With OrthoCAD iQ’s increased level of precision, you’ll get ideal results much faster than you would with traditional methods. Traditional application of braces involved a long appointment, placing the braces on the teeth one at a time, directly in the mouth. The old method of placing braces directly on the teeth, one at a time, while the patient is in the dental chair is prone to inaccuracy and errors due to the inability to directly view the teeth properly and patient movement. What this translates to is longer treatments as the inaccuracies in placing the braces are fine tuned out at the end of the treatment.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Less Time In Braces
Because of increased accuracy, patient cases using computer placement systems can progress faster than usual meaning less time in braces.
Fewer Adjustment Visits
Dr Tiang is now able are able to fine tune your bracket placement with unmatched precision. As a result, the number of follow-up and adjustment visits can be greatly reduced. This means less disruption to your everyday life.
Reduced Time in Patient Chair on Bonding Day
With the OrthoCAD iQ system, the top and bottom braces are each placed as a single unit, rather than tooth by tooth, resulting in a shorter office visit.
Slightly increased costs
There is a small additional fee for using the OrthoCAD iQ system
The initial planning stages take longer
Additional work on the computer to really plan your treatment in detail down to the last few millimetres of tooth movement takes extra time. Also, with the OrthCAD iQ system, your moulds are sent to Australia and then digitised before the data is sent to the USA for processing. Of course, all the time inviested in the beginning pays itself off in terms of reduced overall time in braces.
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