Clarity Precision Grip Attachments are fully
cured, pre-loaded and precisely resemble the digital treatment plan
after bonding
ST. PAUL, Minn.,
Nov. 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, Solventum
(NYSE: SOLV), formerly 3M Health
Care, officially launched an anticipated innovation in aligner
treatment, 3M™ Clarity™ Precision Grip Attachments. Available
exclusively with 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners, Clarity Precision Grip
Attachments are designed to solve one of the biggest challenges
with aligner treatment – creating durable, accurately shaped, stain
resistant attachments.
"With the launch of Clarity Precision Grip Attachments,
Solventum aims to solve what matters to our customers and change
the course of aligner treatment for good," said Karim Mansour, president, Dental Solutions,
Solventum. "We are driven to deliver leading innovations to the
dental market and support our customers in creating the beautiful,
healthy smiles patients want."
Clinicians have confirmed the value of Clarity Precision Grip
Attachments to their practice. "This is a huge step forward for
aligner treatment. For the first time in aligner history,
attachments on the teeth will actually reflect what we have on the
screen - which I believe will allow us to be far more efficient
with those tough movements that clear aligners struggle with. My
team loves these," said Christian
Groth, DDS MS, Orthodontic Specialist.
Clarity Precision Grip Attachments are poised to change aligner
treatment, because they eliminate the technique sensitive,
time-consuming attachment creation process that can introduce
variability into treatment. Misplaced and malformed attachments
resulting from the conventional approach can produce different
forces than predicted in a treatment plan. In contrast, Clarity
Precision Grip Attachments are accurately positioned, precisely
shaped and designed to reduce this risk.
Further, the procedure for Clarity Precision Grip Attachments
eliminates the risk that an overfilled template results in residual
cured composite flash on the tooth. Composite flash may attract
stains, harbor plaque and inhibit engagement between the aligner
and attachment. Because the procedure relies on alternative bonding
agents, Clarity Precision Grip Attachments eliminate the risk of
composite flash creation.
The 3D printing manufacturing approach for Clarity Precision
Grip Attachments lends other benefits to the product offering. The
resulting attachments are customized to the fit each patient's
unique tooth anatomy, and the combination of inorganic filler and
organic resin, paired with post-processing techniques ensure that
the 3D printed attachments are durable and more stain resistant
than leading composites used with current attachment
procedures.
Clarity Precision Grip Attachments can be added to Clarity
Aligners cases on Oral Care Portal. Learn more today.
Previewed in 2024 at the AAO, 3M™ Clarity™ Precision Grip
Attachments are available now in the
United States and Canada.
Additional global regulatory submissions and approvals are
pending.
About Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to
improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating
breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we
pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health,
material and data science that change patients' lives for the
better — while empowering healthcare professionals to perform at
their best. See how
at Solventum.com.
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