Type segmentation within Clear Aligner Therapy distinguishes the physical format of the appliance and directly shapes average selling price, chair-time, and patient pool. At-home systems, typically 30โ40% lower in price, rely on remote monitoring and drive volume in mild-to-moderate cases, accounting for roughly 25% of 2023 global revenue but growing at >18% CAGR as teledentistry adoption broadens. Conversely, in-office alignersโfabricated through high-resolution intra-oral scanning and iterative orthodontist visitsโcommand premium pricing and dominate revenue share (c. 75%) because they remain the default for complex malocclusions requiring auxiliaries, inter-proximal reduction, or elastics. Hybrid models are emerging, yet the market taxonomy still pivots on this binary split, making Type a principal lens for forecasting ASP erosion and channel margin pressure.