Segmental maxillary osteotomy in cleft lip and palate patients: a stepwise planning in the orthodontic pre-surgical preparation with Invisalign.

With the aid of the proposed superimposition method, during the digital simulation of presurgical movements, clear aligner therapy appears to be an effective treatment even in patients with skeletal discrepancies and craniofacial anomalies involving the need for segmental Le Fort I osteotomies. More sophisticated software will certainly be implemented in the future.