[Preliminary clinical application of Chinese-made invisible orthodontic technique]

Autor: Yu-xing, Bai, Jie, Tian, Jie-min, Zhou, Peng, Qi, Yong-nian, Yan, Bang-kang, Wang
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology. 43(8)
ISSN: 1002-0098
Popis: To treat simple malocclusions preliminarily using Chinese-made invisible orthodontic aligners and discuss the indications, problems existed and future development.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.Acceptable treatment results were obtained in all cases, with nice alignments and good overbite and overjet. Treatment time ranged from 6 - 25 months.Indications of this technique were still limited and the technique needed to be further developed in the future.
Databáze: OpenAIRE