Planning Digital Indirect Bonding with Root Awareness

Abstract

The awareness of the actual position, angulations and inclination of the roots of the teeth as early as the bonding stage, might be a promising upgrade for the finishing stage. The current manuscript describes the image fusion modality between the CBCT and digitally scanned model and the utilization of this procedure during the digital indirect bonding technique. Utilization of the current digital technology in orthodontic bracket placement should improve and simplify the bonding stage and accordingly facilitate and make more accurate the finishing of the orthodontic case. The awareness of the importance of correct root position in orthodontics arose from the study of the normal occlusion population [1] and the orthodontic post-treatment relapse phenomenon due to improper root positioning [2,3].