Alexandria Orthodontics Showcase: Space closing with aligners
Aligners are a great tool for mild to moderate malocclusions such as spacing and crowding. Arguably the most important aspect of the diagnosis and treatment recommendation phase of the initial evaluation is case selection. Compliance with aligners key to a successful treatment. Asking questions will usually help guide the patient in the right treatment direction. Frequent snackers and coffee/wine drinkers can find regular with aligners to be difficult.
Along with compliance, the doctor must identify movements which would be challenging for aligners to correct. These movements would include vertical discrepancies, root movements, closing large spaces, and rotating premolars and canines.
In this week's showcase, the patient's primary concern were moderate sized gaps on his upper and lower teeth that he has had for his entire life. Over the course of his 13 month treatment, he proved to be a model for compliance wear. Using AO go series custom aligners and submitting on time dental monitoring scans, he finished with only 5 appointments.
Stay tuned for next week's case of the week.
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