Insignia Digital Orthodontics

Technology to fully customize the brace system for the patient:

• It's Ormco Orthodontic Corporation's groundbreaking innovations and 100 registered patents that take you first into the world of digital orthodontics.

• It is a perfect algorithm that precisely calculates the position and shape for each tooth.

• It is a customized design for each bracket and arch, reducing the amount of detail in orthodontic treatment.

INSIGNIA technology gives the physician so many possibilities

The main one is the use of custom braces, which are made according to the patient's diagnostic model. The orthodontist first creates what is known as a set-up - the final position of the teeth that the patient should have at the end of treatment. It is to this set-up that the braces are made.

How are custom braces created? - In 4 steps, just like the INSIGNIA technology logo

1. Virtual Dental Impression

   The orthodontist uses a digitized dental impression or intraoral scan to create a virtual model of the patient's dentition on a computer, with the patient's teeth in their original positions.

2. Computer modeling and smile design

   In a special orthodontic program, the teeth are aligned and the bite is corrected, and the orthodontist finalizes the details of the set-up based on the patient's treatment plan. Visualization is especially relevant for complex treatment plans, where there is complex geometry and it is not always immediately clear how the teeth will fit together. Both the dentist and the patient can see this in person and simulate a treatment plan.

   A standard system - not customized - does the same thing, but it places the teeth in the dentition the way the manufacturer has planned it according to averages, and then the doctor further individualizes it all by hand based on his experience and expertise.

   Conclusion 1. Time is saved because the doctor does it in advance and more accurately with digital planning on the computer.

   Conclusion 2. The orthodontist does not have to spend time detailing the treatment. Usually at the end of treatment the patient's teeth are almost straight and the patient does not understand what the visit is for when they come to the orthodontist, while the orthodontist is detailing. The detailing stage is one of the most difficult for the orthodontist in terms of motivating the patient, as visually everything is already in order. It can be quite difficult for the doctor himself to perform this detailing, not all novice orthodontists are able to accurately make curves and re-bond braces. With INSIGNIA technology, the orthodontist performs the individualization on the computer before the bracket system is fitted.

3. Creating a brace system

   The braces are customized so that the teeth will eventually stand in their intended positions.

   

   The patient gets a brace system that is made exactly to fit his teeth. He gets predictability. The patient knows in advance what the teeth will look like after the treatment is finished and can see it. And most importantly, it reduces the number of visits and shortens the treatment period.

4. Fixation of the bracket system

   Six weeks after the orthodontist sends the virtual set-up to the Ormco laboratory in the USA for fabrication, the doctor receives the patient's personalized INSIGNIA Kit with individual arches and brackets, which are located in special portable transfers (mouth guards) and will not allow the orthodontist to make a mistake with the fixation of the brackets. These mouthguards are made from the patient's impressions using 3D printing and fully reflect the relief of his teeth. If the doctor fixes this transfer onto the patient's tooth - the brace will automatically fit exactly where it should be. It is impossible to make a mistake with the positioning of the bracket. This reduces the number of detachments - brackets are fixed in groups, everything happens faster and more convenient for both the doctor and the patient. The bars are also clearly indicated from the initial size to the maximum size.

   

Ormco conducted a study comparing the treatment of two groups of patients - with direct fixation and INSIGNIA technology. The difference in treatment efficiency was up to 30% in the number of visits, as any incorrectly fixed bracket – it is an extra visit to the orthodontist. Learn more about indirect fixation at Konfidencia Clinic.

What should I do if my INSIGNIA brace comes off?

There is no need to wait 6 weeks. It's just an extra visit to the orthodontist, INSIGNIA always comes with spare mouth guards with braces.

Where are INSIGNIA braces made and how long does it take?

INSIGNIA braces are manufactured in Ormco laboratories in the USA in 2-3 weeks. The same amount of time is required for delivery to Russia. Even during the "long" holidays, patients do not wait more than 2 months for their whales.

For a patient 6 weeks of waiting for custom INSIGNIA braces is a 6-month reduction in treatment on traditional braces.