European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

In this study, young adult orthodontic patients' subjective assessments of their own social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and beauty were evaluated. With 260 undergraduates, a cross-sectional analytical questionnaire study was done. Each participant was required to see a single, randomly chosen colour photograph of a young adult girl before making assessments of her personality traits. The same young adult female was depicted in five altered photos: (1) with no appliance, (2) with a fixed stainless steel orthodontic appliance, (3) with a fixed ceramic orthodontic appliance, (4) with a fixed gold orthodontic appliance, and (5) with a clear, colourless aligner. Likert scales were utilised, with higher scores denoting more favourable reviews. The chi-square test was used to analyse the results. For SC and PA, there were no discernible differences in the looks of the various orthodontic appliances. There was a tendency where the transparent aligner or no appliance appearance was viewed as more attractive than the visible buccal fixed appliances. In the absence of additional information, a young adult's perceptions of a young adult's personal traits are influenced by their teeth's look and the design of their orthodontic appliances. This might affect how you choose your orthodontic device.

Orthodontic treatment involving clear polyurethane aligners has started dominating the market. Although it has existed for almost two decades now, it is not indicated for all type of patients. Controversies exists in the aligners treatment indications. Some indicate that they should be used in orthodontic cases without skeletal disharmonies with mild crowding, whereas others have suggested that Invisalign may be suitable for even moderately complex orthodontic cases. In this review, a basic idea of the aligners and recent advances are discussed.