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Clear aligner seCtion

Fig 11:
Start of Phase 2 records:

Age: 12 years, 5 months
Transitional period: 21 months
(Class 3 elastics on additional aligners were worn at
night)

Fig 12:
End of Phase 2 records:
Age: 13 years, 9 months
Treatment length (Phase 2): 16 months
Number of aligners used:
Upper: 29 + 30 (weekly changes)
Lower: 29 + 30 (weekly changes)
Auxiliaries used: Class 3/vertical elastics to buttons
bonded on the canines (#6, 11, 22, 27)

aBoUt tHe aUtHor

Dr. Regina Blevins (Minnesota,
USA) started her career as a dental
hygiene graduate of C.S. Mott
community college. She received
her degree in dentistry from the
University of Michigan and her
orthodontic certificate from the
University of Minnesota. Dr. Blevins
is a past-president of the Minnesota Association of
Orthodontists, a Clinical Adjunct Professor at the
University of Minnesota, and a member of the Align
Technology teaching faculty. Outside of the office,
Dr. Blevins enjoys living an active lifestyle (she is a
Taekwondo black belt!) and spending time with her
husband and their four children. At the most recent
Invisalign Virtual Summit in November 2020, Dr.
Blevins discussed her best practices and strategies for
managing ClinCheck® plan reviews to scale utilization
of Invisalign aligners.

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