The 0.022 x 0.028 slot allows the tooth movements to be obtained with lighter forces and biologically safer, being provided by the 4 points of contact of the rectangular thermoactivated wire with the slot and the door.
In order to have total resistance with the objective of not pigmenting or fracturing, SlimClear is specially produced from a state-of-the-art composite of glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate.
This composition provides the pleasant aesthetics of the device allowing the visualization only of the teeth, and not of the brackets that are glued to the teeth.
The base of SlimClear is of mechanical retention, not requiring the application of bond / primer adhesives on the base, only a small portion of light-curing resin should be applied for bonding, which can be mono or hybrid resin.
Easy to remove (with appropriate movement) without damaging tooth enamel.
It allows re-attachment of the SlimClear bracket itself, if necessary during treatment.
About SlimClear
The New Generation of Self-ligating Aesthetic Appliances
The exclusive European design of the SlimClear self-ligating aesthetic bracket designed by Dr. Alan Rodrigues significantly raises the level of aesthetic perception of orthodontic appliances by patients.
Being specially designed to be invisible inside the patient's mouth, SlimClear also provides more comfort, resistance and safety throughout the treatment.
One of the main features of SlimClear is the low profile with rounded edges, which increase the distance between brackets, allowing the deflection of thermo-activated wires, thus facilitating dental movements and giving SlimClear the status of the smallest self-ligating aesthetic bracket on the world market.
The fins that have been totally redesigned for the use of intermaxillary elastics, definitively eliminating the annoying canine and premolar hooks, which injure the oral mucosa.
The SlimClear passive door, in addition to being completely aesthetic, allows excellent contact of its surface with orthodontic wires, which makes it possible to perform the most complex movements of rotation and torque.
The SlimClear door has a double safety lock, which prevents the patient from opening and / or inadvertently removing it during treatment and is easy to open.
About BioPeek
Bio-Peek yarn of aesthetic thermoactivated polymer (polyetheretherketone - PEEK)
Polyetheretherketone-PEEK is a semicrystalline thermoplastic with excellent chemical resistance and mechanical flexibility properties.
With the recent advances in the processing of this material carried out by the American Space Agency NASA it allows the recovery of the PEEK shape memory behavior through a mechanical activation.
The evolution of this technology and its perfect biocompatibility has expanded rapidly to applications in the medical field, mainly in orthopedic surgeries of the spine.
Dr. Alan Rodrigues and his team developed for the first time a new orthodontic PEEK orthodontic wire that is fully aesthetic and has thermoactivation properties made with gauges of 0.017 x 0.025 and 0.019 x 0.025 that have all the ideal characteristics of releasing light biological forces to initiate complex dentoalveolar movements with immediate control of torque movements, dental rotation and transversal recovery of the arches without causing side effects on teeth and support structures.
PEEK wires release light forces significantly lower than 0.014 NiTi thermoactivated wires, which are the orthodontic wires normally used to start clinical cases with severe crowding.
Another important feature is that they are naturally aesthetic and totally free of metals, which are the main causes of allergic reactions and inflammatory gingival processes during orthodontic treatment.
PEEK wires are the evolution of all aesthetic wires ever manufactured for use in orthodontics, being a totally biocompatible wire has characteristics of thermal reactivation of its shape, this means that even when it undergoes apparently permanent changes in its shape it can be recovered between consultations only with the movements of the fingers on the surface of the PEEK wire, thus not needing to change the wire during the treatment phases.
Another important feature is that they are naturally aesthetic and totally free of metals, which are the main causes of allergic reactions and inflammatory gingival processes during orthodontic treatment.
PEEK wires are the evolution of all aesthetic wires ever manufactured for use in orthodontics, being a totally biocompatible wire has characteristics of thermal reactivation of its shape, this means that even when it undergoes apparently permanent changes in its shape it can be recovered between consultations only with the movements of the fingers on the surface of the PEEK wire, thus not needing to change the wire during the treatment phases.
Orthodontic Forces
In 1932, Schwarz reported, that the ideal strength level should be 20 to 26g / cm2 (20 to 26 cN / cm2) of root surface, that is, equivalent to the capillary pressure of 15 to 20mmHg.
Ideal force ≅ 25 cN ≅ 25gf
0.014 x 0.025 Bio-Peek thermoactivated 0.0 27gf 0.014 x 0.025 Bio-Peek thermoactivated ≅ 32gf
Clinical evidence
0.017 x 0.025 thread of aesthetic thermoactivated polymer Bio-Peek releases approximately 3 times less force than a 0.014 NiTi thermoactivated thread, providing from the beginning of the treatment a force very close to the ideal force, which allows a fast and safe dentoalveolar movement.
Benefits
The New Generation of Self-ligating Aesthetic Appliances
Today's smallest self-ligating aesthetic bracket
One of the objectives of orthodontic treatment is to obtain the smile aesthetic desired by the patient.
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In treatments with metal brackets, the patient and often the professional himself, are unable to see if the smile is in accordance with the patient's expectations, as the metal brackets fill a large part of the smile.
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In fact, it is not uncommon for patients to have a negative perception after removing the device, due to the long period of visualization of the metallic smile.
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With SlimClear, both the professional and the patient, do not lose the aesthetic perception of the smile that is being provided by the treatment, guaranteeing both conditions of analysis and prognosis of the intended results, quickly, safely and always with a beautiful smile for the patient .
Agility
Fast delivery of the treatment: the aligners are manufactured in Brazil, the terms are much shorter, compared to the market.
Safety
The virtual planning is performed by a team of Orthodontists, based on the dentist's treatment plan.
Efficiency
Better control of movement by means of transparent aligners.
Accuracy
Better control of movement by means of transparent aligners.
Materials
Material exchange policy
All exchange of self-ligating brackets SlimClear®, will be carried out at no cost, as long as it is carried out within the Principles of the Philosophy of Transverse Jaw Bioadaptation and presenting the entire sequence of photos of the clinical case. The photos must be focused and follow the standard of orthodontic documentation (click here), with the perfect visualization of the frontal, right and left lateral, upper and lower occlusal segments.
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