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🚨Precision Cuts vs. Buttons: Making the Right Choice in Aligner Therapy🚨

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  🚨Precision Cuts vs. Buttons: Making the Right Choice in Aligner Therapy🚨 As an orthodontist working with both fixed appliances and aligners, one of the most common clinical decisions faced is: When precision cuts and buttons should be used ? Through understanding of the fundementals of biomechanics in orthodontics, this comparison might help you in your cases: Precision Cuts - ✓ The preferred choice for Class II correction and deep bite cases ✓ Particularly effective for preventing unwanted retroclination ✓ Patient-friendly with no additional bonding required ✓ Biomechanical insight: Functions similarly to applying elastics on rectangular heavy wires in fixed appliances, offering excellent torque control and equally distibuted forces. Buttons - ✓ For combined movements: extrusions, rotations, and significant root control ✓ Requires bonding (which can be a patient compliance consideration) ✓ Delivers direct force application when needed ✓ Biomechanical...

Treatment of Class III Malocclusion and Anterior Crossbite with Aligners: A Case Report (Summary)

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  Introduction: Class III malocclusion is a common dental issue that affects the alignment of the teeth and jaws. It is characterized by the lower jaw protruding forward, causing the lower teeth to overlap the upper teeth. Anterior crossbite is another dental issue that occurs when the upper front teeth are positioned behind the lower front teeth. Both of these issues can cause discomfort, difficulty chewing, and aesthetic concerns. Traditional orthodontic treatments for these issues involve the use of braces, but aligners have become an increasingly popular alternative due to their convenience and effectiveness. This case report aims to demonstrate the successful use of aligners for correcting Class III malocclusion and anterior crossbite. Methods: The patient in this case report was a 23-year-old female with Class III malocclusion and anterior crossbite. She was treated with clear aligners over a period of 18 months. The aligners were custom-made using 3D digital models of ...

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