Study on the Cure Rate of Invisible Headgear Orthodontic Opening Deep Occlusion of Anterior Teeth

Objective:To explore the cure rate of bracketless invisible headgear orthodontic for opening deep occlusion of anterior teeth.Methods:10 cases with deep occlusion of anterior teeth were selected.All of the patients were admitted to our hospital from January 2017 to January 2020.All selected patients received bracketless invisible headgear orthodontic treatment.We took CBCT(cone beam CT)before and after orthodontics lateral cranial radiographs and curved tomographic radiographs to analyze the effect of orthodontic treatment in 10 patients.Results:The changes of 10 patients before and after the orthodontic treatment were not significant in Ul-SN,U6-SN,MP-FH(P>0.05);the Ul-PP of the patients all decreased by 3〜5mm.Compared with the effect before orthodontic treatment,the difference is significance(P<0.05);The tooth loosening didn't occur obviously in 10 patients.And 2 patients(20.00%)had mild root resorption in the anterior teeth.Conclusion:The effect of invisible headgear orthodontic treatment without brackets is significant in orthodontic treatment of patients with deep occlusion of anterior teeth.The pressure of the upper anterior teeth can reach as low as 3~5mm.The cure rate of deep occlusion of open anterior teeth is high.The orthodontic method is comfortable,with beautiful appearance,which is easier to be accepted by patients.

Wireless measurement of orthodontic forces in invisible aligners

Invisible orthodontic treatment is an effective form of malocclusion treatment favored in recent years.The magnitude of its orthodontic force has a crucial impact on the outcome of the treatment and has gained a high level of clinical interest.However,there are very few explorations of in vivo measurements of orthodontic force,and existing studies are limited to a large number of couplings,which are inconvenient for clinical use.In this work,we developed a wireless flexible measurement system that allows quantitative measurement of the orthodontic force of an invisible aligner on a dental model.The system is wireless,tiny,flexible,fast responding,and has a range suitable for the range of orthodontic forces.We show the difference in the orthodontic force applied to different tooth positions and the difference in the orthodontic force applied to different positions of the same tooth.In addition,the system can evaluate the mechanical differences between aligners of different brands and materials as well as the deviation of fabrication results.This system provides a test tool and evaluation method for future real-time assessment of clinical orthodontic forces.