Predictability Versus Accuracy of Various Orthodontic Tooth Movements Using Clear Aligner Therapy - A Systematic Review

Abstract

Orthodontics has progressed on a larger scale. Initially in the 1900s, metal rings were employed to support wires that resulted in more dental caries-prone teeth. Thus, in 1960s the concept of securing a bracket directly to a tooth emerged. Later, in the early 1970s transparent or translucent non-metallic materials were introduced.1 However, as the desire of almost every patient for an aesthetic appliance has been increased in recent years, and also conventional fixed mechanotherapy is considered unattractive & uncomfortable from some of the patients' perspective,2 research for more comfortable and aesthetic treatment modality has led to the development of Clear Aligner therapy.3