Also referred to as esthetic brackets, ceramic brackets are used to create braces that blend in with a patient's teeth, making their orthodontic treatment less invasive. Fabricated from high strength ceramic polymers, these brackets can be white or translucent, and often they are used with clear or white wires to be less visibly obvious. Having a ceramic bracket option available for your patients is a great idea because patients who might balk at the metal-mouth look of stainless steel braces, might be excited to learn about more esthetic options.
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| Company | Ortho Technology, Inc. | American Orthodontics | Nexadental | SML | 3M |
| Item | Reflections Ceramic Brackets | 20/40 Ceramic Brackets | Avair SL Ceramic Brackets | Ceramic Brackets | Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets |
| Price | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire |
| Description | The Reflections Ceramic Bracket System offers a combination of aesthetics, function, and strength. The dovetail base design has generous undercuts | With your treatment goals in mind, 20/40 Ceramic Brackets have reduced the ceramic particle size, allowing for a more rounded, smaller ceramic bracket | The Avair SL bracket is the only one-piece self-ligating bracket. The wire retention clip is in the bracket body and the whole bracket is functioning | These strong polycrystalline alumina brackets resist breakage and when bonded become virtually invisible by picking up the natural color of the teeth. | Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets |
| Warranty | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 1 year |
| Bracket Composition | Polycrystalline Alumina | Ceramic | Acryilic | Polycrystalline Alumina | Ceramic |
| Pre Coated Adhesive | No | No | Yes | No | APC II Adhesive
APC PLUS Adhesive |
| Types of Auxilaries | Cuspids | Hooks | Cuspids
Hooks | Cuspids
Hooks | Cuspids
Ball Hooks
Hooks |
| Other Accessories | No | Wire
Ligatures
Chain, Tie, Tubing | Colored Guide Chart | No | Archwires |
| Slot Composition | Alumina | Ceramic | Wire Clip-In | Alumina Oxide | Ceramic |
| Active/Passive Wire Retention | Passive | Passive | Active
Passive | Passive | Passive |
| Available Prescriptions | Roth
Ricketts / Hilgers
McLaughlin, Bennett, & Trevisi
Standard Edgewise | Roth
McLaughlin, Bennett, Trevisi
Standard Edgewise | Roth
MBT
Edgewise | Roth
Tweed
Standard Twin | MBT |
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