The Use of Clear Aligners in Multi-Segmental Maxillary Surgery: A Case–Control Study in Cleft Lip and Palate and Skeletal Class III Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Patients and Methods
2.1. Study Sample
2.2. Control Sample
Pre-Surgical Orthodontic Treatment
- Conventional fixed appliances technique
- 2.
- Clear aligner technique
3. Summary of the Surgical Procedure
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Meazzini, M.C.; Demonte, L.P.; Cohen, N.; Battista, V.M.A.; Rabbiosi, D.; Autelitano, L. The Use of Clear Aligners in Multi-Segmental Maxillary Surgery: A Case–Control Study in Cleft Lip and Palate and Skeletal Class III Patients. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051329
Meazzini MC, Demonte LP, Cohen N, Battista VMA, Rabbiosi D, Autelitano L. The Use of Clear Aligners in Multi-Segmental Maxillary Surgery: A Case–Control Study in Cleft Lip and Palate and Skeletal Class III Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(5):1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051329
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeazzini, Maria Costanza, Leonardo Paolo Demonte, Noah Cohen, Valeria Marinella Augusta Battista, Dimitri Rabbiosi, and Luca Autelitano. 2024. "The Use of Clear Aligners in Multi-Segmental Maxillary Surgery: A Case–Control Study in Cleft Lip and Palate and Skeletal Class III Patients" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 5: 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051329