Innovative Orthodontic-Restorative Treatment With Customized CAD/CAM Smartwires.

Background: The demand for discreet and low-compliance appliances has driven innovation in orthodontics, particularly with technological advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and CAD/CAM technology. The evolution of Programmed Non-Sliding Mechanics for precise, automated tooth movement is the latest innovation.

Aim: In this article, we aimed to demonstrate the application of a novel orthodontic lingual appliance, The Gen 2 InBrace system (InBrace, Irvine, CA), in the orthodontic-restorative treatment of an adult patient with anterior tooth-size discrepancies, anterior openbite, and incisor proclination.

Esthetic outcomes in orthodontics through digital customization with a lingual appliance system.

Background: Contemporary fixed orthodontic appliances are shifting from non-customized pre-adjusted appliances to custom-designed and printed appliances with novel digital setup systems. We are one step closer to precision dentistry and orthodontics using personalized mechanics and custom appliances. However, despite the evidential enhancement and other improvements to fixed appliances, tooth movement is still limited to five degrees of freedom.

Orthodontics on autopilot through digital customization and Programmed Non-Sliding Mechanics.

Orthodontic tooth movement occurs in six degrees of freedom, which includes opening and closing spaces. Traditionally, opening and closing spaces are achieved with auxiliaries such as power chains or springs because all traditional bracket systems cannot achieve this tooth movement by themselves. The InBrace system has the capability to program tooth movement in all six degrees of freedom, including opening and closing spaces, through digital customization and its use of Programmed Non-Sliding Mechanics.

Three-dimensional assessment of virtual bracket removal for orthodontic retainers: A prospective clinical study.

Introduction: Computer-aided design and manufacturing of orthodontic retainers from digitally debonded models can be used to facilitate same-day delivery. The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to validate a novel technique for virtual bracket removal (VBR) in-office, comparing the accuracy with 2 orthodontic laboratories that use VBR for retainer fabrication in the digital workflow.

Methods: The sample consisted of 40 intraoral scans of 20 patients.

Three-dimensional monitoring of root movement during orthodontic treatment.

Introduction: A significant objective of orthodontic treatment is to achieve proper and stable tooth positions that involve not only the crowns, but also their roots. However, the current methods of clinically monitoring root alignment are unreliable and inaccurate. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a methodology that can accurately identify root position in a clinical situation.

Monitoring of typodont root movement via crown superimposition of single cone-beam computed tomography and consecutive intraoral scans.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop a new methodology to visualize in 3 dimensions whole teeth, including the roots, at any moment during orthodontic treatment without the need for multiple cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.

Methods: An extraoral typodont model was created using extracted teeth placed in a wax base. These teeth were arranged to represent a typical malocclusion.

A new method to measure mesiodistal angulation and faciolingual inclination of each whole tooth with volumetric cone-beam computed tomography images.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology to measure the mesiodistal angulation and the faciolingual inclination of each whole tooth (including the root) by using 3-dimensional volumetric images generated from cone-beam computed tomography scans.

Methods: A plastic typodont with 28 teeth in ideal occlusion was fixed in position in a dry human skull. Stainless steel balls were fixed to the occlusal centers of the crowns and to the apices or bifurcation or trifurcation centers of the roots.

Mesiodistal angulation and faciolingual inclination of each whole tooth in 3-dimensional space in patients with near-normal occlusion.

Introduction: An important objective of orthodontic treatment is to obtain the correct mesiodistal angulation and faciolingual inclination for all teeth. Current techniques are based on crown angulation and inclination standards, and not enough attention has been given to the roots. In this study, we report the mesiodistal angulation and faciolingual inclination of each whole tooth including the root in patients with near-normal occlusion.