ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2021
Disentangling the effects of CAD/CAM customized appliances and piezocision in orthodontic treatment.
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- Digital Manufacturing and Periodontal Performance of CAD/CAM-Customized Orthodontic Molar Bands Compared with Standard Stainless-Steel Bands.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- The efficacy and accuracy of 3D-guided orthodontic piezocision: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2023Trial
- Safety and accuracy assessment of static computer assisted localized piezoelectric alveolar decortication: an in vitro study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Accelerated Orthodontics: A Descriptive Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 50 Cited Articles from 2012 to 2023.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- User Experience of Intraoral Scanners in Dentistry: Transnational Questionnaire Study.International dental journal · 2023Article
- Force-Induced Nitric Oxide Promotes Osteogenic Activity during Orthodontic Tooth Movement in Mice.Stem cells international · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo discern the effects of computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufactured (CAM) customized appliances and piezocision on orthodontic treatment (OT). MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study combined findings from two previously published randomized controlled trials: (1) standard OT vs piezocision-assisted standard OT, and (2) CAD/CAM OT vs piezocision-assisted CAD/CAM OT. Piezocision is a minimally invasive corticotomy surgical procedure used to accelerate orthodontic treatment and CAD/CAM refers to CAD/CAM customized brackets and archwires. The outcomes were the overall treatment time, and the durations of the alignment phase and fine-tuning phase. Clinical and radiological features also were evaluated.
resultsThe combined study included 48 patients with similar baseline characteristics. Compared to the standard treatment, CAD/CAM technology alone significantly decreased the overall median OT time from 543 to 394 days (P < .001) and from 543 to 254 days (P < .0001) when combined with piezocision. Although piezocision significantly reduced the duration of the alignment phase in the mandible and maxilla, CAD/CAM technology considerably shortened the fine-tuning phase. All periodontal and radiographic parameters remained stable from the start to the end of treatment in all groups.
conclusionsCAD/CAM technology combined with piezocision accelerates the entire OT process, during the alignment phase for piezocision and during the fine-tuning phase for CAD/CAM, with a global reduction of the overall treatment time of more than 50%.
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