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January 2025 Continuing Education - Ymod

The document outlines the Continuing Education (CE) program for January 2025, detailing the requirements for earning CE credits through a test on orthodontic topics. It includes summaries of four articles focusing on various aspects of orthodontic aligners, including material properties, microbial adhesion, curing light effects, and the effectiveness of directly printed aligners. Participants must achieve a passing score to receive credits, with tests available for purchase online.

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January 2025 Continuing Education - Ymod

The document outlines the Continuing Education (CE) program for January 2025, detailing the requirements for earning CE credits through a test on orthodontic topics. It includes summaries of four articles focusing on various aspects of orthodontic aligners, including material properties, microbial adhesion, curing light effects, and the effectiveness of directly printed aligners. Participants must achieve a passing score to receive credits, with tests available for purchase online.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

January 2025 Continuing Education CE Editor: Dr Allen H. Moffitt

Instructions: To submit your answers to this test and earn 3 hours of 3 hours of CE credit, you must answer 75% of the questions correctly.
CE credit, go to www.aaoinfo.org and log in as a member. Select the If you do not receive a passing score the first time, you can take the
AJODO tab and follow the instructions. Tests may be purchased for test again, free of charge, until you pass. Upon successful completion
any issue published in the preceding 12 months. The fee for each of the test, your CE credits will be added to the AAO's online CE
test is $20. You will take the test online but can download and print Credit Manager, and you can use the CE Credit Manager to print a
a PDF version of the test. Results are tabulated immediately. To earn certificate.

JANUARY 2025 LEARNING OBJECTIVES


After completing this course, the participant will have: Article 2: Comparison of microbial adhesion and biofilm for-
1. An understanding of the differences between thermoplastic mate- mation on different orthodontic aligners, by Aylin Pasaoglu
rials and 3-dimensional printing resins used for clear retainers as Bozkurt et al
to their physical, mechanical, and optical properties.
5. This study aimed to compare and evaluate time-dependent biofilm
2. An awareness of microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on
formation and microbial adhesion on 6 different clear aligner
various orthodontic aligner materials.
systems.
3. Familiarity with the effects of curing lights and polymerization
1. True
shrinkage of composite attachments in clear aligner treatment.
2. False
4. An appreciation for the effectiveness of directly printed aligners for
the treatment of moderate malocclusions. 6. Samples of the aligner systems materials plus bacteria were incu-
bated and spectrophotometrically evaluated for biofilm at 0, 24,
Article 1: Comparison of physical, mechanical, and optical 48, 96,120, and 240 hours.
properties between thermoplastic materials and 3- 1. True
dimensional printing resins for orthodontic clear retainers, 2. False
by Siew Peng Neoh et al
7. The authors reported that biofilm measurement averages for all 6
1. This study aimed to investigate the physical, mechanical, and optical system materials were consistently the same at all time points.
properties of 3-dimensional printing resins by comparing them with 1. True
thermoplastic materials. 2. False
1. True
8. The authors concluded that the findings of this study suggest that
2. False
the choice of aligner material and design may influence the oral
2. Qualitative surface assessment of all materials was done by visually microenvironment and bacterial adhesion on the aligner material
observing samples of each material in dry, wet, and aged conditions. chosen.
1. True 1. True
2. False 2. False

3. The authors reported that the high strength, ductility, and physico-
chemical stability of the thermoplastics are preferable for the
long-term use of orthodontic retainers for up to 1 year.
1. True
2. False
4. The authors concluded that the 3-dimensional printing materials
require further improvement to be clinically acceptable as orthodon-
tic retainers.
1. True
2. False

133.e1
Article 3: Effects of curing lights on polymerization Article 4: Directly printed aligner therapy: A 12-month evalu-
shrinkage of composite attachments in clear aligner treat- ation of application and effectiveness, by Vanessa Knode et al
ment: A microcomputed tomography study, by Irmak Ocak 13. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and effi-
et al ciency of the directly printed aligners (Graphy, Seoul, South Korea)
9. This study aimed to investigate whether polymerization shrinkage to correct moderate malocclusions and to evaluate the occurrence
occurs during attachment bonding when using light-emitting diode and nature of any complications associated with its use over 12
(LED) curing devices and to assess whether these devices induce any months.
changes in the attachment template, including alterations caused by 1. True
temperature increases. 2. False
1. True
14. The sample comprised 36 participants aged 14-64 years presenting
2. False
with a range of malocclusion types.
10. Extracted premolar and molar teeth were placed in models and had 1. True
horizontally oriented attachments, which were 4 mm in width and 2. False
2 mm in height, placed using various light-curing devices.
15. The authors reported the sample mean pretreatment peer assess-
1. True
ment rating to be 17.01 6 7.93, and the final rating was 2.25 6
2. False
1.50, which is a significant improvement of 86.6% for the maloc-
11. The authors reported that for the parameter of attachment length clusion.
at the occlusal level, a statistically significant difference between 1. True
group B (LED unit for 20 seconds) and group D (LED unit in extra 2. False
mode) was observed.
16. The authors concluded that directly printed aligners may have a
1. True
role in managing moderate malocclusions based on the improve-
2. False
ments observed in the study’s treated patients.
12. The authors concluded that the temperatures generated by halogen 1. True
and LED curing lights are similar and, therefore, do not affect either 2. False
the composite attachment or the attachment template.
1. True
2. False

133.e2

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