Dr.Clear Aligner on the Development and Clinical Application of Clear Aligner Technology

Date:2020-10-13 20:06:19
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With the rapid advancement of materials science, computer 3D reconstruction technology, and engineering technology, Clear Aligner technology has gained increasing attention from the orthodontic community worldwide since the 1990s as an emerging orthodontic treatment modality. This technology offers superior advantages in orthodontic treatment due to its aesthetics, comfort, and convenience. This article reviews the development, principles, indications, clinical applications, and current challenges of Clear Aligner technology.

Clear Aligner technology is a new orthodontic approach that involves digital analysis and diagnosis of malocclusion, formulation of treatment plans, and prefabricated transparent removable aligners for correcting malocclusion. It represents a major breakthrough in orthodontics over the past century. When applying Clear Aligner technology in clinical practice, orthodontists are primarily concerned with whether it can effectively correct malocclusion and how it differs from traditional removable or fixed appliances in terms of diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical follow-up, and treatment outcome evaluation. Adolescent Clear Aligner treatment represents the future direction of this technology, incorporating the characteristics of craniofacial growth in adolescents, which introduces greater variability in malocclusion correction. This article presents the perspectives of Dr.Clear Aligner on the scope, current status, and future development of adolescent Clear Aligner treatment in China. Dr.Clear Aligner aims to summarize the developmental characteristics of adolescent Clear Aligner treatment in China from the perspectives of craniofacial development and interceptive orthodontic treatment, establish a comprehensive adolescent Clear Aligner treatment system, and better apply this technology to serve the growing population of children with malocclusion in China.