Vol. 14 – Number 55 – 2021 Column Orthodontics and Ideas Page 23-29 Hybrid orthodontic treatment with association of 3D-BOT techniques and digital aligners – case report Ney Tavares Lima Neto1 Guaracy Lyra da Fonseca Junior1 Mateus Varela de Melo Oliveira2 Gurgiane Rodrigues Gurgel Cavalcante3 Cristina Harrop Duarte Ribeiro4 Luana Siqueira Ribeiro5 Absctract Over the years, patients have sought orthodontic treatments with high expectations, in relation to result/quality, time and more aesthetic treatment proposals. Many claim that vestibular devices directly affect their self-esteem and compromise their social well-being. This article will present a clinical case report of a female patient who sought a comfortable and imperceptible orthodontic treatment. The 3D-BOT technique used, makes use of wire fixation on the occlusal surface of posterior teeth and lingual of anterior teeth, which makes laypeople not realize the existence of orthodontic treatment, even when very close to the patient. Seeking to refine the treatment, sequential digital aligners were used in the upper arch only. To conclude the case reported a total of 12 visits were required and the patient’s main complaints as well as the orthodontic, functional, and aesthetic goals were achieved, in an imperceptible way and without interfering with the patient’s self-esteem and social life. Descriptors: Orthodontics, aesthetics Orthodontics, Orthodontics without brackets, aligners. 1 MSc in Orthodontics – SL Mandic, PhD in Orthodontics – SL Mandic. Professor and Coordinator of the Specialization Courses in Orthodontics – FACSETE. 2 Graduated in Dentistry – UNP, Specializing in Orthodontics – CPGO. 3 Specialist in Orthodontics, MSc in Dental Sciences – UFRN, Doctoral Student in Dental Sciences – UFRN. 4 Specialist in Orthodontics – ABO – Recife, Specialist in Dental Prosthesis – ABO – Fortaleza. 5 Graduated in Dentistry – UFRN, Postgraduate student in Orthodontics – FACSETE/CPGO – Natal. DOI: 10.24077/2021;1455-2329
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