Jong-Hyeon Lee 先生 Barun Orthodontic Clinic (Korea)
講演・研修イベント
第3回 日本インハウスアライナー矯正歯科研究会
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Controlled, Not Just Aligned : Precision Tooth Movement with Shape Memory Aligners - Controlled, Not Just Aligned: Precision Tooth Movement with Shape Memory Aligners
Clear aligners are increasingly capable of complex tooth movement, yet certain movements — including translation and root torque — remain classified as having low predictability. This lecture reframes that assumption through biomechanics.
Shape memory aligners deliver light, continuous forces within the physiological range — fundamentally different from the high, rapidly decaying forces generated by thermoformed aligners. The key to precision lies not in the attachment, but in the fit: the accuracy of surface adaptation becomes the accuracy of tooth movement.
Through a series of clinical cases — including translation and root control in both growing and adult patients — this lecture explores the potential of shape memory aligners to expand the boundaries of predictable tooth movement.
•Gangwon National University, School of Dentistry (DDS, MSD, PhD)
•Residency, Department of Orthodontics, Gangwon National University Dental Hospital
•Board-certified Specialist in Orthodontics
•Board-certified Specialist in Integrated Dentistry
•Founding Member & Director of External Affairs, Korean Research Society of Orofacial Orthopedics (KRSOO)
•Director, Barun Orthodontic Clinic, Donghae, Korea (2017–present)
