Clear Aligner Technique

Clear aligners are the future of orthodontics, but digital orthodontics evolves so rapidly that it is hard to keep pace. This book approaches clear aligner treatment from a diagnosis and treatment-planning perspective, discussing time-tested orthodontic principles like biomechanics and anchorage and demonstrating how to apply them to orthodontic cases using these appliances. Each chapter explains how to use clear aligners to treat a given malocclusion and teaches clinicians how to program a suitable treatment plan using available software, how to design the digital tooth movements to match the treatment goals, and finally how execute the treatment clinically and finish the case well. This clinical handbook will prepare orthodontists and dental students to exceed patient expectations with the most esthetic orthodontic appliance currently available.Contents 1. A Brief History of the Orthodontic Appliance 2. A Comparison Between Edgewise Appliances and Clear Aligners 3. Case Selection for Clear Aligner Treatment 4. ClinCheck Software Design 5. Digital Workflow and Monitoring Treatment 6. Troubleshooting, Finishing, and Retention 7. Resolution of Crowding 8. Deep Bite Treatment 9. Anterior Open Bite Treatment 10. Class II Treatment 11. Class III Treatment 12. Lower Incisor Extraction Treatment 13. Premolar Extraction Treatment 14. Orthognathic Surgery 15. Interdisciplinary Treatment Frontmatter Cover Page CIP DEDICATION CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE FIXED APPLIANCES CLEAR ALIGNERS FUTURE DIRECTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 2: A COMPARISON BETWEEN EDGEWISE APPLIANCES AND CLEAR ALIGNERS FORCE, ENGAGEMENT, ANDANCHORAGE EXTRUSION, INTRUSION,TORQUE, AND ROOT INCLINATIONS TREATMENT MECHANICS CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 3: CASE SELECTION FOR CLEAR ALIGNER TREATMENT ARCH LENGTH DISCREPANCIES VERTICAL DISCREPANCIES TRANSVERSE DISCREPANCIES ANTEROPOSTERIOR DISCREPANCIES INDICATIONS FOR CLEARALIGNER TREATMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 4: CLINCHECK SOFTWARE DESIGN THE EVOLUTION OF SOFTWARE DESIGN AND ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENTS CLINCHECK PLAN REVIEW TIPS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE TECHNICIAN STAGING TOOTH MOVEMENTS IN THE CLINCHECK SOFTWARE MAKING DIFFICULT TOOTH MOVEMENTS CLINICALLY PREDICTABLE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 5: DIGITAL WORKFLOW AND MONITORING TREATMENT DIGITAL WORKFLOW MONITORING TREATMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 6: TROUBLESHOOTING, FINISHING, AND RETENTION TEETH NOT FITTING INTO THEALIGNER UNDESIRABLE INTRUSION OF MAXILLARY LATERAL INCISORS MANAGING SEVERE ROTATIONS MANAGING BUCCALLY ERUPTED CANINES DEVELOPMENT OF POSTERIOR OPEN BITE FINISHING TECHNIQUES OVERCORRECTION VERSUS OVERTREATMENT RETENTION BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 7: RESOLUTION OF CROWDING EXPANSION PROCLINATION INTERPROXIMAL REDUCTION BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 8: DEEP BITETREATMENT INNOVATIONS FOR DEEP BITE CORRECTION DIAGNOSIS AND BIOMECHANICS FOR DEEP BITE CORRECTION ANCHORAGE IN DEEP BITECORRECTION CLINCHECK SOFTWARE DESIGN BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 9: ANTERIOR OPENBITE TREATMENT INNOVATIONS FOR ANTERIOROPEN BITE CORRECTION DIAGNOSIS ANDBIOMECHANICS FOR ANTERIOROPEN BITE CORRECTION ANCHORAGE IN ANTERIOROPEN BITE CORRECTION CLINCHECK SOFTWARE DESIGN BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 10: CLASS IITREATMENT DIAGNOSIS AND CASESELECTION INNOVATIONS FORANTEROPOSTERIORCORRECTION POSTERIOR INTERPROXIMALREDUCTION CLASS II ELASTIC SIMULATIONJUMP SEQUENTIAL DISTALIZATION GROWTH MODIFICATIONWITH THE MANDIBULARADVANCEMENT FEATURE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 11: CLASS IIITREATMENT DIAGNOSIS AND CASESELECTION INNOVATIONS FORANTEROPOSTERIORCORRECTION POSTERIOR INTERPROXIMALREDUCTION CLASS III ELASTIC SIMULATIONJUMP SEQUENTIAL DISTALIZATION OFMANDIBULAR MOLARS BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 12: LOWER INCISOR EXTRACTION TREATMENT CASE SELECTION FACTORS TO CONSIDER INEXTRACTION CLINCHECK SOFTWARE AS ADIAGNOSTIC SETUP MANAGING ROOT INCLINATIONS MANAGING THE ANTERIORBOLTON TOOTH SIZEDISCREPANCY BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 13: PREMOLAR EXTRACTION TREATMENT THE CONCEPT OF ANCHORAGE BIOMECHANICS OF EXTRACTIONSPACE CLOSURE CASE SELECTION STAGING PATTERNS IN THECLINCHECK SOFTWARE FORPREMOLAR EXTRACTIONTREATMENT COMPLICATIONS IN PREMOLAREXTRACTION TREATMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 14: ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTPLANNINGCONSIDERATIONS PRESURGICAL TREATMENTOBJECTIVES CLINCHECK SOFTWARE DESIGN POSTSURGICAL FINISHING AND RETENTION BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 15: INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT REDISTRIBUTING SPACE FOR VENEERS PREPARATION OF THE SINGLE TOOTH ANTERIOR IMPLANT SITE PREPARATION OF THE SINGLE TOOTH POSTERIOR IMPLANT SITE CREATING ANTERIOR OCCLUSAL CLEARANCE CREATING POSTERIOR OCCLUSAL CLEARANCE INTERDISCIPLINARYTREATMENT WITH TADS BIBLIOGRAPHY Index Clear aligners are the future of orthodontics, but digital orthodontics evolves so rapidly that it is hard to keep pace. This book approaches clear aligner treatment from a diagnosis and treatment-planning perspective, discussing time-tested orthodontic principles like biomechanics and anchorage and demonstrating how to apply them to orthodontic cases using these appliances. Each chapter explains how to use clear aligners to treat a given malocclusion and teaches clinicians how to program a suitable treatment plan using available software, how to design the digital tooth movements to match the treatment goals, and finally how to execute the treatment clinically and finish the case well. This clinical handbook will prepare orthodontists and dental students to exceed patient expectations with the most esthetic orthodontic appliance currently available. 1,344 illustrations 1. A Brief History of the Orthodontic Appliance 2. A Comparison Between Edgewise Appliances and Clear Aligners 3. Case Selection for Clear Aligner Treatment 4. ClinCheck Software Design 5. Digital Workflow and Monitoring Treatment 6. Troubleshooting, Finishing, and Retention 7. Resolution of Crowding 8. Deep Bite Treatment 9. Anterior Open Bite Treatment 10. Class II Treatment 11. Class III Treatment 12. Lower Incisor Extraction Treatment 13. Premolar Extraction Treatment 14. Orthognathic Surgery 15. Interdisciplinary Treatment Présentation de l'éditeur : "Clear aligners are the future of orthodontics, but digital orthodontics evolves so rapidly that it is hard to keep pace. This book approaches clear aligner treatment from a diagnosis and treatment-planning perspective, discussing time-tested orthodontic principles like biomechanics and anchorage and demonstrating how to apply them to orthodontic cases using these appliances. Each chapter explains how to use clear aligners to treat a given malocclusion and teaches clinicians how to program a suitable treatment plan using available software, how to design the digital tooth movements to match the treatment goals, and finally how to execute the treatment clinically and finish the case well. This clinical handbook will prepare orthodontists and dental students to exceed patient expectations with the most esthetic orthodontic appliance currently available."