A busca por tratamentos ortodônticos mais estéticos tem aumentado a demanda por alinhadores transparentes. Apesar dessa modalidade de tratamento produzida pelo método digital estar disponível há mais de uma década, apenas recentemente a evolução da tecnologia 3D permitiu aos ortodontistas produzir alinhadores pelo método CAD/CAM dentro de seus próprios consultórios, o que traz vantagens e desvantagens. O objetivo do presente artigo é apresentar e discutir as etapas de produção dos alinhadores, incluindo os métodos de aquisição do modelo digital, planejamento virtual, impressão 3D e estampagem.
The great demand for aesthetics has led to the development of increasingly discreet orthodontic appliances. For this reason, treatments with orthodontic aligners have become a reality in daily practice and the understanding of their biomechanics and especially the resources to obtain the desired results is of fundamental importance. Therefore, this work aims to demonstrate how the activation of the aligners through orthodontic pliers can be performed in order to help complement the movement, especially when only a force exerted by the aligners is not sufficient for the desired tooth movement.
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