Selective engagement allows you to choose the ideal balance between low friction and interactive control for each treatment phase. Early in treatment, with smaller dimension round and rectangular wires, T3 bracket clips are passive, allowing teeth to unravel and level freely and quickly. As treatment progresses into larger rectangular wires, T3’s unique clip actively engages the wire, providing three-dimensional control for precision detailing.
Passive self ligating brackets never fully engage finishing wires, leading to frustrating detailing challenges at the end of treatment
Friction in conventionally ligated brackets can be up to 600X that of self ligation systems. 1,2,3
T3’s selective engagement clip produces an ultra low friction slot with early treatment wires.
As wire dimensions increase, T3’s selective engagement clip seats the wire into the bottom of the slot, increasing control and accuracy.
T3’s coordinated in/outs keep the arch wire in harmony with the patient’s natural arch form, critical to treating cases successfully. Very low in/out heights keep the arch wire as close as possible to the surface of the tooth, ensuring targeted control of tooth movement. Low in/outs also allow for lower overall bracket height, providing more patient comfort and reducing unwanted debonds.