- Biomechanics innovation leverages the SmartForce aligner
activation innovations previously launched and builds upon its
mechanics to help reduce the need for attachments and offer a more
aesthetic solution for an enhanced Invisalign patient
experience.
Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global
medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the
Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners,
and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and
restorative dentistry, today introduced a new SmartForce feature,
attachment-free aligner activation, that helps minimize the number
of attachments while maintaining predictable treatment outcomes.
The new SmartForce attachment-free aligner activation feature
builds on Align’s foundational biomechanics for clear aligners and
its database of more than 15.7 million Invisalign patients to
optimize tooth movements. It is the latest of the company’s many
biomechanical innovations that enhance experiences for patients in
Invisalign treatment.
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SmartForce™ attachment-free aligner
activation feature automatically applied and displayed in a
ClinCheck® plan. (Photo: Business Wire)
Built into the Align Digital Platform,™ the attachment-free
aligner activation feature is the newest innovation as part of the
Align digital workflow. The Align digital workflow includes
dedicated tools and capabilities for each stage of the Invisalign
treatment journey. A related update to ClinCheck® treatment
planning will include Live Update for 3D Controls that includes an
attachment-free aligner activation selection.
SmartForce features, which include optimized attachments that
are small tooth-colored shapes attached to teeth, are designed to
deliver precise forces when and where needed to achieve more
predictable tooth movements. Double attachments are often needed on
upper central (front) teeth to achieve desired mesiodistal root
movements. Although optimized attachments are crucial for
successful Invisalign treatment, with this new release, certain
movements now can be achieved using a similar force system through
aligner activation, reducing the need for double attachments on the
centrals. If an attachment is still needed for certain scenarios,
aligner activation will be present with a single optimized root
control attachment as with other teeth such as canines and
premolars.
“After extensive research it was clear to us that our doctors
and their patients needed an aesthetic solution for an enhanced
Invisalign treatment experience,” said Raj Pudipeddi, Align chief
product & marketing officer, executive vice president and
managing director Asia Pacific. “With this game changing innovation
that builds on Align’s aligner activation innovations, we address
the needs of doctors and their patients without compromising
exceptional Invisalign treatment outcomes.”
With the introduction of the new attachment-free aligner
activation feature, doctors can enhance the already excellent
clinical care and improved aesthetics they deliver using Invisalign
treatment. Analysis of over 2 million Invisalign treatment cases
indicates that up to 38 percent of future cases may benefit from
the new SmartForce aligner-free activation features for
mesio-distal root movement.*
“Today, continued development of SmartForce features, especially
SmartForce aligner activation, which uses strategic areas of
contact of the aligners on the tooth for control of movements,
allows doctors to reduce the number of visible attachments,
including eliminating attachments in some cases, on the upper
anterior teeth for diastema, mesio-distal uprighting, and midline
shift to elevate their patients’ treatment experiences without
compromising patient comfort and their treatment outcomes,” said
Dr. Mitra Derakhshan, senior vice president, Global Clinical, Align
Technology. “In cases where attachments are still necessary to
ensure the optimal force systems, a single optimized root control
attachment with SmartForce aligner activation is designed to
achieve the same movement instead of the more visible double
attachment.”
*Data on file, Align Technology
Projected data based on analysis of 2,395,068 primary order
cases on ClinCheck® software acceptance globally between April 1,
2021, and March 30, 2022. Case type analysis was on Invisalign
Assist™, Invisalign™ Full, Invisalign™ Moderate, Invisalign Go™,
Invisalign™ iGo, Invisalign Go™ Plus, Invisalign™ Teen, Invisalign®
Touch Up, Invisalign First™, Invisalign™ Comprehensive Phase 2,
Invisalign™ Lite, Invisalign™ Express, Invisalign™ Express 5,
Invisalign™ Express 10, and Invisalign™ Comprehensive product
types. Refers only to solutions for optimized root control
attachment and attachment free aligner activation.
The new SmartForce feature with attachment-free aligner
activation is expected to be available in the first half of
2024.
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 exocad™ CAD/CAM software.
These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for approximately 247 thousand doctor
customers and are key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer
market opportunity worldwide. Over the past 26 years, Align has
helped doctors treat over 15.7 million patients with the Invisalign
System and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through
the Align Digital Platform™, our integrated suite of unique,
proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless,
end-to-end solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and
GP dentists, and lab/partners. 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.
Invisalign, iTero, exocad, Align, and Align Digital Platform are
trademarks of Align Technology, Inc.
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