3M™ SmartClip™ SL3 Self-Ligating Brackets
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Details
Highlights
- Proprietary self-ligating clips which can save valuable chair time during wire engagement and disengagement
- "Intelligent" clips that release the archwire if forces are excessive
- Provide selective ligation capability, allowing clinicians to engage the archwire in a single clip
- Precisely finished nickel titanium clips and smooth radiused surfaces for enhanced patient comfort
- Offered in the MBT™ System prescription, as well as Ricketts (High Torque) and Roth (Low Torque) for desired treatment philosophy options
- 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free and 3M™ APC™ II Adhesive coating options for bonding efficiency
- Molar brackets with small, low profile tie-wings for treatment flexibility
- Notched tie-wings for additional bicuspid identification
- Low profile for patient comfort
- Torque-in-base for level slot line up
- Micro-etched, three point contact base anatomical contouring for better base to tooth fit
- Vertical scribe line for accurate bracket placement
The 3M™ SmartClip™ Self-Ligating Appliance System has an the integral nickel-titanium clip that permits simple archwire insertion and removal, yet holding the archwire with a pre-programmed force, avoiding unintentional disengagement. Offered in your choice of the APC Adhesive coating, it features the 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive for enhanced bonding efficiency.
The traditional tie-wings allow for application of auxiliaries.
Specifications
| Adhesive Precoat | Non-coated |
| Angulation | 0°, +2°, +3°, +4°, +8° |
| Arch | Lower, Upper |
| Bracket Style | Twin |
| Brands | SmartClip™ |
| Hook Included | Yes |
| Hook Type | Distal |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Offset Base | Yes |
| Prescription | MBT™, Roth* |
| Side | Left, Right, Left/Right |
| Slot Size (Metric) | 0.457 mm, 0.559 mm |
| Tooth | Second Bicuspid, First Bicuspid, Central Incisor, Cuspid, Bicuspid, Anterior, Lateral Incisor, First Molar |
| Torque | 0°, -6°, -7°, +10°, -12°, -14°, -17°, +17°, -20°, +22° |
| Units per Pack | 5 , 20 |
