LightForce Orthodontics: Innovator of the Year
As it accepts the 2022 AAO Ortho Innovator Award, LightForce Orthodontics rolls out LightForce 2.0, creating a custom bracket system that can now be the standard of care for all braces cases.
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One City, One Profession
The lesson: Just as the city of Philadelphia hasn’t remained static, neither has the field of orthodontics. Every aspect of the orthodontic profession is evolving—from treatment and marketing plans to technology.
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Align Technology Launches Asana Smiles for Align
Through a partnership with Asana, a work management platform for teams, Align will offer Invisalign-trained doctors a customizable workflow solution to help practices track tasks connected to the patient’s treatment journey.
New Products
Toothpaste, archwires, dental vacuums, and more
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Orthodontic Design and Production Inc
Ortho-Byte Introduces GLX Lingual NiTi Archwires
The upper and lower archwires come in three shapes.
Focus on Brackets
A look at the new brackets on the market
The Mandibular E-arch
A noncompliant alternative to Phase I mandibular expansion
Forestadent Quick 2.0 Bracket System
Forestadent USA, St Louis, introduces the new Quick 2.0 bracket system. The Quick 2.0 features a reinforced clip that reduces unintended deformation through incorrect opening, while also allowing a friction-free hold of the arch. As a result,
Forestadent USA Introduces Quick 2.0 System
The new bracket system allows wires to be adjusted extraorally.
Buccal Tubes
Ormco Corp, Orange, Calif, has launched SnapLink, a new family of reconvertible buccal tubes designed to help clinicians gain more control for faster, more predictable posterior tooth movement while providing greater patient comfort.Once
Whether NiTi or stainless steel, here are the wires that you need to start and finish
3M Unitek, St Paul, Minn, has expanded its archwire line to include 15 additional wire sizes to enhance its self-ligating and traditional ligated appliance systems. The company offers additional wire sizes in the following categories: Nitinol
A look at the latest bending and cutting tools
GAC International, Bohemia, NY, offers its Invecta line of pliers and cutters, which are made from surgical-grade German steel and built to withstand repeated sterilization. The cutters have tool steel inserts with diamond-honed cutting edges and
Rectangular Archwire
Ortho Organizers Inc, Carlsbad, Calif, manufacturer of orthodontic products and continuing education programs, introduces a rectangular version to its Super Elastic Nitanium Black Ti Archwire product line.The Super Elastic Nitanium Black
Ortho Organizers Extends Product Line
Ortho Organizers Inc, Carlsbad, Calif, manufacturer of orthodontic products and continuing education programs, introduces a rectangular version to its Super Elastic Nitanium Black Ti Archwire product line.
Focus on Wires
The newest coated, hybrid, and thermally activated wires
Focus on Pliers
Get a handle on these key tools of the trade
Focus On Wire
Masel Masel offers the Beta III, an archwire that provides the strength and versatility of stainless steel and the resiliency of nickel titanium. Beta III offers a smooth surface for sliding mechanics and provides twice the bend and deflection of
Focus on Brackets
Focus on Brackets GAC InternationalGAC International offers In-Ovation-R self-ligating brackets, which offer significant benefits over traditional ligated bracket systems, including better oral hygiene and patient comfort, shorter wire changes,
Focus on Pliers
Focus on PliersDentronix Dentronix offers ligature cutters available in standard and mini sizes. The cutters cut soft wire up to 0.016 inches. The mini-size straight ligature cutter features a smaller head with very fine tips for close-precision
Focus on Pliers
Focus on Pliers Great Lakes Orthodontics Great Lakes Orthodontics offers Three Prong Pliers that bend, adjust, and contour wire. The pliers feature precision-aligned, tapered tips for consistent and delicate bending. The double tip’s single-piece