2009 AAO Meeting (Boston) Contemporary Trends in Orthodontics

Technological advances in medical and dental therapy have made tremendous strides in recent years. Specifically, in the areas of orthodontic treatment modalities, patients have greater treatment choices and options than ever before in the history of dentistry. Recent 3-dimensional imaging have given birth to extremely precise methods of tooth movements with both Suresmile "robotics" which utilize traditional metal brackets and Invisalign aligners with clear plastic trays .... The Suresmile system does provide more consistency and superior results with the ability to overcome the more challenging orthodontic cases. With it expensive marketing campaign, Align Technology has been able to create a large market share for their Invisalign product although the use of the aligner appliances are more limited in the scope of treatment and overall orthodontic treatment.