Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets: A revolutionary leap forward

Through the combination of progressive technology and state-of-the-art design, Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets deliver brilliant esthetics, small design, predictable debonding and enhanced patient comfort, according to the company. And they’re available with the unique APC Flash-Free Adhesive to make the bonding experience faster and more efficient than ever before. These advanced features enable you to offer the ultimate combination of esthetics and performance to your patients.

Brilliant esthetics or colors that pop

Let your patient’s smile shine through in every way with Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets. These ultra-small translucent brackets are made of an innovative, ceramic material that gives an attractive appearance, according to the company. They are designed to blend with one’s natural tooth color, and they will resist staining and discoloration over the course of the patient’s treatment. For those patients who want colors, the POP is more dramatic than on metal brackets, and the kids seem to really love them!

Strength and small bracket design

Showcasing a fine-grained ceramic material and created through an injection-molding process, Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets offer trusted strength in a small size and lowest profiles in the industry, according to 3M Unitek. Additionally, Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets offer ample under tie-wing space, allowing for flexible treatment and ligation options.

Predictable, consistent debonding with proprietary stress concentrator

Take the uncertainty out of the ceramic bracket debonding process with a unique stress concentrator, a hallmark of the Clarity brand. This innovative design feature allows for mesial-distal debonding with a simple squeeze, so you can debond with confidence, according to the company. With Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets, you’ll help ensure the patients’ debonding visit will be a positive part of the treatment experience that they are sure to talk about.

Enhanced patient comfort

Patient comfort can mean so many things to young patients and adults wearing braces. With Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets, the comfort comes from a patient-focused, dome-shaped design and smooth rounded corners stemming from an injection-molding process. The small bracket also minimizes soft-tissue contact and showcases an attractive look that, 3M Unitek asserts, can turn even the most self-conscious, tight-lipped patient into someone beaming with pride.

APC Adhesive efficiency

Clarity ADVANCED Ceramic brackets are available with your choice of APC Adhesive coating, including the latest, APC Flash-Free Adhesive.

Once again, 3M Science asserts that it delivers a game-changer in orthodontic bonding. Using advanced adhesive technology, APC Flash-Free Adhesive lets you move directly from bracket placement to bracket cure without removing adhesive flash — no flash clean up!

The APC Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System is said to do the following:

• Eliminates the flash removal step.
• Saves bonding time for doctor, staff and patients.
• Lowers the bond failure rate.
• Protects enamel under the adhesive.
• Makes debonding and remnant cleanup easier.
• Improves patient bonding/debonding experience.

“APC Flash-Free Adhesive exceeded my expectations. There was zero drift, and it dramatically reduced my chair time. I inspected all corners of every bracket for undercuts. There were none. I am highly impressed with the consistency of material from bracket to bracket and case to case.”
— Dr. Joseph Gray, Upland, Calif.

“APC Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Brackets are easy to maneuver on the tooth, without sliding off. The biggest advantage is the ‘confidence’ knowing no flash is left on tooth. This should increase overall esthetics and, in my opinion, improve oral hygiene compared to when some flash remains on the tooth.”
— Dr. Jackie Berkowitz, Gahanna, Ohio