Kliniczna skuteczność leczenia aparatem Invisalign® z zastosowaniem cotygodniowej zmiany nakładek: opis dwóch przypadków
Clinical efficacy of Invisalign treatment with weekly aligner changes: two case reports
Summary: Background and objective: The efficacy of using Invisalign® treatment to achieve major tooth movements and successfully treat a variety of complex malocclusions in adults and teenagers is documented in the published literature (1-6). Align Technology now recommends orthodontists prescribe weekly aligner changes in their Invisalign® treatments; this may reduce treatment times by up to 50% compared with changes every 2 weeks (7). This recommendation is based on clinical analysis of more than 200 ongoing Invisalign® cases (8). The objective of these case reports is to describe the use of the Invisalign® System with weekly aligner changes in an adult patient and a teenage patient; then to show the clinical efficacy and impact of the new 1-week wear recommendation in these cases.
Keywords: Invisalign®, class II, deep bite, overbite
Case 1: Class II and deep bite correction with the Invisalign® System and weekly aligner changes
Sex: Female
Age: 54 years
Chief complaint: The patient was in severe pain due to craniomandibular disorder (CMD)
The patient presented to the clinic with pain and CMD. She had previously been treated with a removable splint. Initially, the splint was removed and, after obtaining a pain-free position, initial records for Invisalign® treatment were taken.
