Disentangling the effects of CAD/CAM customized appliances and piezocision in orthodontic treatment

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OBJECTIVES: To discern the effects of computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufactured (CAM) customized appliances and piezocision on orthodontic treatment (OT).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study combined findings from two previously published randomized controlled trials: (1) standard OT vs piezocision-assisted standard OT, and (2) CAD/CAM OT vs piezocision-assisted CAD/CAM OT. Piezocision is a minimally invasive corticotomy surgical procedure used to accelerate orthodontic treatment and CAD/CAM refers to CAD/CAM customized brackets and archwires. The outcomes were the overall treatment time, and the durations of the alignment phase and fine-tuning phase. Clinical and radiological features also were evaluated.

RESULTS: The combined study included 48 patients with similar baseline characteristics. Compared to the standard treatment, CAD/CAM technology alone significantly decreased the overall median OT time from 543 to 394 days (P < .001) and from 543 to 254 days (P < .0001) when combined with piezocision. Although piezocision significantly reduced the duration of the alignment phase in the mandible and maxilla, CAD/CAM technology considerably shortened the fine-tuning phase. All periodontal and radiographic parameters remained stable from the start to the end of treatment in all groups.

CONCLUSIONS: CAD/CAM technology combined with piezocision accelerates the entire OT process, during the alignment phase for piezocision and during the fine-tuning phase for CAD/CAM, with a global reduction of the overall treatment time of more than 50%.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:91

Enthalten in:

The Angle orthodontist - 91(2021), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 764-771

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Charavet, Carole [VerfasserIn]
Van Hede, Dorien [VerfasserIn]
Maes, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Albert, Adelin [VerfasserIn]
Lambert, France [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Accelerated orthodontic treatment
CAD/CAM orthodontic appliance
Journal Article
Orthodontic appliance design
Piezocision
Piezosurgery

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 06.11.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2319/112620-962.1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325128286