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In this CE webinar, we will identify the impact of bond failures on your practice, review potential factors that can lead to a bond failure, and provide suggested solutions to aid in reducing the bond failure rate in your office. We will also review traditional and contemporary direct bonding techniques and compare resulting efficiencies.
Learning Objectives:
• Review and discuss common rules with clear aligner treatments
• Explore different aspects of practice workflow to consider when implementing a new treatment
• Discuss motivating factors to implement a new treatment into your practice workflow
• Learn how to navigate design and set-up
Dr. Lisa Alvetro and her assistant, Jennifer McWhinney discuss expectations and treatment differences seen when using passive self-ligated appliances compared to ligated bracket systems. This webinar provides insights on treatment considerations when implementing self-ligation into your practice. Following are the main topics covered in this webinar:
• Passive and Active Bracket Systems
• Low Force and Light Wires
• Archwire Considerations
• Archwire Activation
In this webinar you will learn a clinical approach to a fully esthetic solution using ceramic brackets while avoiding occlusal interference.
Learning Objectives:
• Review steps to follow to avoid occlusal interference in cases that have ceramic brackets on upper and lower arches
• Discuss approaches to challenging treatment cases using ceramic brackets, including deep bites and open bite
White Spot Lesions (WSL) are a Dental Professionals worst nightmare! In this CE webinar, join us to understand the etiology of these lesions and discuss effective identification tools, preventative measures, and management options available today - including the complexities of orthodontic clients pre, mid and post treatment.
We have an opportunity to make our new patient experience exceptional. One way to achieve this is by using strategies through marketing to give our patients what they want instead of what we want. This is the foundation and the key to being competitive in highly competitive markets. If we make a decision to differentiate our practices this way we can become more successful than ever. My simple market research has found that my patients have four top desires. They want esthetic treatment. They want the treatment to be fast. They want excellent results and they want to be wowed. This CE webinar will explore strategies how we can incorporate these ideals into our practices and therefore attract more new patients and also to be able to improve our Case Acceptance Rate.
In this practice marketing webinar Dr. Lisa Alvetro shares how her devotion to philanthropy has enhanced her community while building her practice. Learn how using community service to strategically build brand recognition can make a difference - to your community and your bottom line.
Learn how to grow your orthodontic practice by engaging your audience on social media and attracting new patients to your website. In this CE webinar, Dr. Kyle Fagala shares his Top 10 digital marketing secrets for social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. He also discusses best practices for SEO, Web Design, Blogging, and Google Ads.
Understand why measuring and monitoring a marketing plan is important for an orthodontic office in today’s marketing environment. Dr. Sondhi discusses orthodontic market trends, and provides examples of methods and touchpoints for information gathering.
Explore the 4P’s of Marketing as they apply to a modern practice. In this CE webinar, Dr. Sondhi will discuss strategies to market your practice in light of the changing orthodontic practice environment.
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APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Side-By-Side Clinical Bonding Video
It is recommended to debond Clarity™ ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets on the archwire. However, single brackets may be debonded off the archwire. The Unitek™ Self-Ligating Bracket Debonding Instrument (REF 804-170) is recommended for debonding Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets, both on- and off the archwire, since it is specifically designed to maximize the ease of debonding. To debond, position the instrument over the bracket, firmly squeeze the bracket mesial-distal, to utilize the proprietary vertical stress concentrator, and gently rock the instrument back and forth, until the bracket is off the tooth.
It is recommended to debond Clarity™ ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets on the archwire. However, single brackets may be debonded off the archwire. The Unitek™ Self-Ligating Bracket Debonding Instrument (REF 804-170) is recommended for debonding Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets, both on- and off the archwire, since it is specifically designed to maximize the ease of debonding. To debond, position the instrument over the bracket, firmly squeeze the bracket mesial-distal, to utilize the proprietary vertical stress concentrator, and gently rock the instrument back and forth, until the bracket is off the tooth.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Sections of four modules of powerchain (not too thick; can use Rocky Mountain or Ormco)
When to use it: Use the reverse double overtie when you need maximum seating force on the wire.
Technique: Ligature is placed around the hook and the behind the occlusal wing before placing the wire. In contrast to a normal double overtie, the free modules are oriented to the occlusal. To overtie, seat the wire in the slot with a ligature director, stretch the elastic with the hemostat/mosquito pliers over the wire and fix the first module under the hook, using the ligature director to direct the powerchain. To remove the reverse double overtie, use a short dental explorer to pull the ligature from under the hook and remove.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director with a small head (optional)
Ligature material: Conventional o-ring
When to use it: When alignment is almost normal. This ligature will not provide tip control when used with the vertical slot.
Technique: Place o-ring behind the occlusal tie wing and over the gingival hook. When ligating lower anterior brackets, it is important to go occlusal to gingival when placing regular o-rings.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director
Ligature material: Multiple modules of clear powerchain
When to use it: To derotate and close spaces. The term “chicane” refers to an elastic that is placed on both the buccal and lingual sides of the teeth. It is a very helpful technique for simultaneously derotating teeth and closing space or derotating multiple teeth. The chicane is very versatile and can be used in a number of different clinical situations.
Tools: Needle nose hemostat and ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Thin steel ligature 0.008” diameter and two inches in length
When to use it: Use this tie to prevent tipping when you are retracting canines or doing en-masse retraction. For maximum control, the wire needs to be guided close to the bracket body.
Technique: Make a u-shape under the hook on both sides of the bracket body going under the wire. Take one side, go over the wire and under the hook and close it on the opposite side by twisting. Push the sides of the steel ligature as close to the bracket body as possible and tighten to maximize the seating force.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers with a thin head, cotton pliers, ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Clear powerchain
When to use it: Derotation
Technique: Detrotate teeth by wrapping clear powerchain around the tooth, attaching to the wire and bracket hook.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director
Ligature material: Clear powerchain
When to use it: When it is not possible to ligate a tooth but it needs to be brought closer to the wire.
Technique: Make a normal tie on the wire using the first module of the chain and then is stretch the second module around the crown of the tooth. The technique is especially helpful when the crowding is so severe that the bracket could not be bonded to the tooth.
The wings of Incognito brackets are large enough to accommodate both overties and powerchain. Powerchain is easily placed over the existing ties. Recommended powerchain is Rocky Mountain because it is thinner and easier to place on Incognito brackets.
Direct Bonding Techniques Using Light Curing Adhesives
