Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Treatment, 2nd Edition

1 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in the Three-Dimensional Era 2 Current Biomechanical Rationale Concerning Composite Attachments in Aligner Orthodontics 3 Clear Aligners: Material Structures and Properties 4 Influence of Intraoral Factors on Optical and Mechanical Aligner Material Properties 5 Theoretical and Practical Considerations in Planning an Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners 6 Class I Malocclusion 7 Aligner Treatment in Class II Malocclusion Patients 8 Aligners in Extraction Cases 9 Open-Bite Treatment with Aligners 10 Deep Bite 11 Interceptive Orthodontics with Aligners 12 The Hybrid Approach in Class II Malocclusions Treatment 13 Aligners and Impacted Canines 14 Aligner Orthodontics in Prerestorative Patients 15 Noncompliance Upper Molar Distalization and Aligner Treatment for Correction of Class II Malocclusions 16 Clear Aligner Orthodontic Treatment of Patients with Periodontitis 17 Surgery First with Aligner Therapy 18 Pain During Orthodontic Treatment: Biologic Mechanisms and Clinical Management 19 Retention and Stability Following Aligner Therapy 20 Overcoming the Limitations of Aligner Orthodontics: A Hybrid Approach Index

Ravindra Nanda, BDS, MDS, PhD, Professor Emeritus Department of Orthodontics University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, Connecticut, USA, Tommaso Castroflorio, DDS, PhD, Ortho. Spec., Department of Surgical Sciences, Specialization School in Orthodontics Dental School, University of Torino,Torino, Italy, Francesco Garino, MD, Ortho. Spec., Private Practice,Torino, Italy and Waddah Sabouni, DDS,CES, DUOL, DUOP, DUOPA, DUICMF, Orthodontist Specialist, Bandol Rivage, Sanary sur mer, France; Orthodontist Consultant, Elite Clinic, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Lecturer, Orthodontics, Dijon University, Dijon, France