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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AAO Highlights Impact of Federal Student Loan Changes on Orthodontic Workforce
The AAO warns that new federal student loan caps and the end of Graduate PLUS loans in 2026 could worsen orthodontic workforce shortages, especially in rural areas, citing average resident debt of $567,000.
New Products
Toothpaste, archwires, dental vacuums, and more
Patrick Roman from ODP
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
