ArticleScientific reports2024
Predictability of tooth rotations in patients treated with clear aligners.
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- Effectiveness and accuracy of clear aligners in non-extraction Class II correction: a systematic review of maxillary molar distalization and rotation in the permanent dentition.The Angle orthodontist · 2025Pooled it
- Why does digitally predicted tooth movement fail? the biology-digital mismatch in orthodontics: a critical narrative review.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Review
- Influence of Superimposition Strategies and Landmark Distribution on the Full-Arch Trueness of Orthodontic Digital Models.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026Article
- Predictability of In-Office SureSmileDentistry journal · 2026Article
- Automated micro-CT quantification of clear aligner fit: a pilot comparison of manufacturing processes.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effects of proactive or synchronous anchorage preparation of posterior teeth during anterior en masse retraction with clear aligners: a three-dimensional finite element study.Progress in orthodontics · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of attachment designs on canine derotation in clear aligner therapy: a finite element analysis.Progress in orthodontics · 2026Article
- Tooth rotational control with varying attachment configurations in clear aligners under compromised periodontal ligament support: a finite element study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effects of attachment design and location on derotation of mandibular second premolars : A finite element analysis.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2026Article
- Management of complex orthodontic cases using aligners: A comparative study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Clinical Success of Clear Aligners for Rotational Tooth Movements in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- AI-driven prediction of treatment outcome in aligner therapy: A pilot study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Application of a 3D fusion model to evaluate the efficacy of clear aligners: A clinical study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Patterns of Positional Dental Anomalies in First Permanent Molars: Insights from a Study in Oradea, Romania.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Clear aligners are employed daily for the treatment of several malocclusions. Previous clinical studies indicated low accuracy for the correction of tooth rotations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictability of tooth rotations with clear aligners. The sample comprised 390 teeth (190 mandibular; 200 maxillary), measured from the virtual models of 45 participants (21 men, 24 women; mean age: 29.2 ± 6.6 years old). For each patient, pre-treatment (T0) digital dental models (STL files), virtual plan (T1) and post-treatment digital dental models (T2) of both the mandibular and maxillary arches were imported onto Geomagic Control X, a 3D metrology software which allows angular measurements. Rotations were calculated by defining reproducible vectors for all teeth in each STL file and superimposing both T0 with T1 to determine the prescribed rotation, and T0 with T2 to determine the achieved rotation. Prescribed and achieved rotations were compared to assess movement's accuracy. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and paired t-test were used to assess differences between the prescribed and achieved movements (P < 0.05). The overall predictability of rotational movement was 78.6% for the mandibular arch and 75.0% for the maxillary arch. Second molar accuracy was the lowest in both arches. Clear aligners were not able to achieve 100% of the planned movements.
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