Clear Polished Sapphire

Your patients are asking for it and you need a real cosmetic option. Every Radiance bracket is a polished jewel, made from a single crystal of pure grown sapphire, the second hardest mineral known to man. Each crystal is honed and then heat polished into a superbly smooth, incredibly clear, and astoundingly strong bracket. Once bonded, Radiance is nearly
invisible on the tooth.

Predictable Debonding

Bond strength with predictable debonding is essential in any bracket and Radiance is the first ceramic bracket to achieve true balance. With Radiance, brackets stay where you put them until you are ready to debond. Then the brackets remove easily without special instruments. The secret is in the pad. The Radiance bracket’s patented Quad-MatteTM pad allows for a strong bond in the center to hold the bracket in place, but a weaker bond on the outside to allow for easy debonding.

Clinical Benefits

Fracture Resistance
Radiance is designed to be the strongest possible ceramic bracket. Monocrystalline formation gives Radiance a solid core structure as opposed to a strand structure in polycrystalline. A special heat treat process is then used to seal the bracket and ensure no fi ssures exist in the surface structure. The result is a remarkably strong bracket that is far less likely to fail during treatment.

Strong and Easy to Tie
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; that is why special care was placed in developing the tie wings. Radiance tie wings are designed with a smooth radius on the base of the wing to reduce fracture. To make it easier to tie, the under tie wing space was enlarged for easy placement of elastics, ligatures, and chain.

Rotational Control
Controlling movement is a paramount concern for orthodontists, so our engineers took advantage of the cosmetic properties of Radiance and made it wider (compare to Ice* bracket at right). The clinician has greater rotational control of anterior teeth with no cosmetic loss for the patient.

Easy to Place
In order to help you place Radiance crystal clear brackets accurately, a special food grade colorant is applied to the crosshairs of the bracket. Once the brackets are in position, simply ask the patient to brush and the color rinses away.

*Ice is a trademark of Ormco
*Clarity is a trademark of 3M Unitek
Mystique is a trademark of GAC International
InVu is a trademark of TP Orthodontics
Luxi is a trademark of Rocky Mountain Orthodontics
Radiance, Virage, 20/40 are trademarks of American Orthodontics

Patient Benefits

Smooth Comfort
As much as you will love treating with Radiance, your patients will love wearing them. Radiance is smooth to the touch making them safe and comfortable for the patient.

Invisible
Just place the brackets and watch your patient smile. Patients concerned about their appearance in metal brackets can now take comfort that their braces are virtually invisible, giving them confidence in work and social situations.

No Staining
Not only do the brackets look great, they stay that way. Radiance’s monocrystalline structure and highly polished surface serve as barriers to undesirable staining elements.

I have been very happy with Radiance brackets since I started using them last year. They look great, they bond very easily, I can use my normal mechanics without breaking off tie wings, and they debond easily and well. What more can one ask?
- Dr. Peter M. Sinclair, Torrance, CA

I’ll tell you one thing, those Radiance brackets don’t break. I put a lot of force on them when I tie down with metal ligs and I haven’t had one break yet. The other brackets drive me crazy
because they just shatter.
- Dr. Neil Warshawsky, Chicago, IL

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