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Digital technology provides opportunities to add value to the care orthodontists offer their patients

Innovations in technology are disrupting the orthodontic profession. These changes affect both orthodontic care delivery and the economics of care delivery – the orthodontic marketplace. “Disruptive Innovation in healthcare involves technologies, products, or services that are cheaper, simpler, and more convenient, making it possible for less-expensive professionals to provide advanced services in affordable settings, or even for patients

Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award

We were all attending AAO meeting 2019 this past weekend in Los Angeles Convention Center. AAO meeting is the Annual Session of American Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Michael Riolo (Dr. Chris Riolo’s father) received the Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award. This award was created by The American Board of Orthodontics in 1936 to commemorate the achievements of Dr.

3D Printing in Orthodontics

At Riolo Orthodontics we employ a number of different 3D printers using different printing technologies We use our 3D printers to create retainers, aligners to move teeth without metal braces on the front of the teeth as well as many other orthodontic appliances. Combined with the 3D digital scanner we can create models of your teeth that are

American Association of Orthodontists 2019 Annual Session

I’ll be speaking on “In-House” 3D printed lingual fixed appliances at the American Association of Orthodontists 2019 Annual Session. Register today and join the conversation: aaoinfo.org/register #AAO2019 Can’t make it? My session will be included in the conference archives – purchase them at aaoinfo.org/register

2019 Moyers Symposium: 3D printing Orthodontic Braces

Seattle Orthodontist Chris Riolo spoke at the 2019 Moyers Symposium giving a lecture titled, Digital Technology in Orthodontics: a custom appliance revolution on the horizon. We presented progress we have made developing a “in-house” 3D metal printed custom orthodontic appliance system. Dr Riolo began by explaining that orthodontic is experiencing “disruptive innovation”. In health care, disruptive innovation involves technologies, products,

Next Gen Orthodontics: 3D printing to fabricate In-house custom appliances

In-house custom orthodontics is on the horizon. With the advent of of accurate and inexpensive resin 3D printing it is now obvious to many that in-house clear aligners are the future of specialty orthodontic care. As market penetration of intraoral scanner approaches 100% among orthodontic specialists the means to manifest these “models” physically cannot be far behind. Over

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