Recent Advances in Dentistry

Author(s): Tarek El-Bialy

DOI: 10.2174/9781681083117116010006

Unique Features of Clear Aligners Compared to Regular Orthodontic Appliances

Pp: 24-27 (4)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

This chapter highlights the important features of clear aligners and their possible added benefit to orthodontic treatment. In particular, clear aligners disarticulate the teeth and this disarticulation makes it easy to achieve inter-arch tooth movement than with regular fixed orthodontic appliances. This chapter presents different features of clear aligners that may make tooth movement easier than fixed orthodontic appliance.

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