A 3.5-year follow-up of an unusual case of rampant caries during clear aligner treatment

If patients follow the clinician’s recommendations, clear aligner orthodontic appliances cover the teeth for 20 to 22 hr daily. If oral hygiene is inadequate, bacterial plaque will lay extensively between the tooth surface and the clear aligner and lead to an increased risk of white spot lesions (WS...

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Main Authors: Wang Gengru, Fang Dongdong, Yin Xinqin, Flores-Mir Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2023-06-01
Series:Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0017