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14 I I study_ bracket efficiency bracketswiththeobjectiveofachievingsimilartreat- ment objectives. The time required to place brackets at the begin- ning of treatment and the time necessary to remove appliances at the end of treatment was not included because it is realistic to assume that it takes ap- proximately the same amount of time to place and remove brackets regardless of the type of brackets being used. What was studied was the actual treatment time from the day treatment was begun to the day ap- pliances were removed. Also, the total number of patient visits needed to complete treatment was measured, as was the total number of minutes of patient chair time necessary to complete treatment. _Are self-ligating brackets really faster? More efficient? Better? The answer is YES! _What were the findings of the study? Monthsintreatment The average number of months required to treat cases utilizing In-Ovation R was 4.14 months less than comparable cases being treated using tradi- tional edgewise brackets. Numberofappointments The average number of patient appointments ortho1_2014 Fig. 2_ The average number of patient appointments needed to complete treatment was reduced by 6.66 appointments. Fig. 2