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Aligner Techniques in Orthodontics
Susana Palma Moya Javier Lozano Zafra
This edition first published 2021
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Names: Lozano Zafra, Javier, author. | Palma Moya, Susana, author.
Title: Aligner techniques in orthodontics / Javier Lozano Zafra, Dr Susana Palma Moya.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2020.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020024180 (print) | LCCN 2020024181 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119607229 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119607212 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119607236 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Malocclusion–therapy | Orthodontics, Corrective–methods | Orthodontic Appliance Design–methods
Classification: LCC RK523 (print) | LCC RK523 (ebook) | NLM WU 440 | DDC 617.6/43–dc23
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Preface
I started to work with aligners in 2001 and immediatly I realized that they had a huge potential. It was easy for me to get familiar with the whole idea because I used to work with dental positioners at that time. In contrast, most of my colleagues were quite skeptical and did not consider aligners as a real orthodontic system.
Reviewing the literature we can see how the possibilities of the aligners have increased over the years. In 2001, there were limited tools available to solve mild crowded Class I malocclusions; however, several years after, we started to speak about extraction cases, Class II malocclusions, and open bites, which were treated more successfully each time. This situation was due to two factors: on the one hand, the continuous feedback the manufacturers use to make constant improvements, and on the other hand, the tremendous effort by many orthdontists who have been triyng to understand and explain what we call “the plastic biomechanics.” Therefore, the perception of using the aligners as an effective orthodontic method is improving due to the irrefutable fact that the results are getting better and better and, in many cases, they overtake the outcomes achieved by conventional orthodontics.
We are only beginning to understand how the aligners move teeth, and the learning curve is slower than we thought. Those are the reasons why their effectiveness is indisputably attached to academic training and experience. The professionals with greater knowledge and greater number of treated cases will achieve better results. This is no surprise as this is what happens when a new technique is introduced.
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