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16.02.2024

FDA clears align technology’s invisalign palatal expander system

FDA clears align technology’s invisalign palatal expander system Align Technology announced in December of 2023 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially granted […]
16.02.2024

Predictions for the future of AI in orthodontics

Predictions for the future of AI in orthodontics The orthodontic industry is a perennially evolving sector. From teeth straightening with rudimentary metal braces to the state-of-the-art […]
16.02.2024

Ready to Align Your Teen’s Smile? Clear Aligner Tips for Teens

Ready to Align Your Teen’s Smile? Clear Aligner Tips for Teens Kids are easy to please; a fun game of catch, an afternoon spent building a […]
16.02.2024

Why are dentists hesitatnt to adopt clear aligners?

Why are dentists hesitant to adopt clear aligners? Clear aligners were first developed as a prototype in the late 1990s by the creators of what would […]
16.02.2024

Top 5 best clear aligners of 2024

Top 5 best clear aligners of 2024 Throughout history, orthodontics has evolved sporadically. One of the major game-changers of the last century for orthodontic treatment has […]
16.02.2024

This is why dentists do not recommend D2C aligners

This is why dentists do not recommend D2C aligners The unbridled success of clear aligners has given orthodontists and dentists a rare and unparalleled opportunity to […]
16.02.2024

Sustainable orthodontics sets the stage for eco-friendly clear alginer treatment

Sustainable orthodontics sets the stage for eco-friendly clear alginer treatment Global sustainability is a highly pertinent and widely debated issue that plagues the modern world. The […]
16.02.2024

The younger the child, the better for clear aligner therapy? A new study gives insights

The younger the child, the better for clear aligner therapy? A new study gives insights You will witness two peculiar subjects being discussed in this article. […]
16.02.2024

Is Invisalign more profitable than metal braces? Here’s proof!

Is Invisalign more profitable than metal braces? Here’s proof! Everyone wants a beautiful and most importantly, straight smile. But for many, the process of achieving this […]
16.02.2024

Europe welcomes SMARTEE GS Clear Aligners

Europe welcomes SMARTEE GS Clear Aligners Chinese orthodontic company Smartee releases its GS series clear aligners in Europe. Get ready to see confident smiles in Europe […]
16.02.2024

Recycling: A much-needed initiative in clear aligner treatment

Recycling: A much-needed initiative in clear aligner treatment Clear aligners have become a new normal in the orthodontic space. With an increased volume of people opting […]
16.02.2024

Leverage clear aligners for your practice

Leverage clear aligners for your practice Modern orthodontic technology is at its zenith with the advent of clear aligners. Their adeptness for discretion and comfort makes […]
16.02.2024

Introducing the first aligner-safe chewing gum: Active by orthogum

Introducing the first aligner-safe chewing gum: Active by orthogum Clear aligners are an incredible way for you to straighten your teeth without becoming a social pariah […]
16.02.2024

Go from niche to empire: 10 tips to drive sales for your aligner business – Part 2

Go from niche to empire: 10 tips to drive sales for your aligner business – Part 2 The clear aligner market is forecasted to reach USD […]
16.02.2024

Go from niche to empire: 10 tips to drive sales for your aligner business – Part 1

Go from niche to empire: 10 tips to drive sales for your aligner business – Part 1 Building a successful business takes a multi-pronged approach and […]
16.02.2024

Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Aligner Treatment Planning

Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Aligner Treatment Planning We tend to attribute all but the simplest human behavior to intelligence. This candid truth has led experts to […]
16.02.2024

Do aligner materials matter?

Do aligner materials matter? Clear aligners are all the rage these days. But behind their sleek and nondescript appearance is a complex interplay of materials and […]
16.02.2024

CLEAR BLUE SMILES™ partners with TERRACYCLE® to recycle clear aligners

CLEAR BLUE SMILES™ partners with TERRACYCLE® to recycle clear aligners Clear Blue Smiles™, the leading innovator in clear aligner treatment technology, unveils its partnership with TerraCycle®, […]
16.02.2024

Are metal braces outdated?

Are metal braces outdated? For as long as we can remember, braces have been an orthodontic staple. A mouthful of metal and colourful chunks can almost […]
16.02.2024

Align Your Success: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Aligner Business

Align Your Success: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Aligner Business The Clear Aligner industry has seen burgeoning success with each exciting innovation conceived in the […]
16.02.2024

Can cold temperatures affect your clear aligners?

16.02.2024

Align technology’s new attachment-free activation feature is sure to inflate invisalign’s sales

Align technology’s new attachment-free activation feature is sure to inflate invisalign’s sales Align Technology, Inc. ALIGN, the mastermind behind Invisalign clear aligners, has introduced a new […]
16.02.2024

A growing fad: Clear aligner therapy for kids with mixed dentition

A growing fad: Clear aligner therapy for kids with mixed dentition Clear aligners have been piquing everyone’s interest with the way they are marketed. And assuredly […]
16.02.2024

Digitization of dentistry: A critical look at the challenges and potential

Digitization of dentistry: A critical look at the challenges and potential Orthodontics has been a breeding ground for creativity and innovation. The true untapped potential of […]
16.02.2024

5 things you need to start clear aligners services in your dental office

5 things you need to start clear aligners services in your dental office Clear aligner therapy has amassed great success in the global sphere with its […]
07.02.2023

Will all aligners treatment plans be made in pakistan or india soon?

Will all aligners treatment plans be made in pakistan or india soon? The clear aligner market is on track to triple ($10.4 billion) by the year […]
07.02.2023

Why you should choose an orthodontist over dtc aligners?

Why you should choose an orthodontist over dtc aligners? ‘Oral hygiene’ is a common buzzword today but that was not always the case. In fact, just […]
07.02.2023

Why should a dentist outsource aligners?

Why should a dentist outsource aligners? The dental profession has been tagged by platitudes that associate with high levels of expertise, skillfulness, and virtuous ethics. Today, […]
07.02.2023

Why do DSOs tend to offer their own Aligner brand?

Why do DSOs tend to offer their own Aligner brand? It is surpise to no one that dentistry is a tremendously entrepreneurial industry in today’s scathingly […]
07.02.2023

Who is the biggest name in the aligner business in 2022?

Who is the biggest name in the aligner business in 2022? The growth of the clear aligner industry has been staggering. The global clear aligners market […]
07.02.2023

Who is the biggest European Whitelabel aligner producer?

Who is the biggest European Whitelabel aligner producer? Clear aligners are all the rage in today’s hyperaesthetic culture – one that features an ambivalence between sensory […]
07.02.2023

When to change aligners – after 7, 10 or 14 days?

When to change aligners – after 7, 10 or 14 days? The way clear aligner systems akin to Invisalign® and ClearCorrect® have revolutionized the world of […]
07.02.2023

What kind of materials are available for aligners?

What kind of materials are available for aligners? Kesling was the first to propose using clear overlay rubber-based orthodontic appliances in order to progressively move malaligned […]
07.02.2023

What is the impact on plastic pollution by aligners?

What is the impact on plastic pollution by aligners? Currently and for years prior, we have been in conflict with the environment. Climate change and widespread […]
07.02.2023

What is refinement and do i really need it?

What is refinement and do i really need it? Orthodontics has come a long way since the ancient times when traditional braces and clunky headgears were […]
07.02.2023

What happened to the Smile shops like Smile Direct Club?

What happened to the Smile shops like Smile Direct Club? Recently, there has been a considerable amount of underground rumble in the orthodontic sector. Companies have […]
07.02.2023

What happened to the in-house aligner trend?

What happened to the in-house aligner trend? The last two decades have been a testament to major technological breakthroughs in orthodontic treatment, a niche that has […]
07.02.2023

What diagnostics do we need for aligners?

What diagnostics do we need for aligners? Ever since their launch in 1999, Invisalign® clear aligners have been catapulted into success and in the frame of […]
07.02.2023

What can be done when the patient loses the aligners?

What can be done when the patient loses the aligners? Clear aligners are the latest fad in today’s insta-ready culture. More people now are consciously choosing […]
07.02.2023

What about remote control like dental monitoring?

What about remote control like dental monitoring? The Invisaslign® system is a convenient way for the demanding and sceptical dental crowd to achieve proper and quick […]
07.02.2023

What about oral hygiene and aligners?

What about oral hygiene and aligners? One of the most vital components of comprehensive care in the context of dentistry is orthodontic treatment. A straight and […]
07.02.2023

What about compliance with aligners?

What about compliance with aligners? Orthodontic tooth movement requires a coordinated line of biochemical reactions to happen. On the one hand, bone remodelling drives the osteoclasts […]
07.02.2023

Spark vs Invisalign – Who is the top dog?

Spark vs Invisalign – Who is the top dog? In recent years, both adult and adolescent patients have been flocking to their local orthodontists to fashion […]
07.02.2023

Presurgical orthodontic decompensation with clear aligners

Presurgical orthodontic decompensation with clear aligners Historically, dental malocclusion was promptly treated with the help of analogue fixtures like fixed appliances. However, sometimes, the malocclusion would […]
07.02.2023

Predictability of rotational tooth movement with orthodontic aligners comparing software-based and achieved data: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Predictability of rotational tooth movement with orthodontic aligners comparing software-based and achieved data: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Clear aligners have been widely […]
07.02.2023

Plastic waste and aligners

Plastic waste and aligners Your clear aligners are destroying the world and the day of the reckoning bears little to no relief. This is an outrageous […]
07.02.2023

Periodontal health during clear aligners treatment: a systematic review

Periodontal health during clear aligners treatment: a systematic review In recent years due to the widespread popularity of clear aligner systems, more and more adults are […]
07.02.2023

Memory effect in aligners – where are we?

Memory effect in aligners – where are we? The vast expanse of the orthodontic sector has only been growing in the last two decades or so […]
07.02.2023

Maxillary expansion with clear aligners in the mixed dentition: a preliminary study with invisalign® first system

Maxillary expansion with clear aligners in the mixed dentition: a preliminary study with invisalign® first system Maxillary transverse discrepancy is one of the most common and […]
07.02.2023

Is white label aligner the new big thing?

Is white label aligner the new big thing? Orthodontics as an industry has always been highly transformative, quick to fabricate innovative solutions and consistently remodel the […]
07.02.2023

Is there a software solution that facilitates whitelabel aligner business for dsos or labs?

Is there a software solution that facilitates whitelabel aligner business for dsos or labs? People are increasingly becoming aware of cosmetic dentistry and its significance to […]
07.02.2023

Is the aligner business still profitable in 2023?

Is the aligner business still profitable in 2023? Clear aligners are modern-day alternatives to fixed metal braces. They are designed to reposition teeth and correct malocclusion […]
07.02.2023

Is invisalign still the market champion?

Is invisalign still the market champion? Most ideas take years to develop. Even the most brilliant ideas can be born from fragments of little ideas, most […]
07.02.2023

Is dental monitoring becoming an open system in the future?

Is dental monitoring becoming an open system in the future? One of the biggest challenges faced by dentists during orthodontic therapies has a lot to do […]
07.02.2023

How to distalize with aligners?

How to distalize with aligners? Orthodontic tooth movement closely follows Newton’s third law of motion, whereby, every tooth movement in aligner therapy generates an equal and […]
07.02.2023

How to choose the dental lab for your partner?

How to choose the dental lab for your partner? In recent years, clear aligner services have taken off with people’s elevated interest in aesthetic smiles. Considering […]
07.02.2023

How orthodontists can win back the aligner market by moving to white label and away from align and spark

How orthodontists can win back the aligner market by moving to white label and away from align and spark Invisalign® was launched by Align Technology in […]
07.02.2023

How can a dental lab be a useful whitelabel partner for dentists?

How can a dental lab be a useful whitelabel partner for dentists? As people’s skill sets get increasingly specialized, the market for niche products and services […]
07.02.2023

From what age we can do aligner treatment?

From what age we can do aligner treatment? Clear aligner therapy (CAT) is a popular orthodontic treatment option that patients around the world have grown to […]
07.02.2023

Forces and moments generated by removable thermoplastic aligners: incisor torque, premolar derotation, and molar distalization

Forces and moments generated by removable thermoplastic aligners: incisor torque, premolar derotation, and molar distalization The widespread admiration for clear aligners is in part due to […]
07.02.2023

Forces and moments generated by aligner-type appliances for orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Forces and moments generated by aligner-type appliances for orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The orthodontic market today is booming with clear aligner-type appliances […]
07.02.2023

Force changes associated with different intrusion strategies for deep-bite correction by clear aligners

Force changes associated with different intrusion strategies for deep-bite correction by clear aligners A deep bite presents as one of the most challenging forms of malocclusion […]
07.02.2023

Dsos vs. Ortholabs – who is the stronger player in the whitelabel aligner market?

Dsos vs. Ortholabs – who is the stronger player in the whitelabel aligner market? If you’re a dentist, you’ve probably considered owning a dental practice someday. […]
07.02.2023

Class ii malocclusion correction with invisalign: is it possible?

Class ii malocclusion correction with invisalign: is it possible? The governing concept for clear aligners arose in the midst of the U.S.’s recuperation from their second […]
07.02.2023

Can we use aligners together with orthognathic surgery?

Can we use aligners together with orthognathic surgery? As the fascination for aesthetics and preference for elevated comfort slither their way into the patient’s lookout for […]
07.02.2023

Can we reinforce anchorage with mini-implants (tads) in aligner treatment?

Can we reinforce anchorage with mini-implants (tads) in aligner treatment? It isn’t every day that you witness the emergence of technology so promising that it changes […]
07.02.2023

Can ClearCorrect Challenge Spark or Invisalign?

Can ClearCorrect Challenge Spark or Invisalign? Clear aligners are one of the fastest-growing technologies of recent times. Their sleek design and discreet features have allowed them […]
07.02.2023

Can a german-based white label aligner producer compete in the global market?

Can a german-based white label aligner producer compete in the global market? Up until a few decades ago, patients and orthodontists were heavily reliant on fixed […]
07.02.2023

Are treatment planning companies for aligners the next big thing?

Are treatment planning companies for aligners the next big thing? The WHO ranks malocclusion as one of the most significant and life-impacting oral health issues, coming […]
07.02.2023

Are the big aligner companies missing out on the new material trends?

Are the big aligner companies missing out on the new material trends? Growing aesthetic concerns in recent years have led to a substantial increase in the […]
07.02.2023

Are orthodontists printing their aligners or are they still outsourcing it?

Are orthodontists printing their aligners or are they still outsourcing it? The desire for aesthetic appeal is slowly but surely cruising its way into the dental […]
07.02.2023

Are in-house aligners profitable?

Are in-house aligners profitable? Let’s talk business. In 1973, the ‘Big Three’ car makers in the US possessed 82 per cent of the market share. Today, […]
07.02.2023

Aligner checks – How many are necessary?

Aligner checks – How many are necessary? If there’s anything that society has been collectively obsessed with since the dawn of time, it is the transitional […]
07.02.2023

3D Printing in dentistry: Outsourcing, in-house, or both?

3D Printing in dentistry: Outsourcing, in-house, or both? The rapid development of new manufacturing technologies, industries, and power generation methods has made it easy for the […]
14.11.2022

How much expansion is realistic in Aligner therapy?

How much expansion is realistic in Aligner therapy? All patients that visit a dental establishment are different – no two patients are alike in their medical […]
14.11.2022

How can we tackle Class I in Aligners?

How can we tackle Class I in Aligners? Malocclusion presents as the third most prevalent oral pathology worldwide, only secondary to dental caries and periodontal disease. […]
14.11.2022

Holdaway Ratio and how much can we procline?

Holdaway Ratio and how much can we procline? Perhaps, one of the most primal human instincts is to seek beauty and balance in all forms around […]
14.11.2022

Fixed Retainers after Aligner therapy or just an essix splint?

Fixed Retainers after Aligner therapy or just an essix splint? It is an exciting time as you near the end of your orthodontic treatment. You might […]
14.11.2022

Enamel reduction and the Tarnow rule for biological width

Enamel reduction and the Tarnow rule for biological width The general expectation of orthodontic treatment is to deliver an aesthetic and predictable dental experience to the […]
14.11.2022

Efficacy of Clear Aligners in controlling orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review

Efficacy of Clear Aligners in controlling orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review In the past, many researchers have set forth to evaluate the true effectiveness and […]