Category: Clinical Tips

Clinical Tips

Correcting the Crossbite That Two Expanders Couldn’t

Strategic sequencing with MARPE and AirFlex aligners achieved stable skeletal expansion and optimal occlusion in an adult patient after previous treatment failures.

Clinical Tips

What Can a Digital Coordinator Do For Your Practice?

As software unlocks efficiency and opportunity for orthodontic practices, a digital coordinator can help manage all that data.

Clinical Tips

Evaluating the Damon Ultima System’s New Passive Self-Ligating Bracket and Wire Design

With a reengineered parallelogram slot shape for the bracket and redesign of the cross-sectional geometry of the traditional rectangular wire, the Damon Ultima System demonstrates more predictable first-order control earlier in treatment.

Aligner Treatment

Chris Bentson on the Lessons of SmileDirectClub

Few were saddened by SmileDirectClub’s demise, but Chris Bentson says the company’s legacy includes important lessons for the industry.

Brackets and Wires

The 10 Commandments of InBrace Treatment

InBrace has grown and matured into a robust system that is predictable and efficient when these 10 Commandments are followed.

Digital Workflow

EasyRx Partners with 3DISC on New Digital Workflow

A collaboration between EasyRx and 3DISC brings Heron and OVO IOS imaging technology into the EasyRX digital workflow.

Patient Hygiene

Adults Focus On Oral Care at Home to Prevent Costly Dental Visits

A majority of adults kept up with their oral hygiene at home motivated to prevent costly dental issues, says a Delta Dental report.

Retention

Innovation Comes to Retention

For father-son orthodontists John B. Benton, Jr, DDS, and J. Barry Benton, DMD, a new permanent bonded lingual retainer fits nicely into their practice’s commitment to an innovative and customized patient experience

Sleep Disordered Breathing

ADA Approves Sleep Apnea CDT Code Changes

The ADA Code Maintenance Committee approved four new codes that clarify the role of dentistry in treating sleep apnea.