27 December 2022

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Study: InBrace is first orthodontic system to achieve tooth movement on autopilot

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InBrace recently announced that data highlighting the company’s first orthodontic system to achieve tooth movement by using programmed non-sliding mechanics was published in the Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists, a bimonthly international journal publishing peer-reviewed research.

“Orthodontics on autopilot through digital customization and Programmed Non-Sliding Mechanics” was published online Nov. 8 and appears in the December 2022 issue of the journal. 

According to a news release, the article highlights InBrace as the first orthodontic system to achieve the six degrees of freedom needed to be considered a tooth straightening system on autopilot. Orthodontic tooth movement can be broken down into six degrees of freedom — torque, tip, rotations, in/out, up/down and opening/closing spaces — where each type of movement is necessary to achieve an aesthetic, stable and functional occlusion.

The authors said that movement on autopilot requires a fixed, compliance-free orthodontic system that has the capability of moving teeth to their programmed positions in all six degrees of freedom with minimal intervention by an orthodontist.

 The InBrace Smartwire is placed behind the teeth and uses advanced computer modeling, AI and shape memory wire to straighten teeth in a way that’s healthy, discreet and lets people live their lives — eating, drinking, brushing, flossing normally — all while the teeth are being straightened.

Hongsheng Tong, clinical assistant professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, and co-founder and principal orthodontic scientist for InBrace, said the study provides solid validation about the effectiveness of InBrace and the way the team is revolutionizing tooth movement.

Dr. John Pham, founder and chief medical officer, said modernizing teeth-straightening to deliver clinical confidence, a superior experience and autopilot is the vision we had for InBrace from the start.

About InBrace 

InBrace was invented and founded by Drs. John Pham and Hongsheng Tong, who set out to find a healthier and more efficient teeth straightening system to treat children with severe cleft lip and palate.

Tong is a board-certified orthodontist who graduated from the University of Southern California, where he has continued to remain as faculty for the last 20 years. He owns and operates two offices and has treated over 10,000 cases.

InBrace is revolutionizing teeth straightening with a personalized Smartwire that is designed using each patient's unique tooth print. The “set it and forget it” technology puts the orthodontic experience on autopilot with treatment that's completely hidden from the world with less work for patients and clinicians. Designed for you. Made for real life. InBrace is headquartered in Irvine, California.