Retrospective study shows limited efficacy of clear aligner therapy and elastics for Class II correction in adolescents, indicating a need for improved methods.
Approximately one-third of the planned overjet reduction and just less than half of the planned intermaxillary sagittal FPM changes were achieved with an initial series of Invisalign aligners and Class II elastics in a sample of adolescent patients.
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