Digital Planning and Custom Orthodontic Treatment [Paperback]

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

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

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