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Combines all the benefi ts of mini<br />

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SERIES<br />

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for uncompromising control<br />

Revolutionary<br />

Bonding Pad<br />

Technology<br />

<strong>American</strong> <strong>Orthodontics</strong> pioneered<br />

direct bond bracket pads and today<br />

sets the standard with revolutionary,<br />

patented Maximum Retention<br />

technology. MR TM bonding pads<br />

provide dual mechanical retention by<br />

layering ideal, 80 gauge mesh over<br />

an etched foil base.<br />

mr<br />

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MAXIMUM RETENTION<br />

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area by 41%, creating a<br />

greater mechanical lock.<br />

80 gauge mesh provides up to<br />

40% greater shear bond strength<br />

than 100 gauge mesh using<br />

today’s macro-fi lled resins. 1<br />

1 S. Scott, E.M. Kudlick, and F.C. Eichmiller,<br />

“Bond Strength of a Macrofi lled Resin Utilizing 80/100 Gauged Bases”,<br />

Howard University School of Dentistry, 1992.<br />

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