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Computer‐Aided Design/Computer‐Aided Manufacturing Technology in Customized Orthodontic Appliances
Author(s) -
GRAUER DAN,
WIECHMANN DIRK,
HEYMANN GAVIN C.,
SWIFT, JR. EDWARD J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1708-8240
pISSN - 1496-4155
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2011.00500.x
Subject(s) - private practice , chapel , medicine , library science , family medicine , art , art history , computer science
Why would the orthodontist want to customize treatment? Current bracket systems are based on an average tooth shape—but only a small percentage of our patients will have average teeth. When was the last time you had an average patient? The interand intra-individual variation is the reason why orthodontists must adapt their treatment to the patient’s specific tooth shape and morphology in order to achieve ideal alignment, esthetics, and occlusion.