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Sassouni Plus Tracing System

 

Five Star has the most advanced Sassouni Plus Tracing System on the market. Developed with Dr. Richard Beistle, one of the leading Sassouni Plus experts in the world. Our Sassouni Plus Tracing System features Advanced Airway Metrics and Advanced Vertical Metrics. A snapshot of the tracing is pictured above.

Our advanced vertical metrics include both an age adjusted arc and a maxillary cant adjusted arc to help give you the patient’s true vertical. Our advanced airway metrics will show you measurements for the upper, middle, and lower segments of the airway. The analysis will also show you if the airway is being compromised by a posteriorly positioned maxilla or mandible.

Check out this video to learn more about the Sassouni Plus Tracing System. 

Five Star Orthodontic Lab and supply has been servicing the Orthodontic community for over 30 years! We are here to be a resource for your practice. If you have any questions or want to learn more about the Sassouni Plus Tracing system contact us today. 

 

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Elastics Series

We’ve put together a 5 part series featuring tips, tricks and helpful hints for elastics. Learn more about each by checking out the blogs linked below. 

Five Star Orthodontic Lab and supply has been servicing the Orthodontic community for over 30 years. Most of our highly skilled techs have over 10 years of experience! Our department supervisors average over 20 years of experience! Providing helpful tips and tricks is just part of the #FiveStarWay and the consultative approach we take with our doctors.

To access more helpful tips subscribe to our YouTube channel or Join the Newsletter. 

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Tandem Elastics | Elastics Series, Part 5

In our last segment of our 5 part series we cover Tandem Elastics. The Tandem bow is an appliance for correcting class 3 malocclusions in severe cases. There are daytime and nighttime elastics that can be adjustment and in this video we help cover how to make these adjustments.

Gain access to even more tips by checking out the full Elastics Series here.  

 

 

We are known for our quality! Five Star Orthodontic Laboratory & Supply, Inc. is committed to meeting or exceeding our customers’ needs and expectations by making commitments we fully understand and believe we can meet in a timely manner.

We want to continue to be a resource for our doctors. If you want to gain access to more helpful tips and tricks for orthodontic appliances and supplies be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or Join the Newsletter. 

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Independence Day Spend & Save Sale

Check out the July Deals in our shop. Check out the Five Star Orthodontic online shop and access all the tools, brackets, archwires and other office essentials you may need. This month if you spend you save with these deals below.

  • 5% OFF orders of $500+
  • 10% OFF orders of $1000+
  • 15% OFF orders of $1500+

 

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Anterior Box Elastics | Elastic Series, Part 4

In part 4 of our 5 part elastic series we cover anterior box elastics.

We are going to work to give a more solid foundation to the teeth we want to keep in place and give less strength to the teeth we want to move. If we are trying to bring upper teeth down we will be using a stronger wire on the lower and attaching the elastic to more teeth on the lower. It is also a good idea to figure 8 steel ligate cuspid to cuspid on the lower to add extra anchorage

Being a resource for our doctors through video resources and blog tips is part of the consultative approach we take day-to-day with our doctors. To access more helpful tips subscribe to our YouTube channel or Join the Newsletter. 

 

 

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Cross Elastics | Elastic Series, Part 3

In part 1 and 2 of our elastic series we covered Class 2 & 3 Elastics and Vertical Elastics.

Cross elastics are up next and we will be highlighting these in part 3 of our series.

Before we get into specifics let’s remember the concept of anchorage, we want to give more strength to whatever we want to keep in place and less strength to what we are working to move. For the cross elastics we recommend our Jupiter elastics. When showing the patient how to put on the elastics you want to be sure to use an elastic attacher since that is what they will be using at home. Watch the demonstration to see first hand how to use and connect the cross elastics.

About Five Star Orthodontic Lab & Supply

Five Star Orthodontic Laboratory & Supply, Inc. is committed to meeting or exceeding our customers’ needs and expectations by making commitments we fully understand and believe we can meet in a timely manner.Five Star Orthodontic Lab and Supply has been servicing the Orthodontic community for over 30 years! We are here to help and work to provide a consultative approach for all of our doctors. Contact us with any questions to learn more about the #FiveStarWay.

 

 

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Vertical Elastics | Elastic Series, Part 2

In this tips, tricks and helpful hint series we are covering elastics. In part 2 of this 5 part series we cover vertical elastics.

Typically you will use vertical elastics to bring lower posterior teeth up. You can also use this same concept if you want to bring upper teeth down. In order to achieve this we visit the principal of anchorage. Meaning whatever we are trying to keep in place needs to be stronger than whatever we are trying to move. In the case of moving lower posterior teeth up we will use a heavier archwire on the top and attach the elastic to 2 teeth on the upper arch. Check out the demonstration video below and learn more about how to use vertical elastics.

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Class 2 & 3 Elastics | Elastic Series, Part 1

We want to help you gain more insight into the various ways intraoral elastics are used. In part 1 of this 5 part elastic series we start with class 2 & 3 elastics. We cover what type of elastic to use and which teeth to attach it to.

For both class 2 and class 3 malocclusions we recommend our 5/16th heavy elastics. When you’re showing your patient how to attach these you want to make sure to do so using an elastic attacher since they will be going home with that tool. For a class 2 you will want to connect your elastic from upper 3 down to the lower 6. For a class 3 you will want to connect from the upper 6 down to the lower 3. We show you in this video demonstration exactly how it’s done. Watch and learn more.

Five Star Orthodontic Lab and supply has been servicing the Orthodontic community for over 30 years. Most of our highly skilled techs have over 10 years of experience! Our department supervisors average over 20 years of experience! Providing helpful tips and tricks is just part of the #FiveStarWay and the consultative approach we take with our doctors.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel OR join our newsletter to access this 5 part elastic series.

 

 

 

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Part 2 – The Wire Gauge & Archwires

In part one of this 2-part series we covered the wire gauge showing you how to use the device. Today, we are covering the different type of wires that you would use in your office.  Each wire has different properties ranging from rigid to flexible. In order to know how to use the wire best we need to know what type of wire we are dealing with.

In the video below Mike walks you through the differences of each. Here’s a quick overview:

  • Stainless Steel wires are rigid and have very little flexibility.
  • CNA wires are more solvent and although it’s still rigid it allows a little more flexibility.
  • Nickle Titanium is considered more flexible and elastic having the ability to bend and snap right back into place.
  • Thermal Plus Niti has the same properties as Niti but when chilled, can be formed and easily manipulated without putting stress on you bracket. Then the warmth of the mouth allows the wire to return to it’s original form.

Check out the video to see more details.

 

 

 

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The Wire Gauge & Archwires Part 1

If you’re one of our doctors you’ve experienced the #FiveStarWay. We take a consultative approach – supporting our doctors with case consults, how to training videos, webinars and more. In this two-part series we take a look at how to use a Wire Gauge & differentiating between the types of archwires.

So, you may be asking yourself “how would this information come in handy when applied to your practice day-to-day?”

Has this ever happened to you?

Your Archwire rack is knocked off the counter and you’re stuck with different size wires all over the floor! We know the feeling and we’ve got you covered- enter The Wire Gauge.

The Wire Gauge is lightweight and made of stainless steel. This tool is used to measure round, square, and rectangular wires. This is your go to device to help verify wire sizes and maintain quality control. It’s simple – you’re able to place the wire into the wire slot and determine the right size.

Watch one of our experts Mike show you how to use the Wire Gauge to verify the size of your wire.

In part 2 of this series we will show you how to differentiate between the different types of wires. 

If you need to add a Wire Gauge to your toolkit just check out our shop here.

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