Solventum explains the benefits of Clarity Attachment Material, an orthodontic composite material for creating aligners and bonding orthodontic brackets.
When choosing an attachment material for use with clear disc aligners, dentists are faced with the choice between a flowable or paste-like composite material.
Clarity Attachment Material is a thixotropic, visible light-activated, radiopaque orthodontic composite. The product is stored in a multi-use syringe used with disposable dispensing tips. Available in a universal shade that has a chameleon effect to match the shade of patients’ teeth.
This material is compatible with common alignment systems and is released from the template material consistently without template pretreatment.
Clarity Attachment Material is indicated for the following uses:
- Making attachments for orthodontic disc aligners
- Bonding orthodontic braces to teeth.
There is virtually no bubbling or running
Clarity Attachment Material is designed to improve control, creating almost no bubbles or runaway material during dispensing, thanks to its internal design, which works in two ways:
- Syringe design: Due to a specially designed channel in the plunger, air can escape from the syringe during the filling process at the Solventum manufacturing facility. This prevents air from being trapped in the syringe, which can lead to bubbles and running
- Design Tips: Due to the smooth, tapered inner wall of the tip, which matches the tapered angle of the syringe, material can flow through the new tip design without trapping air. The new smooth design and release channels minimize material turbulence and virtually eliminate air entrapment.
Ergonomic design
Easy to hold and dispense. The triangular finger plate and plunger make customizing your grip quick and easy.
Material volume indicator
No more guesswork. The gray syringe plunger indicates the remaining volume of material. When your syringe is empty, only the white tip of the plunger is visible.
Stream on demand
When subjected to shear forces during dispensing, the viscosity of the Clarity Attachment Material decreases, reducing the extrusion force. The addition of a dimethacrylate polymer modifies the rheology of the material so that it does not function when subjected to gravitational forces. It behaves exactly like a paste, showing no observable movement. In contrast, some traditional streamable material moves noticeably within minutes (Johnson and Hirsch, 2024).
Customer experience
A customer acceptance test was conducted with 28 physicians, orthodontists, and dentists from across the US to confirm the in-vivo handling of this material for template filling, tooth bonding, and performance during the initial phase of treatment.
There were 94 cases of patients treated with attachments made from Clarity Attachment Material in a variety of alignment systems. Over 900 attachments were placed during this evaluation and the results confirm the enthusiasm among physicians and their staff for this new attachment material.
- 100% (26/26) of doctors somewhat agree, agree or strongly agree Clarity Attachment Material is stain resistant
- 99% (93/94) of cases with Clarity Attachment Material were rated as acceptable, good, or very good esthetics on their patients’ teeth when examining each case
- 96% (25/26) of physicians agree or strongly agree that Clarity Attachment Material is durable
- 100% (26/26) of physicians somewhat agree, agree, or strongly agree that the ability to control flow during syringe delivery helps prevent overfilling of the attachment pattern, reducing the likelihood of flash
- 92% (26/28) of physicians somewhat agree, agree, or strongly agree that there are virtually no bubbles when dispensing Clarity Attachment Material
- 100% (28/28) of doctors agree or strongly agree Clarity Attached material is comfortable to use.
A legacy of innovation
Most clinicians agree that alignment therapy can only be delivered effectively with high-quality attachments. Defects, releases and other challenges can derail the best laid plans.
With the launch of Clarity Attachment Material, Solventum scientists have leveraged their 75-year heritage of materials science, innovation and process technologies to empower clinicians with durable, high-quality materials.
Applying the success of its proprietary syringe design to other dental consumables, Solventum facilitates the reliable creation of bubble-free esthetic attachments.
Contact your local sales representative for a free demonstration or go to shoportho.solventum.com buy today!
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Reference
1. Johnson J, Hirsch M. Clarity Attachment Material: Clinical Content White Paper. St. Paul, MN: Solventum Dental Solutions; 2024. Internal data and analysis on the wear resistance, bond strength and stain resistance of Clarity Attachment Material compared to leading flowable and pastable composites.
This article is sponsored by Solventum.
