Evaluation of the effects of the implementation of a new finishing protocol in orthodontics patients

Patients who are being treated in the postgraduate orthodontic clinics and who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria, will be subject to a detailed evaluation according to the OGS criteria and upon meeting the treatment completion criteria they will be placed an aligner with setup for 3 weeks. The scores obtained before and after the aligner will be compared with a historical control group The OGS score obtained for each group, will be compared and the impact of the protocol and the aligner will be evaluated

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who completed the active phase of the bimaxillary orthodontic treatment in the Orthodontics Postgraduate Program of the UdeA by criteria of the treating clinician, during 2014 - 2018 period were included. Patients treated by using the UDEA1 finishing protocol (GC) and the UDEA 2 (GE) finishing protocol, which included aligners. All patients must have standardized diagnostic records at the end of the finishing phase (cast models and panoramic X-Rays) and must accepted to participate in the study voluntarily

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients that require prosthetic, periodontal and / or surgical treatments or with systemic compromise that may influence the outcome of orthodontic treatment