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ABOUT LIGHTFORCE
LightForce Orthodontics' business has doubled in size
every quarter for the past three quarters. The company's top
users include Drs. David Sarver, Maz Moshiri, Brian Lockhart
and Alexander Waldman.
The momentum is centered around LightForce's 3D-printed,
fully custom and fully digital tooth-moving platform. 3D
printing enables an extreme level of customization and
predictability, and the company also offers custom indirect
bonding trays, custom bite turbos, custom hook placements,
an iPhone-based face scanning software to construct smile arc
and, most recently, the launch of the translucent 3D-printed
bracket pictured at right. (Its fi rst 3D-printed bracket offering
is white.)
Fig. 8
Fig. 11
Treatment sequence
Figs. 2 and 3: Initial records.
Fig. 4: Appointment 1 (Dec. 27, 2019).
Brackets and tubes bonded; upper
and lower 0.014-inch nickel titanium
(NiTi) archwires placed; oral hygiene
instructions delivered.
Fig. 9
Fig. 12
Fig. 5: Appointment 2 (March 13, 2020). Upper
and lower 0.016-by-0.022-inch NiTi
archwires placed.
Fig. 10
Fig. 6: Appointment 3 (June 18, 2020).
Upper and lower 0.016-by-0.022-inch
stainless steel (SS) archwires placed as
working wires to close space with sliding
mechanics.
Fig. 7: Appointment 4 (July 31, 2020). Forsus
installed; instructions delivered to
patient. Patient remains in upper and
lower 0.016-by-0.022-inch SS archwires.
Fig. 8: Appointment 5 (Oct. 23, 2020). Class I
achieved; patient remains in upper and
lower 0.016-by-0.022-inch SS archwires.
Treatment discussion
Orthodontic correction of a Class II
malocclusion can require distalization of
molars in certain clinical circumstances,
but when asymmetrical mandibular shift
occurs, the unilateral mandibular functional
advancement is hard to accomplish.
This case illustrates the use of LightForce
full customized brackets as a precise
strategy to avoid typical side effects generated
by fi xed functional orthopedic appliances
such as a Forsus 3M appliance.
Upper and lower
incisors'
lack
Fig. 9: Appointment 6 (Dec. 4, 2020). Forsus
removed; stepped up to upper and lower
0.017-by-0.025-inch NiTi archwires.
of
torque control were anulated with confi -
dence and precision. No wire bending was
necessary and treatment was completed in
16.5 months, including three months of
no visits because of COVID-19.
Fig. 10: Appointment 7 (March 5, 2021). Power
chain installed upper and lower.
Figs. 11 and 12: Appointment 8 (April 16, 2021).
Debonding, fi nal records.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Orthotown September 2021

Table of contents
A Voice in the Arena: Champion What Your Patients Want
Industry News
New Products
Poll: Digital Imaging
Message Board: Cinch Back Vs. Tying Back of the Stainless Steel Wire
Message Board: Placement of Orthodontic Elastic Modules, O-Rings, Donuts
Message Board: Sterilization for Startup
Product Profile: Memotain
Product Profile: 3M Clarity Aligners Flex + Force
Product Profile: GT-Flex Pro Thermoforming Plastic
Cuspid Substitutions by Dr. Robert “Tito” Norris
Special Section: Startup Showcase
Keep Your Story Straight by Paul Edwards
How’s Your (Financial) Health? by Jay Geier
Cover Your Assets by Tom Jewkes and Dan Gavin
Ad Index
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Orthotown September 2021 - Cover1
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Orthotown September 2021 - New Products
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Orthotown September 2021 - Poll: Digital Imaging
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Orthotown September 2021 - Message Board: Cinch Back Vs. Tying Back of the Stainless Steel Wire
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Orthotown September 2021 - Message Board: Placement of Orthodontic Elastic Modules, O-Rings, Donuts
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Orthotown September 2021 - Message Board: Sterilization for Startup
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Orthotown September 2021 - Product Profile: Memotain
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Orthotown September 2021 - Product Profile: 3M Clarity Aligners Flex + Force
Orthotown September 2021 - Product Profile: GT-Flex Pro Thermoforming Plastic
Orthotown September 2021 - Cuspid Substitutions by Dr. Robert “Tito” Norris
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