Aligner-Related Apps

With heavy reliance on modern-day technology and its associated benefits, medicine and dentistry, will not be immune to this. It would be very logical to assume that aligner treatment, a contemporary technique in itself solely reliant on CAD-CAM, would also make use of technological advances. This is certainly the case with an increased uptake of orthodontic-related applications (apps) and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Mobile and tablet applications are very well part of our day-to-day lives and orthodontic apps are becoming more mainstream. Patients have a positive attitude towards apps in general and with patients wanting to gain more control of their treatment, orthodontic apps could provide the practicable solution. Mobile apps in orthodontics have three main domains of use: Secondary domains that feature less in current apps include educational and informative and record keeping.