Clinical innovation
The nature of malocclusion which requires first premolar tooth extraction is an orthodontic problem which affects 20 per cent of patients in Europe.
To help treat this section of the population Align Technology announced the release of Invisalign G6aclinical innovation for first premolar extraction. The announcement was made at Live Lab on May 9, and featured presentations on the biomechanical background to Invisalign G6 by John Morton. John was followed by Francesco Garino who offered his initial experiences with first premolar extraction treatments and the possibilities offered by Invisalign G6 Innovations.
They explained that Invisalign G6 is engineered to improve clinical outcomes for the orthodontic treatment of severe crowding and bimaxillary protrusion which requires premolar extraction. Align's new advance provides vertical control and root parallelism using new SmartStage technology and SmartForce features which optimise the progression of tooth movements for first premolar extraction treatment planned for maximum anchorage.
Invisalign G6 for first premolar extraction is the culmination of perpetual clinical innovation at Align Technology which builds on the comprehensive features and functionality of the system. The two new features comprise:
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