Evidence Iceberg

AJO/DO 2014 Publication.

“Dr. J. Voudouris believes firmly in the need for scientific evidence-based data in peer-reviewed publications to support clinical applications for predictable and consistent clinical results. (Scientific investigations of diagnostic and treatment procedures also prevents complications for patients).”

Aligner treatments can only be best accepted by the profession long-term primarily through scientific evidence-based investigations. Rigorous scientific studies must be the foundation for aligners to reproducibly support expert opinions, anecdotal statements or clinical cases arrived through trial-and-error refinements. From the over 43 different aligner companies, those that engage and embrace scientific data in their communications will be the most successful with clinicians going forward. This includes scientific approaches such as the one we present here for differential supercorrections to reduce costly refinements. This is a significant, common goal for clinicians, university programs, and aligner companies.

In the tradition of Edward Angle’s novel idea of the first edgewise brackets, new appliances are also shown including a clear and curved maxillary segmental distalizer with mid-hook, aligner tongue trainers, and aligner divots with large crescent cut-outs for elastics.

Differential Supercorrections® are based on several high-quality aligner efficacy investigation. On the left the use of lower-level single case reports and expert opinions alone can produce hit-or-miss results that can lead to sinking failures. With high quality scientific studies, one can strategically achieve more consistently with an orderly, appropriate plan to supercorrect that is a plan for success. This occurs by producing a well-defined virtual treatment plan with supercorrections® from the start.

Dr. J. Voudouris’ Abstracts