COMPUTERS IN ORTHODONTICS

The field of orthodontics in its new era is venturing ahead to more up-to-date technological point of view. Digital technology has a significant effect on our lives ever since the modernization of mobile phones. The advances in technology have remodelled the diagnosis and treatment plan in the field of medicine. Digital workflows are currently increasing in the orthodontic practice and has touched every aspect of orthodontics – with transformations in the documentation, study casts, analysis of a dental malocclusion, smile designing, treatment planning and for fabrication of orthodontic appliances. Use of computers in orthodontics has mainly changed the possibilities and paradigms in orthodontic treatment. To keep up with changing technologies and a faster, more accurate, and more efficient workflow, there is great potential in digital dentistry. Nevertheless, it is necessary to remain aware that digital smart data and other technologies are unable to substitute humans for providing dental expertise and the capacity for patient empathy. The key still belongs to the orthodontist, who manages and directs the digital applications.