Category: Treatment Products

Treatment Products

The Digital Revolution Powering the Braces Rebound

Fixed appliances are reentering the spotlight as shifting patient behavior, the realities of clinical compliance, and advanced bracket systems fundamentally reshape orthodontic treatment planning.

Treatment Products

The 2026 AAO Ortho Innovator Award Winners

From robotic systems that fully automate instrument sterilization to AI-powered custom metal brackets, the winners of the 2026 AAO Ortho Innovator Award are tackling the specialty's biggest operational challenges. Take a closer look at the five breakthrough technologies recognized this year for advancing clinical care and practice efficiency.

Treatment Products

LuxCreo CEO: Direct-Printed Aligners Are No Longer ‘Five Years Away’

Direct-printed aligners are reaching a tipping point, according to LuxCreo CEO Mike Yang, PhD. New material science and a high-profile partnership are compressing the timeline from future promise to present reality.

Aligners

Clear Aligner Advisor Partners With Smile Partners USA

Clear Aligner Advisor will roll out its aligner training platform across Smile Partners USA’s 120 practices after a pilot program showed increased case starts and reported 97% associate retention, according to the companies.

Auxiliaries

Reducing Administrative Burdens Following Clarity Treatment with Clarity Retainers

Clarity Retainers from Solventum streamline post-treatment retention with an all-digital workflow, featuring digital appliance removal, direct-to-patient delivery, and a durable, stain-resistant design intended to enhance practice efficiency and patient satisfaction.

Bonding

Cx Orthodontic Supply Launches Bracket Storage System for Adhesive Preloading

Cx Orthodontic Supply has released the Cx Precoat Box, a reusable bracket storage tool designed to streamline adhesive preparation and reduce chair time in orthodontic practices.

Brackets

Grin and KLOwen Founders Talk Collaboration and Patient-Centered Care

Grin’s Dr Adam Schulhof and KLOwen’s Dr Brandon Owen share how their technologies are transforming orthodontics ahead of the Custom + Connected 2025 event.

Instruments

HuFriedyGroup to Debut PWR Air Polishing Device

HuFriedyGroup will debut PWR Air, an air polishing device for biofilm disruption and stain removal, at the 2026 Chicago Midwinter Meeting.

Accessories

AMD Debuts Monet+ Curing Light, New Pricing for Intraoral X-Ray Sensor

AMD Lasers introduced the Monet+ laser curing light and new lifetime warranty pricing for its Acuity DXPD intraoral X-ray sensor at the 2026 Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting.