Huang A. Controversies in Clear Aligner Therapy...Solutions 2022

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This book is the first evidence-based evaluation of the present limitations, shortcomings, and controversies in clear aligner therapy. It discusses problems in finishing, relapse, complex movements, mechanotherapy, attachment optimization, the mandibular advancement appliance, interproximal reduction, extraction therapy, interceptive treatment, accelerated orthodontics, and deep bite/open bite correction. Unlike current available texts on clear aligner therapy, this book features a nonpartisan, critical analysis of the problems of the technique and demonstrates their clinical implications. Unique solutions to the current limitations of clear aligner therapy are presented, and systematic strategies and protocols for addressing a vast range and complexity of malocclusions commonly confronted by practitioners are introduced. The book helps orthodontists, technicians and bioengineers to investigate prevailing misconceptions, and to resolve significant controversies and dilemmas in clear aligner therapy.
Optimizing Diagnosis and Treatment Planning with Clear Aligner Software
Adapting Clear Aligner Therapy to Interceptive Treatment for Early Mixed Dentitions: Are They the Same as Late Teen or Adult Treatment?
Mandibular Advancement: A Viable Alternative to Functional Appliances?
Problematic Complex Movements: Can Clear Aligners Treat Them Alone?
Interproximal Reduction
Dilemmas in Bite Opening
Dilemmas in Open Bite Correction
Power Ridges: How Powerful Are They?
Overcoming Limitations in Extraction Therapy
The Predictability of Bite Jumps
Overcoming Limitations in Finishing
When and How to Overcorrect?