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Table 1 Landmarks

From: Predictability of crowding resolution in clear aligner treatment

Landmarks

Construction and Identification methods

Tooth long axis

Through the plane that divides the tooth into two equal parts

Tooth mesiodistal diameter

Through the line connecting the most mesial and distal points of the crown

Lingual/palatal inner point

The most apical point proximally to the gingival marginal of each tooth on the lingual/palatal side

Buccal point

The most facial point on the most prominent central incisor

Contact point

The point between the second premolar and the first molar