Title: Principles & planning of clear aligners: An integration to streamline treatment and increase predictability
Abstract:
No doubt that clear aligner treatment is one of the fastest growing sectors in the dental industry. This highly demanded treatment by patients makes orthodontists to think broadly and deeply in expanding their knowledge and practice of this relatively new technology. When I started doing clear aligner treatment, I have started by very simple cases that were easy to treat them by conventional appliance. I just do scan of my patient, fill the prescription, review my Clincheck, then approve the treatment. However, the treatment progress was not running as simple as I expected. After treating several numbers of cases by clear aligners, I have realized that the clear aligner planning process encompasses many important aspects that should be followed to streamline treatment. I now treat the very complex cases as if they are simple cases and recommend clear aligner therapy as possible for any of my patients. In this lecture, I will clarify step by step how the process of planning are carried out to streamline treatment by clear aligners. The lecture will also point to the importance of communication with clear aligner designer and how to properly guide him to the wanted virtual treatment planning.
Objectives:
- Simplifying the process of planning and modifying the clincheck.
- Principles of clear aligners.
- Providing methods and guides to achieve excellent results with clear aligner and reduce number of refinements.
- Unlocking the complexity of communication between doctors and clear aligner designer CAD.
- Guides to Guide! Writing the doctor instructions and how to guide the clear aligner designer CAD to the wanted virtual set up.
- The elements of developing a treatment plan of clear aligners and how the process of integration between the elements is caried out.
- Sharing several complex cases from planning to final results.
