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Orthodontic questions and answers with Dr Riolo

What are custom orthodontic appliances? Custom orthodontic appliances are made specifically for a single individual; these appliances are “programmed” to straighten a specific individuals teeth and therefore will not work for any other patient.  There are many types of custom appliances, these appliances are customized in different ways.  In some cases only the bracket (like the Insignia bracket system)

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Riolo Orthodontics offers the Harmony lingual bracket

The HARMONY lingual bracket system has arrived in North America.  The Harmony bracket is a digitally customized self ligating lingual bracket system. Harmony has developed CAD/CAM technology and and robotically-formed arch wires.  The harmony system is a self ligating version of the 3M Unitek’s Incognito bracket system by that has been available in the United States for over

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New! Custom braces are coming to the front of the teeth

Riolo orthodontics, Seattle’s largest provider of custom lingual braces (braces behind the teeth) is now providing this customization to braces on the front of the teeth.  Custom appliances have been shown to decrease treatment time as well as optimized treatment quality. SureSmile provides the highest quality robotically bent wires available.  

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Riolo Orthodontics has just returned from the PCSO

The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists was founded in 1912 and has grown to nearly 3,000 members. PCSO is comprised of component organizations and is the largest constituent organization of the American Association of Orthodontists.  Dr Riolo attended the meeting in Anaheim CA and at that meeting was elected to the board of Washingtion State

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Custom Lingual Orthodontics

Custom orthodontic appliances are constructed for each patient with the finished orthodontic result programmed into each patient’s orthodontic  braces before the treatment even begins.  This means that the patient can actually participate in the design of their smile.  Each patient can see there finished “smile” before the treatment even begins.

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