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Hu-Friedy
Orthodontic Instruments
Hu-Friedy’s Clear Collection for Clear Aligners
Hu-Friedy’s Clear Collection was designed by S. Jay Bowman, DMD MSD. Jay is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics,
a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontics, and on faculty of four universities. He has published numerous articles and
book chapters, developed several orthodontic inventions, and provided lectures on orthodontics around the world. Jay has maintained
a clinical practice in Kalamazoo/Portage, Michigan for over 28 years. Hu-Friedy’s Clear Collection consists of innovative instruments
designed to accent, individualise and optimise the biomechanics of the ‘invisible’ aligner experience.
The Tear Drop
O/No
678-800
An instrument created to add a notch at the gingival margin of clear aligners
anywhere elastic hooks are required within the arch. The Tear Drop provides a
reservoir to hold the elastics in place as the aligner is seated. This permits easier
manipulation of elastics by the patient.
The Hole Punch
O/No
678-803
The Hole Punch is used to create half-moon cut outs for relief of clear aligners
around bonded buttons used for elastics. No need to attempt to attach
buttons to plastic trays. In addition, the Hole Punch can nip away plastic to
provide soft tissue clearance to prevent aligner impingement of tissue.
The Tear Drop elastic hook can be used
to hook-up elastics of all types from
Class II, Class III, Delta, Class I intra-arch,
for connection to TADS, and to produce
extrusive forces for specific teeth.
The Tear Drop is positioned at an angle
to the force that will be applied to
the clear aligner by the elastics and
the depth of the reservoir cut can be
adjusted to need.
The Tear Drop elastic hooks can be used in
tandem with bonded attachments to direct
eruption of teeth into aligners.
The Hole Punch can also be used to relieve
marginal plastic impingement or irritation of soft
tissue anywhere along the aligners such as the
incisive papilla.
The Hole Punch is positioned at the
gingival margin with one-half of the
“circle” of the punch over the plastic of
the aligner.
The half moon cutout can be placed
on any tooth where bonded buttons or
brackets are added for elastics or other
biomechanics.
