Clear Aligner Treatment in Orthodontics-Clear Aligner Treatment in Orthodontics

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Dr. Amir Amino-Sherry delivered a webinar for general dentists on clear aligner treatment, focusing on how aligners can be integrated into everyday practice. He reviewed the evolution of aligners from early tooth positioners and vacuum-formed retainers to CAD/CAM systems and today’s digital scanners and in-house workflows. He emphasized that aligner therapy has expanded rapidly in both orthodontics and general dentistry, but successful treatment still depends on careful diagnosis, treatment planning, and communication—not “do-it-yourself” prescriptions.<br /><br />He discussed plastic materials used in aligners and retainers, including amorphous versus crystalline polymers, SmartTrack, Zendura, and newer 3D-printed options. He also covered attachments, bite ramps, elastics, IPR, and staging, stressing that the movement plan is often more important than the attachment itself. Through multiple clinical examples, he showed how to manage crowding, deep bite, diastemas, ectopic cuspids, hybrid cases, and surgical orthodontic patients.<br /><br />His main conclusions were to plan deliberately, customize prescriptions, understand tooth-size discrepancies like Bolton analysis, and keep learning from each case. He closed with a practical “75% rule”: expect aligner outcomes to be somewhat less than planned and build in realistic overcorrection.

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Clear Aligner Treatment in Orthodontics Amir Aminoshariae, DMD, MS, MSD Subject: 370 Orthodontics Credits: 1.5 Audience: Dentists Fee: $125 (nonmembers); $75 (members); $37.50 (students); FREE for Region 17 Members Description This course will provide a presentation on clear aligner treatment and its history, application of treatment and treatment planning. Also included will be a demonstration of a few cases of treatment planning and execution of treatment plans, which will include some auxiliaries and “hybrid” fixed/aligner treatment. Learning Objectives · Receive a general overview of clear aligners and treatment planning. · Discuss attachment types and purposes. · Receive a small overview on specific brands, but with more detail on plastic on the market. Speaker Bio Amir Aminoshariae, DMD, MS, MSD, is a graduate of the esteemed orthodontic program at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to his orthodontic training, “Dr. A” (as he is known by colleagues, patients and friends) served as a U.S. Army dental officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In addition to his work in the military, he provided dental services to the community in private practice in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Aminoshariae practiced orthodontics in Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles, California; and now Greensboro, North Carolina, where he implemented both fixed and clear aligner treatment in his practice. Additional Information This course is sponsored by Region 17.

Keywords

clear aligner therapy

general dentistry

digital orthodontics

treatment planning

CAD/CAM workflows

aligner materials

attachments and staging

Bolton analysis

overcorrection