Maxillary molar distalization with aligners in adult patients: a multicenter retrospective study

• Published in: Progress in orthodontics Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 12
• Main Authors: Ravera, Serena, Castroflorio, Tommaso, Garino, Francesco, Daher, Sam, Cugliari, Giovanni, Deregibus, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 18.04.2016; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Adult; Adult patients; Aligners; Cephalometry; Class II; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Molar; Molar distalization; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Aligners; Molar distalization; Adult patients; Class II

Background The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that bodily maxillary molar distalization was not achievable in aligner orthodontics. Methods Forty lateral cephalograms obtained from 20 non-growing subjects (9 male, 11 female; average age 29.73 years) (group S), who underwent bila...