Age-stratified assessment of orthodontic tooth movement outcomes with clear aligners.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared the achieved tooth movement to that predicted in the preliminary simulated digital treatment plan between adults and teenagers.

Materials and methods

Records of 60 patients (30 adults; mean age: 36.6 ± 11.36 years, and 30 teenagers; mean age: 16.23 ± 2.25 years) were randomly selected. Initial and predicted models were obtained from the initial simulated treatment plan. The first model of the refinement scan was labeled as achieved. SlicerCMF software (version 3.1; https://www.slicer.org ) was used to superimpose the achieved and predicted digital models over the initial ones with regional superimposition on relatively stable first molars. 600 teeth were measured in each group for horizontal, vertical, angular movements, and transverse dimension

SUBMITTER: Chaluparambil M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551086 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature