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A New Era in Digital OrthodonticsCASE 3: FINAL RECORDSConclusionHere are the primary things I have come tovalue over the past three years of working withcustomized Insignia SL:1. Computer-assisted diagnostics and treatmentplanning allows me to “begin with theend in SIGHT” and finish my cases with thesame high quality as stock Damon brackets,but faster and more easily. The fact that Iestimated 17.5 months for the patients inthe clinical evaluation and treated them inan average of 12.5 months was enoughevidence for me to begin treating most ofmy patients with customized Insignia SL.2. Insignia provides me with enhancedclinical efficiency. From the initial bondingappointment to the completion of treatment,having the custom appliances specificallyengineered to reflect the patient’s anatomydrives tooth movement directly to the desiredfinal occlusion, which means feweradjustments along the way. This efficiencyis based on a combination of: (1) creatingan ideal final occlusion in the Approver software;(2) quickly and accurately placing thebrackets the first time with the precisionplacement gauges; (3) managing progressivetreatment using the five custom-designedInsignia archwires; and (4) improved torquedelivery from the customized torquesdesigned into each bracket.3. Customized Insignia SL has helped mereduce treatment time by more than 20%(versus Insignia using stock Damon appliances)and bracket repositioning by 50%.4. Computerized orthodontics does not takethe orthodontist out of the treatment process.Just as today’s most technologicallyadvanced fighter jets require an experiencedpilot to manage its systems, the orthodontistmust still provide clinical oversight to manageeach case effectively. What I’ve realized isthat Insignia combined with my clinical expertiseyields better results than either of us canprovide alone.16 vol. 19 | no. 01 | february 2013 ormco.com/ci