Category: Orthodontic aligner
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Chloe.W – Early Intervention -Non Extraction
MODERATE TO SEVERE CLASS II DIV 1 AND 2 WITH LOWER LIP ENTRAPMENT Pre-Op – 2020-11-25 analysis STAGE 1 Sequentail aligner - 2021-05 Goal Treatment plan Myofunctional Therapy – Myobrace – 2021-11 STAGE 2 Progress Review at 2022-07-04 after about 8 months of K1 Myobrace action : progressing with Myobrace K2 (large) for further arch development…
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Meshmixer Refinement of Aligners
Manual Orthodontic Overcorrection or Refinements on Segmented Dental Models A valuable technique in orthodontic treatment, with aligner therapy using Meshmixer on segmented models generated by Autolign This is a technique for making minor adjustments very quickly. It would work for tweaking the orthodontic case at the end stage when the desired end point has not…
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AO Attachment Protocol for Aligners
What are attachments ? Attachments are small tooth-colored shapes placed on the surface of a patient’s teeth that help aligners apply the force necessary to move teeth in the desired direction. They act as a catalyst for the aligner to apply pressure to specific teeth to move them into the desired position. The attachment protocol…
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The Occult Tongue Thrust – A strong case for Clear Aligners
One of the significant challenges of orthodontics treatment is tongue thrust, in particular the occult cases Dr Michael C C Ho Tongue thrust, aka immature tongue function or infantile and teeth apart swallow. In the more severe cases its rehabilitation may involves multiple disciplinary treatment. In additions to orthodontics , speech therapist or myofunctional therapist…
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BLOCKING UNDERCUTS WITH MESHMIXER
Blocking Undercuts with Precision
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Digital Refinement with Meshmixer
Case Finishing Patient : Helen B. Case : SA (7/17) When it was so troublesome to get extra aligners at the end of the treatment, it was common practice to routinely overcorrect teeth which were badly mal-aligned initially. The problem with that technique is that sometimes the overcorrection can be fully expressed. AO set the…
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Minor Anterior Crowding
A quick case – Anteriors only Patient : Regina G. Analysis Quoted
ADAPTIVE ORTHODONTICS 