Preliminary clinical application of Chinese-made invisible orthodontic technique

VernacularTitle:国产无托槽隐形矫治技术的临床应用初探
Author: Yu-Xing BAI ¹ ; Jie TIAN ; Jie-Min ZHOU ; Peng QI ; Yong-Nian YAN ; Bang-Kang WANG
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1. 首都医科大学口腔医学院
Keywords: Orthodontic appliances; Orthodontic appliance design; Invisible orthodontics
From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2008;43(8):464-467
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To treat simple malocclusions preliminarily using Chinese-made invisible orthodontic aligners and discuss the indications, problems existed and future development. Methods Forty-one cases with different malocclusions were selected, including crowding, spaces and spaces due to periodontal problems. Invisible aligners were made and worn by patients and they were changed every 2-3 weeks. Results Acceptable treatment results were obtained in all cases, with nice alignments and good overbite and overjet. Treatment time ranged from 6-25 months. Conclusions Indications of this technique were still limited and the technique needed to be further developed in the future.