Space Maintainers—Pacific Northwest

	You’ve just spent a great deal of time and effort on a wonderful new smile for your patient.

The final result is superb. The patient is ecstatic. There’s only one challenge left. Think about what 600 pounds of grinding force per square inch (10 times the force registered during normal mastication) from a bruxing patient could do to your cosmetic dentistry. That’s enough force to crack a walnut and easily damage the smile you have taken such care in creating.

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	Consider some safe, comfortable “smile insurance” with night guards and mouthguards from 

Space Maintainers – Pacific Northwest™

! Choose from the following options, depending on the clinical situation:

			Indicated for patients with mild bruxing/clenching

			Often used for “clenchers” where the occlusal surface must give under stress

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			Indicated for patients with moderate to severe bruxing/clenching

			Combines the fit and comfort of a soft splint with the wear resistance, accuracy and adjustability of a hard acrylic occlusal surface

			Can be utilized for all splint designs (e.g., Gelb, MORA, May, Sears, Jankelson, Tanner, etc.)

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			Offer greater protection for athletically active patients

			The perfect choice for a wide variety of athletic activity and contact levels

			Constructed from bonded sheets of injection-molded, cross-woven vinyl (provides extra strength and resistance to distortion)

/Space Maintainers – Pacific Northwest™ at 800-423-6509 for full details on any of these products.

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Learn about the night guard and mouth guard options from Aurum Group®/Space Maintainers – Pacific Northwest™.

Protect your patient’s esthetic investment with mouth and night guard options

	Said to be accurate, organized, easy to understand and cost-effective, the Digital Orthodontics Records Package from Space Maintainers reportedly transforms your orthodontic models and records into a wealth of valuable online diagnostic information.

 is designed to eliminate hours tracing X-rays, pouring and trimming models and searching for records while freeing up invaluable storage space in the dental office.

	The Digital Orthodontics Records Package reportedly provides for today’s essential dental/legal requirements. Said to apply the latest digital technologies, it all begins with the transformation of your physical orthodontic study models into accurate 3D scans. Then, 

 adds all the documentation you need for each case:

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			Computer-generated full-color cephalometric tracing (clear, clean and crisp)

			Comprehensive cephalometric analysis sheet (the information you need for case diagnosis)

			Your preferred type of analysis (e.g., Sussouni Plus, Gerety, modified Steiner and many more)

			A Schwartz or mixed dentition model analysis, if desired (nominal additional fee applies)

	The Space Maintainers Digital Orthodontics Records Package is said to deliver superior accuracy, communication and convenience for removable orthodontics.

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If you use a digital impression system, Space Maintainers can now create convenient digital models from your chairside intraoral scans (STL files) or from your supplied physical orthodontic models, impressions and bites. View your digital models securely on-screen in your office free on HIPPA-compliant 

			View tooth, arch and various diagnostic measurements

			See specific data about the model, patient, etc. displayed on screen

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			Capture and print any view using the convenient snapshot printing function

			Print high precision study or work models from your digital 3D scan files

			Store records on Space Maintainers' secure server

	Call 800-661-1169 for more information on the full Digital Orthodontics Records Package (and Brightsquid) capabilities. For an online demonstration, go to 

, select “videos” from the "downloads" pulldown menu and choose “Brightsquid Ortho Demo.”

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Said to be accurate, organized, easy to understand and cost-effective, the Digital Orthodontics Records Package from Space Maintainers reportedly transforms your orthodontic models and records into a wealth of valuable online diagnostic information.