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Objectives <p>To determine the clinical factors associated with expansion predictability using clear aligners.</p> Materials and methods <p>Pretreatment, prediction in the first approved ClinCheck, and pretreatment of the first refinement digital casts were recovered from Invisalign’s ClinCheck software for 98 patients with permanent dentition. Arch width measurements were collected in the ClinCheck arch width table for canines, first and second premolars, and first molars. Expansion predictability was calculated by subtracting the expansion achieved from that predicted. Expansion predictors were explored using univariate and multivariate generalized linear mixed models (GLMM).</p> Results <p>Ninety-eight patients (mean age 48.7 years, standard deviation [SD] = 12.5 years) with 1440 eligible teeth (720 on each side) were assessed. The absolute difference between planned and achieved expansion was 0.92&#xa0;mm (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.86–0.99). While 72.2% of the measurements showed some degree of underexpansion, 79.3% of all overcorrections appeared in the mandible. According to the univariate analysis, the following variables were associated with expansion predictability: sex, arch, presence of posterior crossbite, absence of extractions, placement of attachments, absence of stripping, tooth type and higher predicted expansion. Those identified by GLMM were arch, tooth type, amount of predicted expansion and posterior crossbite.</p> Conclusions <p>Expansion with Invisalign aligners is more reliable in the lower jaw and in the canine region. Cases with large, planned expansions or initial posterior crossbites (unilateral or bilateral) seem less predictable.</p> Clinical relevance <p>The risk of not achieving the planned expansion is greater in the maxilla, posterior teeth, and when crossbite is present.</p>

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Factors affecting expansion predictability of clear aligner treatment

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    2025年4月21日

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  • Cristina de-la-Rosa-Gay,
  • Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón,
  • Rui Figueiredo,
  • Octavi Camps-Font

摘要

Objectives

To determine the clinical factors associated with expansion predictability using clear aligners.

Materials and methods

Pretreatment, prediction in the first approved ClinCheck, and pretreatment of the first refinement digital casts were recovered from Invisalign’s ClinCheck software for 98 patients with permanent dentition. Arch width measurements were collected in the ClinCheck arch width table for canines, first and second premolars, and first molars. Expansion predictability was calculated by subtracting the expansion achieved from that predicted. Expansion predictors were explored using univariate and multivariate generalized linear mixed models (GLMM).

Results

Ninety-eight patients (mean age 48.7 years, standard deviation [SD] = 12.5 years) with 1440 eligible teeth (720 on each side) were assessed. The absolute difference between planned and achieved expansion was 0.92 mm (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.86–0.99). While 72.2% of the measurements showed some degree of underexpansion, 79.3% of all overcorrections appeared in the mandible. According to the univariate analysis, the following variables were associated with expansion predictability: sex, arch, presence of posterior crossbite, absence of extractions, placement of attachments, absence of stripping, tooth type and higher predicted expansion. Those identified by GLMM were arch, tooth type, amount of predicted expansion and posterior crossbite.

Conclusions

Expansion with Invisalign aligners is more reliable in the lower jaw and in the canine region. Cases with large, planned expansions or initial posterior crossbites (unilateral or bilateral) seem less predictable.

Clinical relevance

The risk of not achieving the planned expansion is greater in the maxilla, posterior teeth, and when crossbite is present.