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2. How Does Invisalign Straighten Teeth? - AOL

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   Invisalign works as a clear, removable device to correct common dental situations, including crowded or gap teeth. Learn about fitting.

3. How Long Does Invisalign Take (& Other Things to Consider ...

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   To answer some of your most pressing questions about Invisalign and teeth straightening in general. As someone who had braces (and a fetching metal expander that gave me a giant lisp) as a tween ...

4. Malocclusion - Wikipedia

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   Genetic (inheritance) factors, extra teeth, lost teeth, impacted teeth, or abnormally shaped teeth have been cited as causes of crowding. Ill-fitting dental fillings, crowns, appliances, retainers, or braces as well as misalignment of jaw fractures after a severe injury are also known to cause crowding. [ 26 ]

5. Interproximal reduction - Wikipedia

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   In 1944, Murray L. Ballard was the first to advocate for the stripping of the lower anterior teeth due to crowding in a paper published in The Angle Orthodontist.Other authors also advocated about slenderizing the teeth for next 40 years but it was not until the 1980s when John J. Sheridan's Air Rotor Stripping (ARS) technique for interproximal reduction captured significant interest.

6. Clear aligners - Wikipedia

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   3D representation of a person's teeth in the Invisalign software. Treatment begins with taking x-ray and photographs for diagnostic purposes, followed by capturing the patient's bite, teeth, and gums via a bite registration and polyvinyl siloxane impressions or an intra-oral digital scanner. The latter method has greatly increased in popularity ...

7. Orthodontics - Wikipedia

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   Orthodontics [a] [b] is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, as well as misaligned bite patterns. [2] It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial orthopedics. Abnormal alignment of the teeth and jaws is very common.