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Introducing Lightforce: the world's first 3D-printed bracket system with fully customized treatment plans.

Why LightForce?

  • Fewer patient visits, efficient treatments, and a fully digital workflow.
  • Proprietary treatment planning software is combined with advanced 3D printing technology to create custom treatments for every patient.
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Clinical Benefits

  • 3D-printed slots are more accurate and precise than injection molded slots, preventing divergence. (i)
  • LightForce treatments start with the final goal in mind, reducing overall “round-tripping.”
  • Torque and tip are expressed more gradually with “light force” via NiTi wires vs. having to engage bent beta-titanium and steel wires.
  • Even partially custom appliances are proven to reduce treatment time, number of appointments, and improve quality of the results. Imagine what fully custom treatment can do. (iv)

Business Benefits

  • Improve profitability per appointment with fewer, shorter duration appointments and increased intervals between appointments.
  • Increase practice capacity and eliminate bracket inventory to match cash flow.
  • LightForce provides the option to empower and delegate bondings, turbos placement and rebonds to staff.
  • Unlike traditional indirect bonding, LightPlan algorithms always match the real base to tooth anatomy, so tooth position (ie. torque) isn’t limited by the extension of a composite base.

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    Citations

    1. Silver M, Griffin AC, et al. Novel methods reveal that parallelism contributes to the functional vertical slot dimension in ceramic and metal brackets. The Angle Orthodontist, Vol 88, No 6, 2018
    2. Internal testing and unpublished data analyzing both accuracy and precision (standard deviation) of 3D printed slot play angles and the vertical slot dimension.
    3. Brown P, Wagner W, Choi H. Orthodontic bracket slot dimensions as measured from an entire bracket series. Angle Orthod. 2015 Jul;85(4):678-82.
    4. Weber NDJ, Koroluk LD, Phillips C, Nguyen T, Proffit WR. Clinical effectiveness and efficiency of customized vs. conventional preadjusted bracket systems. J Clin Orthod. 2013;47:261.
    5. Brown MW, Koroluk L, Ko C, Zhang K, Chen M, Nguyen T. Effectiveness and efficiency of a CAD/CAM orthodontic bracket systemAm J Orthod Dentofac Orthop. 2015;148:1067–1074.

    *Note: the claims made above reflect anecdotal evidence and best practices from the orthodontists currently using and developing LightForce.