Let's Bond
An instrument used to attach the brackets to the teeth, some may call it the "blue light"
What is a curing light?
Instrument used to spread and pack adhesive on the bracket base
What is a composite or PFI instrument?
LightPlan should be pulled up in this location for every visit
What is chairside?
Color in bonding visit indicating LightTray pre-segmenting
What is orange?
This type of bracket system is 3D printed to fit the exact dimensions of a patient's teeth, allowing for precise custom placement and improved treatment outcomes
What is LightForce?
This unique motion of adhesive application ensures that the adhesive gets into the undercuts of the trenches on the bracket base
What is "Karate Chop" or "Chopping method"?
Adhesive material recommended by LightForce for turbos
What is Light Bond Blue?
This page in the LightPlan software now shows doctor and IS instruction, IDB tray layout, records bonding issues and places reorders, and gets clinician feedback
What is bonding visit?
Cleaning the brackets with this substance after trial fitting ensures there is no saliva contamination on the brackets prior to bonding
What is alcohol or acetone?
These are the two types of brackets offered by LightForce
What is Translucent and White Alumina?
This process helps to evaporate the alcohol after applying primer to the tooth
What is air dry?
The most versatile primer recommended by LightForce that enhances bond strength on all surfaces, tolerates moisture contamination, primes and conditions any tooth surface for bonding
What is Assure Plus?
This part of bonding visit allows doctors and team members to add bonding day instructions
What is the prepare tab?
The IDB trays are fabricated using a biocompatible resin-based material. When segmentation of the tray is required, this tool can easily be used to snip the buccal and lingual aspects of the tray for easy separation
What is Pin or Lig cutter?
Previously these hooks could only be applied to the bicuspids, limiting the use of elastics or forcing a provider to use non-LightForce products to achieve an ideal result. Providers can now select any tooth in the arch and have a hook applied to the distal
What is a Bi-directional hook?
This direction ensures a clean removal of the IDB trays after initial cure
What is lingual to buccal roll?
This system is easy to assemble and can be inserted and used by a single operator. These retractors are autoclavable and will obtain a totally dry field environment and keep the tongue away during bonding and treatment
What is "The Nola" system?
In the Lightplan, a tooth that is highlighted gray and shows a "G"
What is tooth extension?
Being prepared for your patient/case is a very important step to a successful bonding. Name 4 indications that you might have to segment the LightTray
What is spacing at scan, extractions prior to bonding, tooth eruption, or mixed dentition?
Name two LightPlan features that were launched in February 2024
What is bonding visit and CBCT integration?
This first step is KEY to a successful bonding
What is clean teeth (pumice)?
These debond pliers have the most success with consistency for an efficient debond
What is the Sushi plier and the Orthopli 098-SL?
In the LightPlan, a tooth that is highlighted purple and would require a direct bond
What is a mirror bracket of the contralateral tooth or stock bracket?
Name 3 scenarios where the LightTray will come pre-segmented
What is horizontal spacing of 1.5mm, untreated teeth, angulation?
This type of wing design makes ligation easier and increases ligation options. Increased rounding of tie-wing edges reduces the likelihood that elastics will tear
What is "tapered tie wing" design?