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Fig. 1: The Damon Ultima System is available with neutral, retrocline and procline bracket options for
enhanced torque control. Brackets are designed from the center point of the slot to line up with the
FA point to express the desired torque and provide easier and more precise placement.
consistent, beautiful smiles in
the process.
When I learned about the Damon
Ultima System having been completely
reengineered to virtually
eliminate play for precise control
of rotations, angulation and torque
with specifi c wires, I was intrigued
to revisit bracket and wire interactions
and mechanics.
The redesigned bracket accomplishes
this through a
round-sided rectangular wire and
parallelogram-shaped slot to deliver
direct engagement at vertical
and horizontal contact points by
the second or third wire (Fig. 1).
This was the biggest reason for me
to become an early adopter of this
new system-I wanted to virtually
eliminate bending wire from my
practice and achieve predictable
results in less time and fewer visits
to gain the eff ectiveness my team
and I needed. I also knew that this
new system would be easy for my
team to learn and make training
new employees in the practice less
of an undertaking.
Because I had the privilege of
participating in the early stages
of development of Ormco Digital
Bonding (ODB)-a process that
would take the Damon Ultima
bracket and the Spark Approver
Software and use it to create a digital
indirect bonding system-I knew
this would give my treatment
planning and bracket placement
accuracy the boost it needed to get
everything out of this reengineered
bracket. In other words, to provide
the perfect blend of technology, effi
ciency and eff ectiveness to reach
my goals for LevelUp Orthodontics.
CENTER LEVEL SLOT LINEUP
HIGH-TORQUE
COUPLE
NEUTRAL TORQUE
LOW-TORQUE
COUPLE
Fig. 2: Digital treatment planning and digital bracket placement interface with Spark Approver Software
provides one platform for Ormco Digital Bonding (ODB) cases and Spark Clear Aligner cases.
Advantages of Ormco
Digital Bonding
I am excited to share a little about
what makes this new system " Indiana
Jones-approved. " If you have
not tried indirect bonding, there are
several key advantages for your orthodontic
offi ce, and using the ODB
system and the 3D-printed jigs for
delivery provide distinct advantages
to this process:
* Fast and familiar. Traditional
IDB trays require multiple
steps, from model fabrication,
application of a separating
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medium, placement of the
brackets by the clinician, and
processing and fabrication of
the trays. Digital systems for
IDB tray fabrication have a
distinct advantage in this area,
because the fabrication time
can be outsourced or reduced
with software. ODB specifi cally
uses the same Spark Approver
Software and platform we use
for our aligner cases, which is
intuitive and easy for my team
to visualize and fast for me to
program and approve (Fig. 2).

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