularity with patients year by year. Learn how clear aligners work and what the treatment features are.
Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest rate during the clear aligners market forecast period. The clear aligners market growth in this region is attributable to the rise in the prevalence of malocclusion, an increase in awareness regarding the use of clear aligners for teeth alignment ...
While they are ideal for simpler teeth straightening needs, for more complex dental issues, for example, those involving bite alignment, aligners may not be the most suitable treatment for you, or a combination of treatments might be necessary. For example, we can tailor your treatment, combinin...
Also known as clear aligners, they can also help to improve the bite as well as the overall aesthetic appearance of your teeth. For many years, people have wanted and looked for a discreet solution to correct their teeth as an alternative to traditional braces. At Smile Cliniq, we are ...
The acceptability and preference for clear aligner therapy (CAT) has been increasing among orthodontists, but there is still a lack of consensus regarding CAT best practices. Consequently, this study aimed to investigate CAT practices among orthodontists practicing in Canada. Methods The survey was ...
Then, we used ANSYS software to analyze the initial displacement of teeth and the principle stress on the PDL.Distal tipping, lingual tipping and extrusion of the incisors, distal tipping and extrusion of the canines, and mesial tipping and intrusion of the posterior teeth were all generated by...
(TPUs), ethylene-vinyl acetate, and many others. Materials should be biocompatible, transparent, have a low level of toughness and high elasticity, and be able to effectively fix the alignment of teeth [4]. For this reason, many authors have undertaken the analysis of the mechanical and ...
selecting teeth that should not be moved but rather act as support units within the same dental arch, enhancing anchorage [22]. Intra-arch differential anchorage with clear aligners, in which some teeth are supported to move others in the same arch, is useful for mesialization or distalization...
Patients also want to have their teeth whitened for the same purpose; the use of Invisalign as a bleaching tray at night has been reported in few studies. However, whether 10% carbamide peroxide affects the physical properties of Invisalign is unknown. Therefore, the objective of this study ...
as described above. The arch-wire of the fixed appliance was modelled according to the placement of the teeth on the bracket model used for each tooth. The material properties of the transparent aligners and fixed appliance were equivalent to those of the model used for orthodontic treatment ana...