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Movement of anterior teeth using clear aligners: a three-dimensional, retrospective evaluation
Michele Tepedino1, Valeria Paoloni2, Paola Cozza2
1Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Viale S.Salvatore, Edificio Delta 6, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy. m.tepedino@hotmail.it.
Background:
Clear aligner treatment offers several advantages, but the available literature shows that some kind of tooth movements are unpredictable. In addition, the majority of the studies are focused on one clear aligner system, while different characteristics of various systems can provide different treatment outcomes. The aim of the present retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the predictability of Nuvola® aligner system in achieving torque movements of anterior teeth.
Methods:
Thirty-nine adult patients, who were consecutively treated with clear aligners, were retrospectively selected, and digital models pre-treatment (T0), post-treatment (T1) and the digital setup models (TS) were collected. Only the first phase of treatment made of 12 aligners was considered for the present study. Torque of anterior teeth was measured as labiolingual inclination on digital models at T0, T1, and TS using VAM software. Any difference between the predicted and achieved torque movements was evaluated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test or paired sample t test. First-type error was set as p < 0.008.
Results:
No statistically significant difference was found for all the anterior teeth between predicted and achieved torque movements.
Conclusions:
The studied clear aligner system was able to produce clinical outcomes comparable to the planning of the digital setup relative to torque movements of the anterior teeth.
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