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PRODUCT SHOWCASE 2017

ORTHOSELECT
Digital orthodontic laboratory services

s a concept, indirect bonding (IDB) just makes sense. What
doctor wouldn't want to simplify bracket placement and
bonding while reducing chair time? However, for decades
the concept has proven inconsistent and unreliable in practice
because the traditional method for creating IDB trays was labor- and
skill-intensive. Each tray's creation involved so much hand-measuring
and eyeballing that errors and inaccuracy were more common than
quality in IDB trays.

adjust and approve the bracket placement. DIBS includes an end-oftreatment simulation that illustrates how the patient's teeth will be
aligned per the archwire and bracket placement. Doctors appreciate
the ability to do finish work, such as moving canines incisally, in
the software. This in effect adjusts the bracket placement.
When the case is approved, the bonding tray is digitally rendered
and printed. Unlike other 3-D IDB competitors, OrthoSelect does
not 3-D print study models and then handcraft trays using the
model. DIBS trays conform to the patient's teeth because there
is no human error introduced and no accuracy lost between the
software and the printer. OrthoSelect's patent-pending trays hold
brackets precisely, with just the right degree of snugness before
bonding, and then flex to let go of brackets when removed from
the patient's teeth.

What DIBS users are saying
"This system is what people have been looking for!"
-Dr. Lisa Alvetro, Alvetro Orthodontics
"DIBS is the best value in orthodontics right now."
-Dr. Brandon Owen, Owen & Timock Orthodontics

What's the solution?
OrthoSelect's digital indirect bonding system (DIBS) has
changed the IDB landscape, making inconsistency and unreliability
problems of the past. The system utilizes 3-D software (accurate
within a micron) for digital bracket placement. The software's
digital accuracy is then translated directly to the physical world
through 3-D printing. There's no more plaster and pencil and no
more thermal or suck-down trays.
DIBS is the result of several years of research, design and
development. In addition, doctors around the country used DIBS
and provided invaluable feedback. At the recent AAO show in
San Diego, interest in DIBS was through the roof. Doctors are
recognizing that technology has reached a point where the concept
can become the standard in practice.

How it works
First, using DIBS software, OrthoSelect technicians place brackets
per the doctor's prescription. Here, the obvious question arises:
"What brackets can I use with DIBS?" Answer: One of the great
features of DIBS is that doctors can use any bracket set they like.
After brackets are placed, doctors have the chance to review,

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"Wow, went in smooth as silk. I just lifted the IDB tray from
the lingual and they peeled off no problem."
-Gary Carter, Orthodontic Specialists of Utah
"It was our first DIBS case and actually our first indirect bonding
case ever! It all went perfectly, with no bond failures, and there was
hardly any flash on the upper and none on the lower. We heard
no complaints from our 13-year-old patient, especially when we
finished a 45-minute appointment in 25 minutes. Going forward,
we'll be using DIBS for all bonding appointments!"
-Ansley O'Keefe, orthodontic assistant, Cooney Orthodontics ■

For more information, call 866-695-3319
or visit myorthoselect.com.

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