Align Technology Awards Funding to Universities Worldwide for Advancing Orthodontic and Dental Research
July 06 2020 - 8:30AM
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) today announced the award of
nine research grants under the company’s eleventh Annual Research
Award Program. The global interest in research of dental and
orthodontic treatment continues to grow as evidenced by the
increasing number of applications Align Technology receives each
year from universities around the world.
“Through the academic research community, we
continue to validate the clinical efficacy and benefits of clear
aligner therapy with the Invisalign system in general dentistry and
orthodontic treatments,” said Raj Pudipeddi, Align
Technology chief innovation, product, and marketing officer
and senior vice president. “These science and research findings
help further our ongoing commitment to product innovation that
transforms smiles and changes lives for millions of people around
the world through our network of Invisalign-trained doctors.”
The Americas research award recipients for 2020
are:
- University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Tarek El-Bialy
- University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) – Primary Investigator,
Dr. Siew-Ging Gong
- Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, USA) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Tabaa Sawsan
- University of Washington (Seattle, USA) – Primary Investigator,
Dr. Greg J. Huang
The European research award recipients for 2020
are:
- National Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athens, Greece) –
Dr. Iosif Sifakakis
- University of Campania (Naples, Italy) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Letizia Perillo
- University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (Rome, Italy) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Roberta Lione
- University of Turin (Turin, Italy) – Primary Investigator, Dr.
Bruni Alessandro
The Asia Pacific research award recipient for
2020 is:
- Stomatology Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Shaanxi,
China) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Yu-cheng Guo
The funded research studies cover a wide range
of topics for projects seeking to better understand treatment in
orthodontics and dentistry including:
- effects of orthodontic appliances on the active oral
microflora,
- Invisalign treatment in adult anterior open bite patients,
- 3D changes in the nasal airway after maxillary arch
expansion,
- temperature conductivity to the tooth surfaces due to
light-curing during bonding,
- Invisalign First™ treatment on the transverse dimension,
- evaluating palatal volume and surface area measurements between
two appliances,
- the effect of aligner wear time on gingival crevicular
fluid,
- evaluating a light-curing appliance that will reduce chairside
time, and
- determination of the stability of the palatal rugae in
non-extraction cases, especially in the cases with molar
distalization.
All award applications received were first
reviewed and prioritized in a blind evaluation by an independent
academic committee. The final recipients were then determined by
Align Technology.
About Align Technology,
Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures
the Invisalign® system, the most advanced clear aligner system in
the world, iTero® intraoral scanners and services, and CAD/CAM
software. Align has helped treat over 8 million patients with the
Invisalign system and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry
with the iTero intraoral scanner and exocad CAD/CAM software −
modernizing today’s practices by enabling enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies. Visit www.aligntech.com for
more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign
system or to find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please
visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the
iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For
additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a
list of exocad reseller partners, please
visit www.exocad.com.
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