Efficacy of planned moderate to severe torque changes in maxillary central incisors with the Invisalign appliance: A retrospective investigation.

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop

Orthodontic Unit, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address:

Published: October 2024

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate whether there was a difference between the planned and achieved lingual root torque of the maxillary central incisors in patients treated with an initial series of Invisalign (Align Technology, Santa Clara, Calif) aligners in which >10° change in the inclination of these teeth was prescribed via the ClinCheck facility.

Methods: The pretreatment, planned, and the digital models after wear of the initial series of aligners regarding adult patients who satisfied selection criteria and were treated using the Invisalign appliance were measured using the Geomagic Control X software (version 2017.0.3; 3D systems, Rock Hill, SC).

Results: A sample of 63 patients with 126 maxillary central incisors satisfied the inclusion criteria. The mean accuracy of the planned torque change of the maxillary central incisors that was achieved was 41.9%. A clinically significant shortfall (≥5°) was detected in 78.6% of the incisors, with the majority showing an underexpression between 10°-15°. Linear regression analyses indicated that weekly or biweekly wear protocols or the presence or absence of power ridges did not influence the accuracy of planned torque expression (P >0.05).

Conclusions: The changes in torque expression with an initial series of Invisalign aligners were less than half of what was planned in patients in which at least a 10° change in lingual root torque of these teeth was prescribed. The presence of power ridges and the aligner change protocol did not appear to significantly affect the accuracy of maxillary central incisor torque expression.

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