Align Technology Announces Invisalign® G8 With New Smartforce® Aligner Activation Features
October 21 2020 - 4:00PM
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the
introduction of Invisalign G8 with SmartForce Aligner Activation,
the latest of the company’s biomechanics innovations. Invisalign G8
with SmartForce Aligner Activation is informed by the company’s
foundational biomechanics for clear aligners and its database of
more than 9 million Invisalign patients to optimize tooth movements
and further improve predictability for frequently treated crowding,
crossbite, and deep bite cases.
“Our innovations are based on fundamental biomechanics,
biomaterials science, and the orthodontic knowledge and experience
gained from the more than 9 million Invisalign cases treated by
Invisalign doctors – which help us define the optimal approach to
specific tooth movements and case types,” said Raj Pudipeddi, Align
senior vice president, chief innovation, product and marketing
officer. “Invisalign G8 with new SmartForce Aligner Activation
integrates optimal forces for correction in these frequently
treated case types. Alongside our SmartTrack material and
SmartStage technology, these latest innovations further improve
treatment planning efficiency and predictability so that doctors
can be even more confident in delivering great clinical
outcomes.”
With SmartForce Aligner Activation, select areas of the aligner
surface are specifically contoured to apply optimal forces to the
tooth surfaces to control the location, direction and intensity of
the force to produce the desired outcome and minimize unwanted
movement. Specific, strategic contact areas between the aligner and
the tooth are created by SmartForce Aligner Activation and work in
concert with SmartForce features for even greater control of the
force systems.
“Analysis of the tooth movements in the millions of cases shows
us that certain tooth movements in treated case types require
additional activation to achieve the desired tooth movement,” said
Dr. Mitra Derakhshan, Align vice president, global clinical. “The
additional activation is now automatically determined by the
software and fabricated into the aligner as SmartForce Aligner
Activation, thereby reducing doctors’ inclination to over correct
certain movements in their treatment plans.”
Invisalign G8 with new SmartForce Aligner Activation ensures
sufficient and consistent activation in every aligner stage to help
doctors get more of the desired movements from every aligner in the
treatment of crowding, crossbite, and deep bite.
- For crowding and crossbite
cases: - Smart Force Aligner Activation aids in posterior arch
expansion by working synergistically with New Optimized Expansion
Support attachments or Optimized Expansion Support and Rotation
attachments to reduce the potential for buccal crown tipping during
posterior arch expansion.
- For deep bite cases: -
SmartForce Aligner Activation supports anterior intrusion with
improvements in the treatment plan set-ups to level the Curve of
Spee and demonstrates up to 2x improvement in predictability of
incisor intrusion.
In addition, with Invisalign G8, doctors can now select
automatic placement of Precision Bite Ramps during the prescription
process. Data demonstrates that Precision Bite Ramps improve lower
intrusion in deep bite cases.
“Being one of the first doctors to use Invisalign G8 has been a
fantastic experience. The G8 features along with SmartForce Aligner
Activation enable better control and outcome of cases of patients
with deep bite or for those who need a significant amount of
expansion,” said Dr. Nelly Sanseverino, an orthodontist and
Invisalign G8 limited market release/pilot doctor practicing in Sao
Paolo, Brazil.
Invisalign G8 will be available globally on all Invisalign
products in the first quarter of 2021.
About Align Technology, Inc.Align
Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign® system,
the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero®
intraoral scanners and services, and CAD/CAM software. Align has
helped treat over 9 million patients with the Invisalign system and
is driving the evolution in digital dentistry with the iTero
intraoral scanner and exocad® CAD/CAM software − modernizing
today’s practices by enabling enhanced digital orthodontic and
restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice
efficiencies. Visit www.aligntech.com for more
information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please
visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the
iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For
additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a
list of exocad reseller partners, please
visit www.exocad.com.
Align Technology |
Zeno Group |
Madelyn Homick |
Sarah Johnson |
(408) 470-1180 |
(828) 551-4201 |
mhomick@aligntech.com |
sarah.johnson@zenogroup.com |
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