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Table 2 The final index system for clinical supervision during clear aligner treatment in extraction patients

From: An index system for the clinical supervision of clear aligner in extraction patients based on the Delphi method and the analytic hierarchy process

First-level

Second level

Third-level

A1 Tooth movements

B1 Maxillary molars

C1 Sagittal

  

C2 Vertical

  

C3 Horizontal

 

B2 Maxillary canines

C4 Sagittal

  

C5 Vertical

  

C6 Horizontal

 

B3 Maxillary incisors

C7 Sagittal

  

C8 Vertical

  

C9 Horizontal

 

B4 Mandibular molars

C10 Sagittal

  

C11 Vertical

  

C12 Horizontal

 

B5 Mandibular canines

C13 Sagittal

  

C14 Vertical

  

C15 Horizontal

 

B6 Mandibular incisors

C16 Sagittal

  

C17 Vertical

  

C18 Horizontal

A2 Dentofacial health

B7 Periodontal health

C19 Tooth mobility

  

C20 Gingival receding

  

C21 Alveolar defects

 

B8 Dentition and occlusion

C22 Arch symmetry

  

C23 Spee curve

  

C24 Occlusal contact

  

C25 Overbite

  

C26 Overjet

 

B9 Temporal-mandibular joint

C27 Clicking

  

C28 Pain

 

B10 Facial aesthetics

C29 nasolabial angle

  

C30 mentolabial sulcus