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ORTHODONTIC SECTION

Fig 10: Patient using a mirror and aligner removal tool to try-on and Fig 11: Patient’s smile while wearing aligners mid-treatment.
remove their aligners and practicing speech while wearing aligners.

Fig 12: Patient’s scan after completion of the preliminary aligner therapy. Fig 13: Patient’s scan after completion of the refinement.

This article delves into a case study
of interdisciplinary dentistry with a core
focus on aligners which examine the
patient’s complaints, motivations and
transformations . The case involves a
(7)
young female patient who had previously
undergone fixed orthodontic therapy.

CASE STUDY
The case presented with the patient
having previously undergone orthodontic
therapy after the diagnosis of a Class 1
Bimaxillary Proclination, (Figures 1 and 2)
which meant a traditional All-4 Premolar
extraction. The treatment was ended on
Fig 14: Patient’s face after completion of the Fig 15: Three quarter picture of the smile a fair overjet and overbite, however her
treatment, a stark contrast from how they walked providing a noticeable difference in the total tooth material still seemed excessive,
in and a testament to the changes re-treatment inclination and outward aesthetics of the leading to the patients perception that her
can make to a smile. patient’s smile. teeth were still proclined and she felt her
teeth looked excessively yellow (Figure 3).
ARTICLE CITATION The treatment plan formulated was to do
Vyom Akshay Rathi (2025). Invisible enhancement: An exploration of retreatment using
aligners. Dental Practice, 21(1), 46-50 an enameloplasty of her anteriors followed
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