Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001097149-25-000012
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Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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ocad Dental CADTM software and exocad Dental CAD™ 3.2 Elefsina software.

•Treat: During this stage, doctors treat their patients with our Invisalign® clear aligners and may offer teeth whitening using the InvisalignTM Professional Whitening System. The Invisalign® Palatal Expander System and the Invisalign® System with mandibular advancement featuring enhanced precision wings are additional products that support patient treatment.

•Monitor: Doctors can remotely track their patients’ treatment between visits, and orthodontists and GPs can more easily track treatment progress and communicate issues, results and recommendations to their patients. Some of the tools that support this stage include Invisalign® Virtual Care AI, My InvisalignTM app, Invisalign Doctor Site, Invisalign® Practice App, Invisalign® Progress Assessment and iTeroTM scanners.

•Retain: Following completion of their orthodontic treatment, patients can retain the final position of their teeth using ViveraTM retainers.

As we further evolve the treatment planning experience for doctors through new technological research and development innovations, we expect to introduce new technologies, features and functionality that improve personalization of treatment planning, predictability, clinical preferences, and 2D/3D imaging, including digital tools for faster and more accurate final tooth positions. In 2024, we launched several new products and technologies that further enhance the AlignTM Digital Platform, including the iTero LuminaTM intraoral scanner, iTero Multi-Direct CaptureTM technology, Clincheck® Smile Video, iTeroTM Design Suite, Invisalign Smile ArchitectTM with treatment planning software with Multiple Treatment Plans, Invisalign® Outcome Simulator with Multiple Treatment Simulation and AlignTM Oral Health Suite with new comparison tools.

Clear Aligner Segment

Malocclusion and Traditional Orthodontic Treatment

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Malocclusion is one of the most prevalent clinical dental conditions in the world, affecting approximately 60% to 75% of the global population. We estimate that there are approximately 600 million people globally with malocclusion who could benefit from straightening their teeth. However, most people afflicted by malocclusion do not seek orthodontic treatment for various reasons, including negative perceptions of traditional metal wires and brackets, affordability of treatment, and accessibility to doctors. Annually, only approximately 22 million people globally elect treatment by orthodontists. Today, most orthodontic patients continue to have their malocclusions treated with the use of traditional