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…
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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 appliances like braces to help bring…
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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 only after dental caries…
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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 number of adult patients seeking dental…
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A massive cochrane systemic review tells us a lot about class II treatment
This is an update regarding the Cochrane systemic review we covered in a previous post on Class II malocclusion in…
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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 market with more and more…
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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…
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A classic paper that informed us, years ago, that orthodontic extractions do not harm facial profiles!
Not too long ago, orthodontists realized that extraction therapy had an impact on the facial profile of the patients. This…
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‘Mind the gap!… gaps in the mind: a trial looking at quality of life
Fixed appliance therapy is a regular treatment procedure in orthodontics, one I’d assume every ortho practice carries out. Our patient…
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Are clear aligners as effective as conventional fixed appliances?
Malocclusion, in any of its glory, be it tooth crowding, crooked teeth, protruding incisors, or open bites is not a…
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Are aligners with attachments really invisible?
Clear aligners have long been advertised as invisible braces. Large brands like Invisalign have endorsed their products widely and cemented…
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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 standard…
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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 ever-evolving human…
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Why your employees are always as good or bad as you teach them to be
Employee attitudes can reflect the morale of the company. In areas of customer service, happy employees are extremely important because…
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The new era of internal customers: keeping and satisfying your best employees
In service-providing industries like orthodontic practices, the patient is not the only customer you need to appease. Internal customers like…
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