Accuracy of predicted versus achieved aligner treatment outcome of a complex case using digital heatmaps

Abstract

A female patient, aged 15 years and 4 months at the commencement of treatment, presented with a mild Class III malocclusion, an anterior open bite and crowded, lingually collapsed arches. Non-surgical treatment was undertaken utilising the extraction of a lower incisor and clear aligners to control the vertical dimension, extrude the incisors and resolve the crowding. The case was completed in 21 months. Favourable occlusal and facial/aesthetic outcomes were obtained. A unique feature of this case report was that digital files of the prescribed and achieved outcomes were available for superimposition, and so it was possible to demonstrate the level to which the clinical outcome matched the virtual prescribed plan designated in the ClinCheck® software.