Buttons & Elastics

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Auxiliary Techniques: Sagittal (Class II/Class III) Corrections (PDF):
This guide shows the steps involved in incorporating Class II/Class III elastics for sagittal corrections during Invisalign treatment. This information describes the most widely used technique which involves bonding buttons directly to the teeth by cutting windows in the aligners.
Auxiliary Techniques: Extrusions (PDF):
This guide shows the most widely used technique of using buttons and elastics to extrude a tooth.
Auxiliary Techniques: Rotation and In-Out Movement Techniques (PDF)
This article describes tips and techniques for successfully finishing Invisalign treatment with rotations, in-out, and tip movements.

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