Clinical effects with customized brackets and CAD/CAM technology: a prospective controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nowadays, CAD/CAM technologies enrich orthodontics in several ways. While they are commonly used for diagnoses and treatment planning, they can also be applied to create individualized bracket systems. The purpose of this prospective quasi-randomized study was to evaluate the clinical efficiency of a customized bracket system and its comparison with directly bonded conventional self-ligating bracket treatment.

Materials and methods

Altogether 38 patients were separated into two groups, treated either with direct bonded self-ligating brackets (Damon, Ormco, USA) or with indirect bonded customized CAD/CAM brackets (Insignia™, Ormco, USA). Overall treatment time, number of treatment appointments, number of lost or repositioned brackets, number of arch wires and wire b

SUBMITTER: Hegele J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature