Align Technology Awards Funding to Universities Worldwide to Advance Orthodontic and Dental Research
June 02 2021 - 4:00PM
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global medical
device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign
system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad
CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative
dentistry, today announced the award of ten research grants under
the company’s eleventh Annual Research Award Program.
The global interest in research to advance dental and
orthodontic treatments continues to grow as evidenced by the
increasing number of applications Align Technology receives each
year from universities around the world. Since the program’s
inception in 2010, Align has funded over $2.0 million in research
awards that have led to advancements in digital orthodontics and
digital dentistry.
“We are proud to support scientific research to further advance
the study of dentistry and orthodontics, and congratulate this
year’s group of research award winners,” said Dr. Mitra
Derakhshan, vice president – Global Clinical, Align Technology.
“These studies focus on work that can contribute to improvements in
oral health care and orthodontic movement, and support Align’s
purpose of transforming smiles and changing lives.”
The Americas research award recipients for 2021 are:
- University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Edwin H.K. Yen
- University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) – Primary Investigator,
Dr. Anuradha Prakki
- University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) – Primary Investigator,
Dr. Céline Lévesque
- University at Buffalo (Buffalo, New York) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Pramod Philip
The European research award recipients for 2021 are:
- The Hebrew University and Hadassah (Jerusalem, Israel) – Dr.
Omer Fleissig
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athens, Greece)
– Primary Investigator, Dr. Iosif Sifakakis
- University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (Rome, Italy) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Roberta Lione
- Gothenburg University (Gothenburg, Sweden) – Primary
Investigator, Anna Westerlund
The Asia Pacific research award recipients for 2021 are:
- Anhui Medical University (Hefei, China) – Primary Investigator,
Dr. Xu Jianguang
- Kunming Medical University (Yunnan, China) – Primary
Investigator, Dr. Jiangtian Hu
The funded research studies cover a wide range of topics for
projects seeking to better understand treatment in orthodontics and
dentistry including, but not limited to:
- Comparing the clinical performance of the index test in
detecting supragingival interproximal caries
- Investigating remineralizing properties of polyaspartic acid
attached to a resin infiltrant
- Evaluating the effects of mesenchymal stem cells transfer to
periodontal ligament on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement
- Role of adaptive immunity and B-cells in orthodontic tooth
movement
- Determining the effect of probiotics on oral health
- Examining the effect of Class II elastics on the vertical
dimension
- Prevention and progression of caries with the addition of an
active agent in aligners
- Comparing the effectiveness of Invisalign mandibular
advancement with incremental advancements versus single
advancement
- Demonstrating Invisalign® First treatment is effective in
treating anterior crossbite
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, manufactures and offers the Invisalign
system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero
intraoral scanners and services, and exocad CAD/CAM software. These
technology building blocks enable enhanced digital orthodontic and
restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice
efficiencies for over 200 thousand doctor customers and is key to
accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market opportunity
worldwide. Align has helped doctors treat over 10.2 million
patients with the Invisalign system and is driving the evolution in
digital dentistry through the Align Digital Platform, our
integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services
delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and
consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. 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 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 http://www.exocad.com.
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