Susana Palma Moya - Aligner Techniques in Orthodontics

We are at the beginning of a new technique. Previous and complete case planification through a powerful software has radically changed the way we work. This means we have to go back to school, but we have never had so many possibilities to train ourselves like today. In this way, the professional is able to become as competent as he or she wishes. However, it seems that some things never change; and I do not just mean the huge reluctance to accept new concepts or techniques (that is really frequent in our profession), I also mean the small percentage of people such as Dr. Palma and Dr. Lozano, whose great desire for self‐improvement and progress gives as a result the finding of new knowledge. The knowledge that they generously share serves as an example and guide for many people.

Dr. Arturo Vela Hernandez

Dr Susana Palma Moyais an Orthodontist running a private practice in Ciudad Real, Spain. She obtained her postgraduate degree in Orthodontics and PhD in Dentofacial Orthopaedic and Orthodontics from the University of Madrid in 2002.

Was among the first group of Spanish Invisalign Providers in 2001.

International Invisalign Speaker since 2015.

Assistant professor for the postgraduate's program in orthodontics at U.C.M University in Madrid from 2003 to 2007, and currently teaching orthodontics at Salamanca University.

University degree in Orthodontics with Surfery from the International University of Cataluña UIC 2007

University degree in lingual Orthodontics by Valencia University 2009‐ 2011

Invisalign peer award 2015 (first international Award) and Invisalign peer award 2017(second European Award).

Member of the EMEA teen global group and member of Ortodoncis group in Spain

Invisalign Diamond II practitioner since 2015 and lectured in Invisalign treatment throughout Spain and Europe.

Dr Javier Lozano Zafrais an Orthodontist running a private practice in Murcia, Spain.

Degree in Dentistry, Murcia University

PhD, Murcia University

Postgraduate programme in Orthodontics, San Pablo CEU University

Honorary lecturer, Seville University, Spain

Invisalign International Speaker

Invisalign Diamond Practitioner

Honorary Member of the French Society of Aligners

Member of the Invisalign TEEN global group and member of Ortodoncis group in Spain

My thanks must go first to my husband Paco who has worked just as much as I on the preparation of this book. He has worked tirelessly in gathering together the evidence from videos and other photographic material required. I also want to thank him for his love and understanding which have given me the inspiration and strength to write it.

To my children Marta and Paco for the time I have stolen from them and the continuous inspiration and strength they provide to enable me to get the best from myself: thank you.

To my parents, Mercedes and Paco, whose love and effort encouraged me to become an orthodontist and who have been pillars of strength throughout my life.

To Align Technology for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to share my orthodontic experience with other practitioners from 2015 onwards.

I also want to thank all my orthodontics team, because without them we could not get the results we see today, which we are able to demonstrate in the book.

I want to thank my good friend and partner, Dr Javier Lozano, not only because it has been a pleasure sharing our time working on making the book (and ultimately helping many students master the aligner technique in Aligners Academy), but also because his friendship has led to a tipping point in my life.

And finally, my thanks go to the entire Wiley team for their help in producing this book.

Dr. Susana Palma Moya

To Susana and Paco,

You both take me to the ‘next level’ every day, inspire my work and my life.

I do not know where I will be in 10 or 20 years’ time but, of this I am sure, our friendship will remain one of the most important pillars of life to me.

Thanks for trusting me, for taking care of me, for having me as a friend: I hope life brings you as much happiness as I think you deserve.

To Dani,

Your smile is the most important thing to me.

Dr. Javier Lozano Zafra

This book is accompanied by a companion website:

Companion website: www.wiley.com/go/lozano‐zafra/aligner‐techniques

The website includes:

ClinCheck videos of every treatment in the book. Watch them simultaneously to every chapter, in order to fully understand biomechanics and staging used in every treatment.

Patient Cases

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