Friday, November 26
02:30 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.

Dr. Wajeeh Khan, Hamm

Advantages of Elastic Thermoplastic Aligners

Thermoplastic overlay appliances have been used for decades and since the Invisalign® system in 1997 computer aided incremental set-ups have been used to control orthodontic forces in aligner therapy. Less attention has been given to material properties. Softer thermoplastic materials tend to be more pliable and aligners fabricated with such materials adapt better on mal-positioned teeth. A low modulus of elasticity also makes these materials more suitable for generating light orthodontic forces. Modern orthodontic techniques
that make use of high-tech computer techniques as well as desirable material properties are obtaining better clinical results in aligner therapy.

Dr. Wajeeh Khan worked after B.D.S 1984 at Univ. of Punjab (Pakistan) as a Postgraduate 1986-1989 in the Dep. of Maxillofacial Surgery at Univ. Hosp. Münster, Germany followed there by his Dr. med. dent. 1989 and a Postgraduate Training in the Dep.of Orthodontics. 1996 he started an orthodontic private practice in Hamm (Germany), since 2006 he is Managing Director of OrthoCaps GmbH.

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