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Forms
for Indirect Bonding
 The
Specialty Appliances Indirect Bonding prescription form should include
the doctor’s name and address, the patient’s name, the
date shipped and the anticipated date for appliance placement. On
the diagram of the teeth, please indicate which teeth are to be
bonded, banded, extracted or not treated. Detailed bracket placement
information can also be specified, as well as instructions for fabricating
and sectioning the transfer trays.
Case Information and
Brackets to Be Used
The first section of the Specialty Appliances Indirect Bonding prescription
sheet deals with basic case information. Included is the doctor's
name and address, the patient's name, the date shipped to Specialty
Appliances and the date requested for appliance placement. On the
diagram of the teeth, please indicate which teeth are to be bonded,
banded, extracted, or not treated at all. Also indicate if you have
enclosed the brackets, or if they are to be supplied by Specialty
Appliances. We will place any manufacturers’ brackets you
send with the case; as an option, we have a complete inventory of
brackets from American Orthodontics, including the TIME self-ligating
and ceramic brackets.
Bracket Placement Information
On our prescription form, there is a section where detailed instructions
may be provided regarding bracket placement. Many practices have
provided us with standard guidelines for their typical vertical
heights, and provide additional instructions on a "per case
basis" when indicated. For example, when the upper canines
are extremely pointed and some contouring is anticipated after orthodontic
treatment, the doctor’s special instructions may be to place
the brackets 1/2 mm more gingival to allow for the anticipated contouring.
We strongly encourage each practice to establish a computerized
special-instructions file that details their exact bracket positioning
guidelines. These instructions are then followed on all cases unless
otherwise indicated on the prescription form.
Transfer Tray Information
and Options
Our standard transfer trays used with the "custom base"
consist of a clear two-part design. The standard for the "clean
base" transfer tray is a single silicone tray. Unless otherwise
specified, we deliver the transfer trays to your practice with no
sectioning or splitting. However, some offices prefer to have the
trays sectioned at the dental midlines or even in three pieces per
arch when the molars are bonded – they report that sectioning
the trays helps in maintaining the isolation and dry field. When
we have a request to cut the trays, the inner and outer trays are
always sectioned in the same manner. In other words, if there is
a mid-line split it will be on both the inner and outer trays.
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