History of Clear Aligners

When you hear the term “ clear aligners ”, it seems like a new modality of treatment in orthodontics, but this concept is not a new one. The initial concept of aligners dates as far back as the early 20th century. The aligners, though have evolved a lot since the time they came into existence to increase the efficacy of tooth movements. With the rise of the digital age of the 21st century, modern technology has been integrated with these fundamental principles to create a variety of contemporary clear aligner systems that allow for a more comprehensive format of approach to orthodontic treatment. For many centuries, many ancient civilizations had a way of aligning their crooked teeth with a more crude form of braces than the ones used today. Not only straightening teeth, but these braces also had another purpose in the past as they were used as a way of preserving straight teeth among the dead and in the highly revered afterlife. The following materials were...