Category: Functional Appliances

Functional Appliances

Focus On: Functional Appliances

Functional appliances come in many forms, and each, in its own way, can be key to successful case outcomes. Here are 15 functional appliance products on the market.

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Orthodontic Details Announces First Ever “Order-Off” for AAO

The online orthodontic marketplace invites AAO Annual Session attendees to put their ordering speeds to the test with this “Order-Off” for a chance at a Tiffany Gift Bundle.

Ormco Set to Showcase New Orthodontic Product Innovations at AAO Annual Session

by Alison Werner | Apr 26, 2018 | Brackets, Company News, Functional Appliances, Retainers, Wires

Ormco, along with AAO Lab, its lab partner, will showcase Symetri Clear twin brackets, the latest innovations to its Insignia platform, the debut of the Damon Q2, and Memotain.

Implementing Sagittal First

by Alison Werner | Apr 24, 2018 | Appliances, Brackets and Wires, Business Development, Elastics & Elastomerics, Financial Management, Functional Appliances

A philosophy with a clinical and practice management impact

A Magical Class II Correction

by Alison Werner | Apr 5, 2018 | Appliances, Functional Appliances

Gaining maximum control over your clinical performance with Higgins Xbow and 3M Forsus Correctors

Dr Becky Schreiner Offers Tips and Tricks for Implementing the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance at the Recent HSO Symposium

by Alison Werner | Mar 7, 2018 | Functional Appliances

Schreiner teamed up with Dr Patti Panucci at the recent HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium to walk attendees through application of the Motion 3D Appliance.

New HSO Clinical Advisory Board Member Dr John Graham Uses the HSO Symposium to Show Orthodontists How to Reduce Treatment Time

by Alison Werner | Mar 7, 2018 | Financial Management, Functional Appliances

Graham, who joined the HSO Clinical Advisory Board in January, focused his lecture on how the SAGITTAL FIRST concept moves the heavy lifting of a patient’s treatment to the start of care when they are most likely to be compliant.

Dr Jep Paschal Shows HSO Symposium Attendees the How of the SAGITTAL FIRST Philosophy

by Alison Werner | Mar 7, 2018 | Functional Appliances

Paschal, along with co-presenter Dr Dave Paquette, led attendees at the HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium, through a hands-on activity aimed at giving them the confidence to return to their practices and implement the SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy.

Dr Luis Carrière Lays Out the Role the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance Plays in Revolutionizing Class II and III Treatment

by Alison Werner | Mar 7, 2018 | Functional Appliances

During the recent HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium, Carrière emphasized the benefits a SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy, in conjunction with the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance, to provide more consistent results and shortened treatment time.

Dr Dave Paquette Opens HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium with the Clinical and Practice Management Benefits of SAGITTAL FIRST

by Alison Werner | Mar 7, 2018 | Functional Appliances

Paquette laid out how the SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy, which focuses on addressing the patient’s chief complaint at the start of treatment, improves patient compliance and builds a positive patient experience.

2017 Focus on Functional Appliances

by Alison Werner | Oct 19, 2017 | Functional Appliances

A side-by-side comparison of 15 functional appliances on the market for your practice

2016 Focus on Functional Appliances

by Alison Werner | Jul 1, 2016 | Functional Appliances

A side-by-side listing of 14 functional appliances currently on the market

AAOF Establishes McNamara Award

by Alison Werner | Nov 18, 2015 | Association News, Functional Appliances, Industry News

The James A. McNamara Orthodontic Faculty Department Fellowship Award, which recognizes McNamara’s “many accomplishments,” will be awarded to junior orthodontic faculty.

An Everyday Treatment

by Alison Werner | Apr 15, 2015 | Aligner Treatment, Aligners, Appliances, Elastics & Elastomerics, Functional Appliances

Making Invisalign and Class II elastics a part of everyday treatment for teens.

2015 Focus on Functional Appliances

by Alison Werner | Feb 1, 2015 | Functional Appliances

A side-by-side comparison of 20 functional appliances products currently on the market.

Clinical Pearls: Reducing Treatment Time

by Alison Werner | May 22, 2014 | Appliances, Functional Appliances

Dale Davis, DDS, talks about using the Carriere motion appliance to reduce the number of aligners needed to correct Class II malocclusions and reduce treatment time.