Class II subdivision correction with clear aligners using intermaxilary elastics

Orthodontic Tooth Movement with Clear Aligners

Clear aligners provide a convenient model to measure orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). We examined the role of in vivo aligner material fatigue and subject-specific factors in tooth movement. Fifteen subjects seeking orthodontic treatment at the University of Florida were enrolled. Results were compared with data previously collected from 37 subjects enrolled in a similar protocol. Subjects wer...

Esthetic Class II treatment with the Beneslider and aligners.

treatment method for dental Class II pa ­ tients with excessive overjet, anterior crowding, or both. Given the unpopularity of headgear among pa tients,1,2 clinicians increasingly prefer intraoral appliances with minimal need for patient coop­ eration. Unfortunately, most of the conventional non­compliance devices produce unwanted side effects. Anchorage loss of 24­55% can result in mesial migr...

Correction of severe tooth rotations using clear aligners: a case report.

BACKGROUND The present adult patient case report shows the correction of a crossbite malocclusion and severe tooth rotations treated with the Invisalign system. METHODS A 27-year-old female with a dental crossbite (24, 34), severe rotations of two lower incisors (more than 40 degrees) and malalignment of the upper and lower arches is described. The Invisalign system was treatment planned to c...

Class II malocclusion treatment using Jasper Jumper appliance associated to intermaxillary elastics: a case report.

INTRODUCTION Skeletal, dental and profile discrepancies can be amended by using functional orthodontic appliances. OBJECTIVE This study is a report of the treatment of a patient, 11 years and 4 months old, with Class II, division 1, malocclusion, convex profile, protrusion of upper incisors, pronounced overjet and overbite, and mild crowding. METHODS The patient was treated with a Jasper Ju...

Class II correction with the Invisalign system.