Appliances & Techniques
The “Why” Behind the Appliance, by Arlen Hurt, Speaker at 2025 ORG Conference
Learn how to make your own educated decision on appliance design from the master himself. This course is a familiarization workshop of several appliance categories, intended to help you gain additional anatomy based knowledge, allowing you to make appliance design...
TAD Supported Expansion Appliances
An easy to understand overview of 3 basic types of TAD supported fixed expansion devices.
Bonded Expander Technique
I’ve made a lot of these appliances and I always look for ways to save time and energy. This little gem will save you tons of time and aggravation.
Leaf Expander
Animation of how the mechanics of the Leaf Expander works during activation.
Finger Spring Activation
Detailed explanation of finger spring activation techniques from an Ortho tech for a clinician or assistant.
Hawley Labial Bow Adjustments
Clear user friendly labial bow adjustment techniques for tightening labial bows on initial or follow up patient visits for clinicians or assistants.