Orthodontic finishing errors detected in board-approved cases: common types and prediction.
José Valladares NetoLincoln Issamu NojimaHeloísio de Rezende LeiteMatheus de Melo PithonAdilson Luiz RamosLuís Antônio de Arruda AidarRoberto RochaCarlos Alberto Estevanell TavaresJonas Capelli JuniorRoberto Carlos Bodart BrandãoMarcos Alan Vieira BittencourtGuilherme de Araújo AlmeidaMirian Aiko Nakane MatsumotoPublished in: Dental press journal of orthodontics (2024)
Orthodontic finishing errors are inevitable, even in well-finished board-approved cases. Rotation, excessive buccolingual inclination, and discrepancies in marginal ridges are the most frequently observed areas of concern, in that order. Moreover, while case complexity, determined by DI, can impact orthodontic planning and pose challenges for clinicians, the study did not consider it a determining factor in predicting treatment outcomes.