3M™ Digital Bonding

The 3M™ Digital Bonding System is simplified and straightforward—saving you time, increasing your practice’s efficiency and improving your patient’s experiences during the orthodontic bonding procedure.

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Streamline your bonding protocol with 3M™ Digital Bonding system.
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    The 3M™ Digital Bonding System allows you to design truly customized treatment plans that bring added efficiencies to your practice.
    • Design a customized treatment plan in the 3M™ Oral Care Portal.
    • The customized appliance is manufactured by 3M and shipped to your office.
    • When paired with our proprietary 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free pre-coated brackets, the appliance delivers brackets to teeth — an entire arch at once — with precision and accuracy.
    • Design a customized treatment plan in the 3M™ Oral Care Portal.
    • The customized appliance is manufactured by 3M and shipped to your office.
    • When paired with our proprietary 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free pre-coated brackets, the appliance delivers brackets to teeth — an entire arch at once — with precision and accuracy.
Bracket pocket design

Pocket design makes it easy to load while keeping the bracket firmly seated throughout the bonding procedure.

Tray system compatibility

Tray system is compatible with 3M™ Clarity™ Advanced Ceramic Brackets, 3M™ Victory Series™ Low Profile Brackets and 3M™ Victory Series™ Superior Fit Buccal Tubes. Brackets come pre-coated with 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive.

Dual tray technology.

Inner soft gel tray conforms to the anatomy and ensures easy removal. Hard outer shell adds rigidity and supports tray placement.

Blue midline marker

Marker assists with tray alignment when seating.

93% of surveyed doctors agree 3M™ Digital Bonding is a superior bonding solution.*

  • *3M internal data on file.

You plan the strategy. We provide the tools to make it work.

The bonding process with 3M™ Digital Bonding is quicker than traditional direct bonding and other orthodontic adhesives, allowing you to optimize your time and enhance your practice's overall efficiency.

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    1. Scan

    Scan STL files to the Oral Care Portal.

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    2. Plan

    Plan the perfect treatment for your patient in one workflow.

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    3. 3M produces

    3M produces the custom designed bonding tray.

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    4. Load

    Load the brackets in the trays and store until bonding.

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    5. Bond

    Bond the brackets to the patient's teeth.


Bond an entire arch of brackets at once. This digital bonding system is the future of orthodontics.

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Compatible Product Portfolio

For added efficiency during orthodontic bonding procedures, the 3M™ Digital Bonding System is designed to accept brackets that come pre-coated with 3M's proprietary 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive.

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    What is the 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive?

    The orthodontic adhesive is designed for time savings:
     

    • No adhesive needed, requisite adhesive is soaked into the non-woven mesh pad
    • Pad is precoated on base of bracket
    • Each bracket is sealed in its own package
    • Remove the bracket from its package and place on tooth
    • Once positioned, there is no excess adhesive or flash
    • Light cure after positioning and bonding is done

100% of surveyed doctors agree the 3M™ Digital Bonding System shortens their bonding appointments.*

*3M internal data on file.

  • 3M Digital Bonding Video Marshall Testimonial
    “My [Digital Bonding] cases look amazing!”
  • 3M Digital Bonding Video LeCornu Testimonial
    “It’s been really amazing and reduced my staff’s workload dramatically.”
  • 3M Digital Bonding Video Wise Testimonial
    “The Oral Care Portal has made it so easy to upload the case and the precision is spot on.”
  • 3M Digital Bonding Video Trotter Testimonial
    “One of the huge improvements is speed.”

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Supported by the 3M Oral Care Portal

The 3M™ Digital Bonding System leverages the web-based Oral Care Portal. Harness the power of 3M data, materials science and unparalleled support to deliver efficient treatment options in a single workflow.

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Intuitive Software. Integrated Approach.

The 3M™ Digital Bonding System is simplified and straightforward—saving you time, increasing your practice’s efficiency and improving your patient’s experiences during the orthodontic bonding procedure.

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