Distalization of upper molars in treatments with aligners: a narrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Lozano, Liseth
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/10731
• topic: Orthodontic treatment; Tooth movement technique; Aligner appliances; Invisalign; Removable orthodontic appliance; Clear aligners; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Médicas::Medicina Clínica

Objective: To assess in orthodontic treatment the distalization of uppers molars with invisalign Materials and methods: A literature review was carried out through articles and journals retrieved from the “PubMed" data base using the following keywords "orthodontic treatment", "tooth movement technique", "aligner appliances", "invisalign", "removable orthodontic appliance” “clear aligners”. Several articles were pre-selected, of which 24 were used to compose write this document. Discussion: Clear aligner as an orthodontics treatment during the distalization purposes has been a controversial topic due to its complexity and lees studies. In This paper provides a deeper knowledge of the distalization in upper molars under invisalign treatment enable and helping professionals to make the right decision when planning orthodontic treatment. Conclusion: The Upper Molars Distalization with clear aligner could be effective, being able to reach up to 3mm of movement; however, is very important for the clinician to develop a thorough knowledge of the current Align Protocol and to acquire sufficient Invisalign experience before attempting the complex movements required for successful completion of these types of cases.