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Ormco Announces Damon Smile as the New Consumer Identity for the Damon System

The new consumer-facing name for the company's Damon System is aimed at helping orthodontists better connect with potential patients.

OrthoAccel Technologies Introduces AcceleDent Aura

The Acceledent Aura features a USB connection for charging the device, as well as providing access to the FastTrac patient usage report via a computer connection.

Ortho Classic’s H4 Self-Ligating System Now Available

The new bracket system has a one-piece pad/base, built with torque-in-base and compound contour with a patent pending Tread-Lok base for a stronger bond with the teeth.

NeoCrystal Sapphire Ceramic Bracket Available from Ortho Organizers

The new NeoCrystal Sapphire Ceramic Bracket is made from a single crystal sapphire. The material offers a durable, nearly-invisible aesthetic option for brackets.

3M Offers 2-Day Smart Systems for Success Course

The course, which is open to doctors and staff, is centered on the company's SmartClip SL3 Self-Ligating Appliance System and will be led by Robert Waugh, DMD, in Atlanta.

Ortho Organizers Releases Cu Nitanium Copper Archwires

The new copper-based orthodontic archwires provide more flexibility for easier placement, according to Ortho Organizers.

Correcting Poor Patient Hygiene

Reducing the risk of poor patient hygiene ruining the esthetic value of orthodontic treatment.

American Orthodontics Corporate Website Gets a Makeover

The new site allows customers to access product information, instructional videos, direct marketing tools, and digital images, and features a new doctor locator for the Harmony Digital Lingual System.

OrthoAccel Announces Charter Members of its Key Opinion Leadership Group

The company chooses six orthodontists for the new advisory board.

Align Technology's SmartTrack Available

SmartTrack is the next generation of the company's Invisalign clear aligner material and will be available commercially starting January 21, 2013.

ClearCorrect Announces New Treatment Options for 2013

A result of doctor feedback, the new treatment options include a $395 option for six sets of clear aligners and an unlimited option, which provides orthodontists with as many aligners as needed to complete a case.

Great Smiles Launches AlignerMeter App

The app provides free consultations from a board-certified orthodontist on whether or not a user is a good candidate for invisible braces.

New Study Looks at How Adult Patients Adjust to Orthodontic Appliances

The findings show that while lingual and Invisalign appliances were associated with higher levels of pain, Invisalign patients reported the lowest level of oral symptoms.

Focus on Brackets

A side-by-side comparison of 22 brands

Customized Bracket and Wire Survey

A look at whether and how our readers have adopted these systems

Water Contamination Has Varying Effect on Sheer Bond Strength of Self-Ligating Brackets

A new study, published in the journal Oral Sciences International, evaluated the effect of water contamination on the sheer bond strength and adhesive remnant index score of self-ligating brackets.

Study Looks at Speech Performance and Oral Impairments with Lingual and Labial Brackets

Researchers find that lingual appliances were more problematic than labial appliances in terms of speech articulation.

Which Hurt More: Conventional or Self-Ligating Brackets?

Study Compares Performance of Self-Ligating and Conventional Brackets

A retrospective cohort study compared 34 patients treated by SmartClip brackets from 3M Unitek to 35 patients treated by conventional preadjusted Victory series brackets (also 3M Unitek) and ligated by stainless steel wire ligatures.

Ormco Patents New Low Profile Self-Ligating Brackets

The brackets include a hinge pin fabricated from a resilient material and configured to flex.

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