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

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

Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Volume 39 (2023): Issue 1 (January 2023)
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Open Access
|Jun 2023

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Figure 1.

Digital photos of the face and teeth before clear aligner treatment.
Digital photos of the face and teeth before clear aligner treatment.

Figure 2.

Panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs before clear aligner treatment.
Panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs before clear aligner treatment.

Figure 3.

Six-month follow-up after clear aligner commencement.
Six-month follow-up after clear aligner commencement.

Figure 4.

One-year follow-up after clear aligner commencement.
One-year follow-up after clear aligner commencement.

Figure 5.

One-year follow-up after clear aligner commencement, 1/4 to 1/2 incisal enamel has been lost on most teeth. Exposed dentine maintained its saw-like lobe shape in the four lower incisors.
One-year follow-up after clear aligner commencement, 1/4 to 1/2 incisal enamel has been lost on most teeth. Exposed dentine maintained its saw-like lobe shape in the four lower incisors.

Figure 6.

One-year follow-up after clear aligner therapy.
One-year follow-up after clear aligner therapy.

Figure 7.

Panoramic radiographs after one-year clear aligner treatment.
Panoramic radiographs after one-year clear aligner treatment.

Figure 8.

Treatment of the caries. Restorations on the lower anterior teeth.
Treatment of the caries. Restorations on the lower anterior teeth.

Figure 9.

Treatment of the caries. Restorations for the cusp caries.
Treatment of the caries. Restorations for the cusp caries.

Figure 10.

Treatment of the caries. Infiltrative resins for enamel demineralisation of the posterior teeth.
Treatment of the caries. Infiltrative resins for enamel demineralisation of the posterior teeth.

Figure 11.

Treatment of the caries. Infiltrative resins for enamel demineralisation of the anterior teeth.
Treatment of the caries. Infiltrative resins for enamel demineralisation of the anterior teeth.

Figure 12.

Three-month follow-up after caries management.
Three-month follow-up after caries management.

Figure 13.

3.5-year follow-up after caries management.
3.5-year follow-up after caries management.

Figure 14.

Tooth 46 was restored with a composite post-core and a polycarbonate provisional crown.
Tooth 46 was restored with a composite post-core and a polycarbonate provisional crown.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
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Language: English
Page range: 171 - 182
Submitted on: Jan 1, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2023
Published on: Jun 12, 2023
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2023 Gengru Wang, Dongdong Fang, Xinqin Yin, Carlos Flores-Mir, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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