Orthodontics: Page 9

SmileDirectClub hit with lawsuit over NDAs

By Melissa Busch

The attorney general of Washington, DC, is suing SmileDirectClub for allegedly making injured and dissatisfied customers sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) to receive promised refunds for their clear aligners, according to a complaint filed on December 5.

December 7, 2022

Benefits of whitening before smile-enhancing procedures

By Dr. Kevin Brown

In many cases, when an adult completes orthodontic treatment, their teeth are straight, but they are still not completely satisfied with their smile. Dr. Kevin Brown shares two cases in which he used in-office tooth whitening and composite bonding to rejuvenate patients' smiles.

December 5, 2022

Intraoral appliances routine part of dental practice

By Alex Dagostino

The fabrication and use of intraoral appliances are becoming a routine part of dental practices, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association. Researchers analyzed intraoral appliance application, practice workflows, and changes in practice trends.

December 1, 2022

Cloud 9 acquires Focus Ortho

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cloud-based dental practice management system provider Cloud 9 Software has acquired orthodontic platform Focus Ortho.

November 28, 2022

Ortho patients prefer in-person visits to teledentistry

By Alex Dagostino

Orthodontic patients prefer face-to-face interactions with their providers rather than teledentistry, according to a study published on November 19 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

November 21, 2022

OSO Smile Doctors selects CureMint procurement platform

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Orthodontic dental support organization (OSO) Smile Doctors has selected CureMint to handle its procurement operations for its more than 350 affiliated practices.

November 15, 2022

These colors are trending for ortho patients

By Melissa Busch

Braces boost the aesthetic appeal of patients' teeth in the long run, but how can you help patients pick orthodontics that don't cramp their style in the meantime? Texas and Oklahoma clinicians recently shared the colors that are trending among patients with braces.

November 15, 2022

Orthodontist faces misconduct hearing over TikTok trend

By Alex Dagostino

An orthodontist whose videos popularizing a potentially harmful treatment for children that went viral on TikTok is facing a misconduct hearing from the organization that oversees dental professionals in the U.K., according to news reports.

November 15, 2022

Orthobrain and OrthoSelect announce partnership

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Orthobrain, a practice growth system that integrates orthodontics, has announced a partnership with OrthoSelect, an orthodontic software company and digital orthodontics laboratory.

November 13, 2022

Ormco to host webinar on Spark aligners' new features

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ormco, the manufacturer of Spark aligners, will host a webinar on November 4 to discuss the latest clinical features of the recently launched release 13 aligners.

November 1, 2022

Does childhood diet cause impacted wisdom teeth?

By Melissa Busch

Could a soft-food diet during childhood coupled with low levels of vitamin D be why so many people have impacted wisdom teeth? A graduate student from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada is getting to the bottom of it, according to university news.

October 9, 2022

AI firm DentalMonitoring expands into Japan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based dental and orthodontic treatment monitoring company DentalMonitoring has opened a new office in Tokyo.

October 9, 2022

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