Assessment of dental, skeletal, and soft tissue changes following mandibular advancement with Invisalign in skeletal Class II.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study evaluated the dentoskeletal and soft tissue changes for Class II malocclusion patients treated with Invisalign clear aligners with mandibular wings (IAMW).

Methods

This retrospective study included 50 skeletal Class II patients treated with Invisalign clear aligner with mandibular wings. Records of 20 subjects were collected from the AAOF Legacy Collection (The Case Western Bolton Brush Growth Study) and were used as a control. The dental, skeletal, and facial soft tissue changes were assessed by digitizing and analyzing lateral cephalograms using Dolphin Imaging software (version 11.95 Premium; Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions, Chatsworth, Calif). Paired t-tests and independent t-tests were used to assess the changes before and after and to compar

SUBMITTER: Al Subaie H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature