Clear aligner treatment: different perspectives between orthodontists and general dentists

• Published in: Progress in orthodontics Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 10 - 9
• Main Authors: d’Apuzzo, Fabrizia, Perillo, Letizia, Carrico, Caroline K., Castroflorio, Tommaso, Grassia, Vincenzo, Lindauer, Steven J., Shroff, Bhavna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 11.03.2019; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aligners; Child; Demography; Dental occlusion; Dentistry; Dentists; Female; General dentists; Humans; Male; Malocclusion; Medicine; Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; Orthodontics; Orthodontists; Palatal Expansion Technique; Patients; Patients’ perception; Statistical analysis; Surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Aligners; Malocclusion; Orthodontists; General dentists; Patients’ perception

Purpose To evaluate differences between orthodontists and general dentists in experience with clear aligners (CA), patients’ demand and perception, types of patients, and malocclusion treated with CA and to compare the two groups of clinicians not using CA in their practice. Methods A Web-based surv...