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Other invisible orthodontic appliances on the market are clear aligners or plastic or ceramic braces. But "lingual" braces are fixed to the back, or lingual side, of your teeth, closer to your tongue.

The average cost for full treatment is just over $8000. If someone were to get a single-arch treatment (braces only on the upper or lower jaw), it would cost on average $4500 to $5000.

At an orthodontic force of 50 g, Von Mises stress in the periodontal ligament was primarily distributed on the labial side of the canine’s periodontal ligament, the cervical third of the lingual side ...

At the NDCS, the number of adult orthodontic patients jumped by more than 50 per cent between 2011 and 2017, from 244 to 375 patients. NDCS will be conducting a follow-up study to gather more recent ...

Introduction: The extraction of premolars is now a procedure frequently practiced as part of orthodontic treatment although it is subject to controversy. Its main objective which is very often the ...

Therefore, this study aims to comprehensively demonstrate, using the finite element method, the biomechanical effects of different tooth displacement patterns and different aligner thicknesses during ...

Both lingual and ceramic braces are still in use, but clear aligners, which became commercially available in the U.S. in 1999, have become far more popular.

Dr Mew's treatment of two children between September 2013 and May 2019 is being scrutinised An orthodontist whose viral jawline shaping methods advised treatment to young children "carried a risk ...

More information: Yuanyuan Li, MD et al, Finite Element Analysis of Orthodontic Relapse in Different Maxillary Arch Form, BIO Integration (2021). DOI: 10.15212/bioi-2021-0012 ...