Lesson 2 | Physical Properties of Clear Aligners and Their Application in Clinical Cases

Program of the lesson

• Elasticity of Clear Aligners and its effect on the biomechanical movement when expanding or compressing the arch.
• Treatment of posterior cross bite. Expansion vs. compression.
• Elastic properties when treating crossbite cases. Treatment planning of various crossbite cases.
• Flexible property of clear aligners and its effect on the outcome of the treatment.
• Treatment protocols of deep bites.
• Treatment protocols of open bites.
• Deflective properties of Clear Aligners:

-Space closure with Clear Aligners.
-Bowing effect and the application of anti-bowing elastics.

• Analysis of clinical cases of treatment with extraction and space closure with Clear Aligners.
• Resilient properties of Clear Aligners:

-Treatment of canine ectopic buccal eruption and midline deviation.

• Utilizing the physical properties of clear aligners in various clinical cases.