Clear Aligner Extraction Treatment with Caterpillar Motion Staging: Biomechanical Rationale, Clinical Protocol, and Report of Two Cases
: Caterpillar Motion offers a biomechanically coherent and clinically reproducible staging strategy for clear aligner extraction therapy. Further controlled studies are needed to validate its advantages over traditional linear and en-masse protocols.
Authors
- A. Lopez-Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-4653)
- David Martínez-Lozano
- Carlos Rivero-Mourelle
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (ES)
- La Salle University (US)
- Acciona (Spain) (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dentistry Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14040197
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00