The DAMON 3 System....................................

It's All About Comfort...

It's All About Beautiful Smiles...

It's All About You.

Orthodontics is a great way to increase your self-confidence, improve your dental health and create a beautiful smile you can share with everyone you meet. Today, an innovative technology - "self-ligating" braces - makes orthodontic treatment less time consuming and more comfortable than ever before.

A BIOLOGICALLY SENSIBLE WAY OF MOVING TEETH FOR IMPROVED TOOTH POSITION AND FACIAL AESTHETICS.

The combination of Damon™ Passive Self-Ligating Brackets and low-friction, low-force mechanics has been shown to provide remarkable advantages over traditional orthodontic approaches.

Thousands of orthodontists throughout the world are now achieving results beyond previously conceived expectations - in less time, with very few auxiliary appliances and with far greater patient comfort.

The Damon System can help you deliver what patients want - beautiful smiles in less time with less discomfort. The Damon System recognizes the unique characteristics of each individual, yet provides a system that yields superior results with far greater efficiencies than conventional appliances.


It Begins with Low Force
Research indicates that optimum orthodontic forces should be just high enough to stimulate tooth movement without cutting off the vascular supply to the periodontal ligament.* The Damon System appliance is designed to allow the clinician to use these optimum low forces throughout all phases of treatment. This is only possible with a completely passive appliance system. The Damon System facilitates healthy tooth movement with complete control.

The Damon System now has newly designed hooks for easy elastic ligation and superior patient comfort.
Slide opens away from the clinician, allowing clear visibility into the slot during placement and when engaging the archwire prior to closing the slide.
New precision MIM slide with enhanced leading edge makes opening and closing easier with more-consistent opening and closing forces.
New rounded contours are equal to conventional bracket radii, ensuring greater patient comfort.
Anatomically correct pad contours that fit the facial surface of the tooth better provide exceptional pad-to-tooth fit for easier placement and fewer bond failures.
Slide is designed to fully capture the archwire in the slot. When the slide is closed, it forms a tube much like a molar tube. The result is the same superior torque and rotational control that is achieved with molar tubes.

The Damon System

. . . Low-Force, Low-Friction

More Efficient Tooth Movement
Sliding mechanics is usually considered only in terms of space closure, but sliding mechanics comes into play in many other aspects of tooth movement such as engaging high cuspids, correcting rotations and leveling and aligning.

When moving a high cuspid into position using traditional twin appliances, there is a tendency for the lateral incisor and first bicuspid to move superiorly while the cuspid moves into position.

With a passive self-ligating system, like Damon, moving a cuspid into place does not adversely effect the adjacent teeth (see example below).

Conventional ties such as O-rings and stainless steel ligatures make using optimal forces impossible due to friction and binding. Elastomeric O-rings will lose half their elasticity within days of initial tie in, thus compromising tooth control.

O-rings are extremely plaque retentive and greatly increase the number of microorganisms attached to appliances during treatment, increasing the incidence of decalcification during treatment.1 Even fluoride-releasing elastomerics lose almost 90% of their fluoride protection in 2 weeks.2

. . . 18 Weeks Later - 2nd Appointment

Quality Results with Greater Patient Comfort
Any treatment system must meet or exceed expectations for the finished result. By using low forces that work in conjunction with the muscles of the face, the Damon System provides a greater variety of treatment options that in many cases eliminate the need for high-force mechanics and extractions. Low forces also mean greater patient comfort throughout treatment.

Before Treatment

__________________________________________________

After Treatment

Treatment time : 14 months, 2 weeks in 7 treatment appointments without extractions or the use of high-force expansion mechanics.

>> Next Section Teeth Whitening

>> Back to Top

>>Click here to visit our Smiles Gallery of Orthodontic Treatments