Main description:

Digital Planning and Custom Orthodontic Treatment offers a thorough overview of digital treatment planning as it relates to custom orthodontic treatment. * Covers 3D imaging of the dentition and the face with intraoral scanners, CBCT machines, and 3D facial scanners * Provides a complete guide to using digital treatment planning to improve the predictability, efficiency, and efficacy of orthodontic treatment * Discusses CAD/CAM fabrication of appliances and the monitoring of treatment progress and stability * Offers detailed descriptions for the main commercial systems on the market * Presents clinically oriented information to aid in yielding high quality and stable results

Contents:

List of Contributors vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv 1 Documentation of the Dentition 1 K. Hero Breuning 2 Documentation of the Face 9 K. Hero Breuning 3 DynamicMotion Capture of the Mandible 15 Shushu He and Chung H. Kau 4 Analysis of Digital Dental Documentation 27 K. Hero Breuning and Chung H. Kau 5 Orthodontic Treatment Planning 31 K. Hero Breuning and Chung H. Kau 6 CustomAppliance Design 41 K. Hero Breuning 7 CustomAppliance Fabrication and Transfer 47 K. Hero Breuning 8 Monitoring of Tooth Movement 55 Philippe Salah and K. Hero Breuning 9 CustomRetention after Orthodontic Treatment 65 K. Hero Breuning 10 The Invisalign System 69 Orhan Tuncay 11 Custom Lingual Appliances 81 Neil Warshawsky, Thomas W. Ortendahl, Chung H. Kau and K. Hero Breuning Appendix 115 Index 117