Evaluating Dental Monitoring effectiveness compared with conventional monitoring of clear aligner therapy using the Peer Assessment Rating index.

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Dental Monitoring (DM) (Dental Monitoring SAS, Paris, France) compared with conventional monitoring (CM) during active orthodontic treatment. METHODS: The Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index was used to evaluate the pretreatment and posttreatment records of 51 patients, with 26 in the CM group and 25 in the DM group. The change in weighted PAR was analyzed to assess the effectiveness of treatment. RESULTS: The chi-square test revealed that the CM group had a higher percentage of patients in the great improvement category compared with the DM group. However, this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.192). A repeated measures general linear model demonstrated significant improvement over time (P <0.001), with no statistically significant group differences noted between CM and DM (P = 0.181) and no statistically significant time-by-group interaction (P = 0.299). CONCLUSIONS: Both CM and DM showed significant improvements in weighted PAR scores, but no statistically significant difference is present between the 2 groups.