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Digital Dynamic 3D Monitoring of Lower Incisors Intrusion in Lingual Orthodontics
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to propose a 3-dimensional evaluation of lower intrusion obtained with lingual orthodontics considering not only the crowns but also dental roots. METHODS: 9 adult patients underwent fixed lingual orthodontic treatment with i-TTя lingual brackets system for...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Bentham Open
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492176 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874210601812010104 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to propose a 3-dimensional evaluation of lower intrusion obtained with lingual orthodontics considering not only the crowns but also dental roots. METHODS: 9 adult patients underwent fixed lingual orthodontic treatment with i-TTя lingual brackets system for the correction of crowding in the lower arch associated with a deep overbite. Initial records, consisting of photos, CBCTs and intraoral scans were collected. Threshold segmentation of the CBCT was performed to generate a three-dimensional virtual model of each the teeth of the lower arch, superimposed with the crown of the same teeth obtained by intraoral scan models to generate a complete set of digital composite lower arch The same procedure was performed to monitor one key step of the i-TT(Я) technique consisting in lower incisors intrusion (T2). T1-T2 three-dimensional superimposition and color displacement maps were generated to measure and evaluate the movements obtained at the lower arch. RESULTS: The root displacement of the incisors during their intrusion in the early stage was totally “bone-safe” in the 88.9% (8 of 9) of the cases observed. No significant extrusion of the premolars used as anchorage unit was measured. CONCLUSION: This method has proved to be an accurate and reliable approach to dynamically visualize the 3-dimensional positions of the teeth, including their roots, with no additional radiation for in-progress treatment monitoring. The 3-dimensional evaluation showed that the employed lingual appliance allowed to obtain significant lower incisors intrusion with negligible undesired extrusion of premolars employed as anchorage teeth. |
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