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Table 1 Amount of planned movement

From: Treatment outcome and efficacy of an aligner technique – regarding incisor torque, premolar derotation and molar distalization

Tooth movement

Possible staging*

Maximal amount of movement**

Mean movement/aligner**

Mean staging/aligner**

Premolar Derotation w Att

2.0°

30.0°

17.8°

1.1°

Premolar Derotation w/o Att

2.0°

35.0°

20.1°

1.2°

Distalization w Att

0.25 mm

3.2 mm

2.7 mm

0.2 mm

Distalization w/o Att

0.25 mm

3.2 mm

2.6 mm

0.2 mm

Incisor Torque w Att

1.0°

28.0°

16.1°

1.2°

Incisor Torque w PR

1.0°

30.0°

15.9°

1.1°

  1. w Att. = with Attachment; w/o Att. = without Attachment; w PR = with Power Ridge.
  2. *Possible staging according to the treatment protocol of Align technology.
  3. **Amount of planned movement according to ClinCheck/the technician.