Catalog Pages - American Orthodontics

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Metal Brackets
Black = Diagonal Torque
Red = Torque in Slot
Black = Diagonal Torque
Green = Torque in Base
Diagonal Torque provides a smaller bracket sloping
away from occlusion, minimizing the likelihood of
occlusal interference.
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Three
Coordinated
Designs
2
MINI
TM
master ter
SERIES
TM
master ter
Depending on the system of choice, specifi c torque is built into each Master
Series bracket. This is not unique. What makes Diagonal Torque unique
is the method used to incorporate torque into the design of the bracket.
Torque in other systems is machined into the face or wedged in the base.
Diagonal Torque keeps the center of the arch slot over the center of the
base and offers more predictable expression of torque, while allowing the
lowest profi le possible.
Diagonal Torque
Center of slot over
center of base
Lower profi le
SERIES
Diagonal Torque
Diagonal Torque keeps center of arch slot over center of base
Torque in Base
Center of slot over
center of base
Higher profi le
11° Torque 22° Torque
As torque values change, bracket angles change,
allowing the gingival/occlusal and facial/lingual
planes of the bracket to remain parallel.
Torque in Slot
Center of slot misaligned
with center of base
Lower profi le