Angelalign Technology Inc., known as Angel, has unveiled SuperElastic (MC-SE), a proprietary clear aligner material the company describes as a significant improvement over its current material.
Orthodontic specialists have asked for aligner materials with biologically safe force levels, a large elastic working range, and strength and toughness for complex cases, and MC-SE provides all three, according to the company.
Angel’s current material is a soft multilayered polymer based on PETG. MC-SE incorporates a medical-grade polyamide layer. According to the company, it:
- Delivers continuous force at biologically safe levels throughout the wear cycle
- Bends and stretches further than conventional materials and returns to its original shape
- Springs back to its original flat shape in three-point flexural testing at 8% strain, while samples of PETG and Angel’s current material remain visibly bent
Angel said the approach builds on the low, continuous force of nickel-titanium archwires. The company is designing a material platform with variations for different force effects.
“Aligner material is the foundation of every treatment,” said Richard Hirschland, Angel’s chief commercial officer and senior vice president. “MC-SE gives orthodontists a stronger foundation to build on.”
MC-SE will be available globally after registrations are received; the name is pending trademark registration.
More information is available here.
