Dynaflex Volume 2 Newsletter

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What’s Inside: Featured Articles: PAGE ONE Modified Tandem™ Why the Modified Tandem™ should be used over face masks.

Learn More on page 2.

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The MAX-2000® Delivers Results Dr. Michael Williams discusses how the appliance is reliable, easy, and predictable.

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Questions & Answers Vice President Gary Johnson’s answers questions on using your iTero™ Scanner.

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The heart and soul of our company philosophy is to add value to our customers daily experience with DynaFlex.

Adding value through outstanding customer service is one of the consistent messages I deliver to our more than 100 tremendously caring employees. This type of customer service can and should be felt every time you have the opportunity to speak with or meet one of our outstanding team members. As an example: our phones will always be answered by a human voice and not a recorded message during normal business hours.

Our philosophy of customer service is often mentioned throughout the day as “treat customers like family”. I hope that your office has had the opportunity to enjoy our outstanding customer service and feel our care and concern when handling your questions or issues. If I can ever be of service to you or your staff please feel free to pick up the phone and ask for me.

All the best,

Darren Buddemeyer, CEO

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New Class III Treatment with the MTA DynaFlex® vice president discusses the advantages of the Modified Tandem Appliance

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The Modified Tandem™ Appliance (MTA) is designed for orthopedic correction of the growing Class III patient. The appliance design is more comfortable than conventional devices because it is worn intra-orally. The simple MTA utilizes three separate units; an upper appliance (active or inactive), a lower appliance (fixed or removable), and a traction bow.

Design modification is simple for both the upper and lower arch, any combination of fixed or removable appliance designs may be requested. Article continued on page 2.

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Modified Tandem™ Appliance (cont.)

By John Pietroburgo, Vice President, CDT

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The most efficient and predictable Class III corrector appliance. It will change the way you diagnose and treat Class III patients.

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Dr. Dana Fender, DMD, MS FENDER-GOGGANS ORTHODONTICS

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Your Class II & Class III Solution This revolutionary system will guarantee results with your Class II and Class III orthodontic cases. The CS-2000® Niti springs are a DynaFlex® exclusive, utilizing a patented, low-continuous force (350 grams), closed coil spring and a specially built “key-hole” end which fits over a patented slotted base pivot similar to a Herbst® housing nut.

• Easy To Place • Little To No Maintenance • Up to 5mm of Correction* • 350 Grams of Low Continuous Force CS-2000® SPRING

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CS-2000® Niti springs are a DynaFlex® exclusive, & utilize a patented, 350 grams of low-continuous force.

Case photos compliments of Dr. Andy Hayes of St. Louis, MO BEFORE

The slotted pivot allows for an arch wire to slide through the base, thereby reducing the overall profile of the attachment. The slotted pivot can be welded to a band or crown and also used as an arch wire attachment for amazing versatility.

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* For detailed information on Class III Correction, reference: “ Class III correction using an inter-arch spring loaded module”. Robert VanLaecken, DDS, West Virginia University, Department of Orthodontics.

Example of Laboratory Options

(upper view)

(lower view) (laboratory option)

There are multiple options to use CS-2000® in Class II & III along with upper and lower fixed appliances.

See CS-2000 animation at www.dynaflex.com

Results Matter

The CS-2000® Appliance has been used successfully for over 8 years with thousands of patients seeing remarkable results with little to no compliance necessary.

Class II Treated Case BEFORE

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Case photos compliments of Dr. Michael Williams Gulfport, MS

Class III Treated Case

Case photos compliments of Dr. Andy Hayes of St. Louis, MO

The Tandem Appliance has provided doctors with an alternative appliance choice to address class III mid-face deficiencies. Traditionally when confronted with this type of malocclusion, DynaFlex would see a prescription asking for a traditional RPE to be fabricated with additional hooks added so that the patient could use this appliance correctly with a reverse face-mask.

Currently, we now find that this same maxillary appliance is being fabricated but in conjunction with a lower either fixed or removable tandem appliance. This lower appliance is the anchor appliance for the modified head gear facebow.

The facebow plugs into head gears either embedded into the lower removable appliance or attached to molar bands on the lower fixed version. The face bow is added to the appliance in the evenly to allow for class III elastics to be worn. We normally see most offices starting the patient with light 8 oz. elastics and over time progressing to 14 oz. of force. It is evenly divided as to the percentage of fixed versus removable appliances we fabricate for the lower appliance.

The first concern is always the question of compliance. Some advantages of the removable appliance are that the interior occlusal acrylic provide the artificial bite opening needed to clear the anterior cross-bite. Secondly, the skeletal vertical dimension can be better managed in patients with vertical growth patterns by preventing posterior eruption from occurring

Fixed MTA

The DynaFlex® Philosophy The DynaFlex team is committed to providing all of our customers with the service, quality and value they expect and deserve. We will do whatever it takes to service our customers in every detail with courtesy and consistency.

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during this phase of treatment. Notice that a mid-line screw is commonly used in the lower appliance. This screw is normally activated if retention becomes an issue during the course of treatment. Another standard feature of the lower appliance is the use of circumferential clasp on the primary canines. It is advisable to place composite build ups on the facial of these teeth to provide an undercut for maximum retention. For more information and clinical data see Dr. Leon Klempner’s Article featured in the JCO Magazine.

Visit www.dynaflex.com/jco-tandem-article/

Face mask in use.

Removable MTA

MTA in use.

Case photos compliments of Dr. Leon Klempner.

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This technology will completely revolutionize the way orthodontic appliances are made and delivered.

Darren Buddemeyer, CEO of DynaFlex®

Appliance fabricated on 3D printed model.

Paradigm Shift: DynaFlex® Takes Appliance Fabrication Completely Digital

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arren Buddemeyer, CEO of DynaFlex®, has never been more excited or enthusiastic about the present and future of his orthodontic laboratory division. That excitement is centered around the company’s decision to move into digital orthodontics. “We are at the beginning of a complete transformation of the way in which orthodontic appliances are fabricated,” said Buddemeyer. “Every orthodontist has been contemplating digital scanners for model storage and/or analysis for some time now. What most have been waiting for is an affordable way not only to remove plaster models from their practice but also alginate. That time has finally arrived.” With a few clicks of the mouse, the orthodontist can email the stereolithography file (.stl) to DynaFlex®, where it is uploaded and printed on their Objet 3D rapid prototyping printer (the same technology used in the manufacture of fighter jets and automobiles). Once the model is printed, it is sent to the laboratory for appliance fabrication—the same way it was done in the old days with plaster. “The accuracy and ease of use are overwhelming,” said Buddemeyer. “This technology will completely revolutionize the way orthodontic appliances are made and delivered. That is because we have eliminated one of the most dreaded processes in the orthodontic office: taking impressions and pouring models. With a few passes of the intraoral scanning wand, the assistant has created a 3-D rendering of the patient’s upper and lower arch that is accurate to 20 microns. This file is then uploaded to DynaFlex®. Once we receive the file, we can store it long term for the practice, print the model for appliance fabrication, and send the appliance back on a perfect working model.” DynaFlex® is so enthusiastic about the future of this technology they have opened a division called 3D.Ortho to handle distribution and sales of digital model storage, digital model scanners, and digital file transfer for digital model

appliance fabrication. Buddemeyer concluded, “It’s difficult in such a short article to explain all of the benefits this technology will provide to the laboratory, the orthodontic staff, and especially the patient. The best way to learn more is to contact DynaFlex® at 1-800-489-4020 or email for more information at 3dortho@dynaflex.com

The newest addition to 3D.Ortho - Stratasys Eden 500. Now printing at 3 times the previous capacity with a total three 3D printers in house.

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The MAX-2000®

Delivers Predictable Results

by Dr. Michael Williams, DDS

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“Just sit back and enjoy the ever improving view as your patient grows into a more symmetrical and proportionally correct smile.”

he MAX-2000® is an orthopedic palatal expanding osseous generator and morphologic modifier.

This appliance was developed for growing patients to stimulate palatal development to alleviate crowding of the maxillary dentition and facilitate better eruption patterns without the extraction of deciduous or permanent dentition. The MAX-2000® delivers predictable results on both juvenile and adolescent patients and has been used in over 300,000 cases. The MAX-2000® has been found to offer an alternative to segmental surgery of the maxilla in adult patients.

Histologic findings indicate that the MAX-2000® is a bone building machine.

The MAX-2000® has several advantages over the traditional palatal expander. The MAX-2000® is able to deliver a continuous force of 300+ grams continuously without any activations or adjustments needed by either the clinician or the patient. This level of force is efficient in altering the palatal morphology and separating the suture in the juvenile and adolescent patient. The changes achieved are done slowly while staying in a comfortable zone for the patient.

In the adult patient it has been determined that the bending of the alveolus allows for bone generation and expansion which will allow for cross bite correction and palatal morphological development. Simply stated, expansion with the MAX-2000® has been reduced to a “spectator sport.”

Other advantages of the MAX-2000® is that the design allows both use in the mixed dentition and the permanent dentition. The selection of customized preangled and pretorqued bracket attachments can be used to conform with the clinicians preferred configuration. This allows for simultaneous leveling and alignment while the MAX-2000® operates to modify the palate orthopedically. This gives the clinician great leeway in his appointment scheduling as patients can go through their archwire transitions at intervals of 8-10 weeks are greater without having to schedule additional or separate appointments for orthopedic activations to the palate. The use of niti-coil springs ensures that the force delivery does not require any further clinician intervention during the normal archwire changing sequence.

This frees the clinician to schedule more production producing appointments as less chair time is required on the MAX-2000® patient. It allows the clinician the ability to delegate a larger percentage of the patient’s appointments to his qualified orthodontic assistants. Another advantage is that the MAX-2000® system is both clinician and patient friendly while also requiring no additional patient compliance requirements.

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Simply, the MAX-2000® equates to high efficiency noncompliance for the 21st century as both the clinician and patient continue to coordinate the requirements for top quality orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics in their ever expanding life style schedules.

The MAX-2000® allows the clinician to deliver more predictable results with better quality and increased biocompatiblity with assurances to patients that the most complete results can be achieved with the least amount of invasiveness. Just sit back and enjoy the ever improving view as your patient grows into a more symmetrical and proportionally correct smile.

Dr. Michael Williams is a native of Gulfport, having graduated from the Gulfport public school system and Gulfport East High School in 1968.

Dr. Williams completed his predental education at the University of the South (Sewanee) where he graduated Cum Laude in 1972. He received his D.D.S. degree from Louisiana State University Dental School in 1976, received a U. S. Public Health scholarship and worked for the U.S. Indian Health Service from 1976-78.

Dr. Williams received his Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of California at Los Angeles and has been in private practice in his hometown of Gulfport since his graduation in 1980. Dr. Williams is a member of the ADA and the AAO. He is a fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontists. He has served as a past president of the Fifth District Dental Association and the Greater Gulfport Dental Society. Dr. Williams has also served on the MPAC Committee for the Mississippi Dental Association and as the Civilian Consultant to Keesler Air Force Base for TMJ Disorders. Dr. Williams has also served on the Memorial Hospital Sleep Disorders team for obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Williams was elected to serve as the Delegate for the State of Mississippi to the House of Delegates for the American Association of Orthodontists.

Learn more at www.gulfcoastorthodontics.com.

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DynaFlex® is the exclusive manufacturer of the Series 2000® appliances. Series 2000® appliance are trademarked and are covered by one or more of the following patent numbers 5645422, 5769631, 5919042, 6036488, 6241517.

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Q&A

Using Your iTero™ Scanner Questions & Answers with DynaFlex® Executive Vice President, Gary Johnson

1. Why should my practice consider an intra-oral scanner?

That is a great question and I believe there are several reasons to consider a scanner. The first benefit comes to those practices that are doing a lot of Invisalign. The scans create excellent fitting trays and the scanner has significantly reduced errors. The second benefit is for any practice currently storing plaster models. By going digital, your old models can be scanned and stored electronically, eliminating physical storage and the challenges and costs that come with it. Lastly, the scanner can be used to produce orthodontic appliances and thus allow the practice to virtually go alginate free.

2. Since you lecture on practice management, do you think there are marketing benefits associated with an intra oral scanner?

Of course! Our clients today live in a virtual and digital world. Play stations, xbox’s and computers have changed the perception our clients have on what they consider to be state-of-the-art. Having great technology that enhances the patient experience can always be used to help market the practice.

3. What kind of appliances can be made from an intra oral scanner?

All of them. There truly is no appliance that can not be made using a model produced from an intra oral scanner. Hawleys, RPE’s, Herbsts, and virtually any other appliance has been made using this technology. Dynaflex is currently producing over 1000 appliances a month using digital scans.

4. Are there additional costs associated with appliances made

from a scanner?

The only real cost difference is the cost associated with printing the model. DynaFlex is one of the most overall cost effective labs in the industry when it comes to the cost to print these models and the cost of appliances. We will do a full written cost analysis for our clients to show them how much we will charge for each appliance made digitally.

5. How difficult is it for a practice to make the transition to digital versus alginate?

That is probably the $64,000 question. I am currently interviewing several practices that have gone completely digital to find out what the pitfalls have been so that can be avoided by other practices. I have formed an iTero study club so that I can share those findings. Anyone can join simply by emailing iterostudyclub@dynaflex.com.

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Hank’s Telescoping Herbst®

The unique “telescoping” one-piece rod and tube sleeve offers several advantages to the Cantilever and traditional Herbst® designs. The one piece-telescoping sleeve eliminates problems with the disengagement of the Herbst® arms. The new pivotal hubs allow for more lateral movement and comfort for the patient.

DynaFlex Sleep Division

Currently, dental sleep medicine is the fastest growing area in dentistry, growing at rate of 25% per year. To meet this growing demand, DynaFlex manufactures eight different 510(k) FDA cleared devices. Each device is custom made and includes free 3D acrylic models, free digital model storage, and a free AM aligner.

Allows for more lateral movement & comfort for the patient.

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