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scrapbook Ortho Tribune U.S. Edition | May 18, 20154 AAO product scrapbook Here is a look at some of the products you’ll want to check out in the exhibit hall Edge Animation app The Edge Animations app is a free Apple/Android application for all orthodontists and orthodontic residents. The app contains an ‘Introduction to Orthodontics” video that explains to your consulting patients and parents why treatment from a certified orthodontist matters. The Edge Animations app also includes many compliance videos to help ensure patients are fully informed about their treatment, with videos on brushing, foods to avoid and much more Ortho2, booth 413 Epic X Epic X from Biolase is the newest generation of the company’s award-winning portable dental laser. Epic X features pre-initiated tips, laser-assisted whitening and temporary relief of minor pain, all from a single diode laser solution. Biolase also is offering a reliability assurance plan, which ensures users are never without the Epic X for more than 24 hours. Biolase, booth No. 3051 Tx STUDIO 5.4 The new and enhanced Tx STUDIO 5.4 treatment planning software delivers a host of powerful treatment tools for dentists and specialists working with implants, airway, TMD, orthodontics and surgical procedures. In addition to its already existing capabilities for accurate planning, Tx STUDIO 5.4 offers new and improved tools, including an enhanced abutment design that allows the crown to be placed onto the abutment and prepped teeth as well as simulation of pontics and bridges. i-CAT Imaging Sciences, booth No. 2037 Photos/Provided by Imaging Sciences Photo/Provided by Biolase Esprit, Class II corrector Esprit, a Class II corrector, brings a variety of unique features, including a CNC-machined body that is smooth and durable and a new, innovative, patented clip. The clip is guaranteed to be easy to install and remove, and it stays in place without disengaging during treatment. Esprit also features a mesial hook that prevents rolling into the occlusion. The hook is smooth for patient comfort and can be removed with ease — no cutting required. Esprit’s enclosed stainless-steel spring prevents painful pinching and unhygienic trapping of food. This enclosed spring also resists deformation and maintains consistent force throughout the patient’s wear. The entire corrector is laser welded, allowing it to withstand even the toughest treatment from any patient — 100 percent guaranteed. Opal Orthodontics, booth No. 1715 Photo/Provided by Opal Orthodontics Photos/Provided by 3M Uniketk Victory Series Superior Fit Buccal Tubes Victory Series Superior Fit Buccal Tubes were designed to meet orthodontist’s requirements, starting with a large compound contour base for superior fit and stability. They also feature a low profile and flush-mount hook for added patient comfort and improved gripping and handling characteristics. The buccal tubes have a funnel entry that features curved funnel sides that gradually taper to the archwire slot. This new entry is designed to receive the archwire on the first try by enabling the archwire to be smoothly inserted into the archwire slot. 3M Unitek, booth No. 1129 Photos/ Provided by Ortho2

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