Research Article | Open Access
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIFFERENT ALIGNERS SYSTEMS AMONGST PRACTICING ORTHODONTISTS -ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Dr. Samarth Chellani ,Dr. V. Arun Deepak ,Dr.Sumeet Hardiya ,Dr. K. Gouthami ,Dr.Neeraja Kurup , Dr. Rahul VC Tiwari
Pages: 2130-2133
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge amongst practising orthodontists about
various aligner systems being used in treatment.
Methodology: Two groups of patients (20 participants in total) were selected and were respectively treated with
Nuvola® aligner and Fantasmino® system. The two groups were compared by patient’s satisfaction,
improvement of the irregularity index.
Results: The goal of treatment has been achieved with the two systems. The average index value was 5.08 mm
for group A and 4.97 mm for group B. Following alignment, both systems have shown a reduction of the
average index value of 0.69 mm for group A and 0.64 mm for group B.
Conclusion: The two types of aligners have shown differences during the treatment. Fantasmino® system has
elastic properties of high performance, but its size does not encourage compliance throughout the day. Nuvola®
system determines good tooth movement and its size facilitates the patient’s collaboration. In both aligner
systems, difficulties were found in the correction of torque information and rotations.
Keywords
Clear aligners; Invisible appliances, Malocclusion.