Elastics for Invisalign – The Long and Short of it [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP070

As you get more experienced with clear aligner therapy you learn a universal truth about those pesky lateral incisors that will refuse to extrude! I am joined by Dr Robin Bethell from Aligner Nation to help us learn more about the use of Elastics as auxiliaries for Clear Aligner protocols.

Protrusive Dental Pearl: The Bethell IPR Technique! Click Here for the Video of how Dr Bethell uses the bur for IPR

Interestingly, Dr Robin Bethell has not used intermaxillary elastics for over 3 years. He primarily uses them for vertical movements. I personally have used them extruding lateral incisors, which works very well. Here is the video to share how to extrude lateral incisors with elastics:

We also discussed:

• Common causes of Posterior Open Bites during aligner treatment
• How to manage Posterior Open Bites (the key is diagnosis)
• The role elastics play in clear aligner treatment
• Dr Bethell’s views on GDP Orthodontics

Here is the link to the evidence base Dr Bethell referred to

Be sure to follow Robin Bethell on Insta and check out @protrusivedental for more

if you enjoyed this, you will also like Comprehensive vs Compromised Orthodontics as part of the Straightpril series!