Engagers - How to place

For information on placing engagers, refer to the following:

• How to place engagers video
• Materials Needed
• Steps

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How to Place Engagers

The following is a video and step-by-step instructions on how to place engagers:

NOTE: Download a printable guide here.    

 

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Materials Needed

• Scaler
• Engager Template
• Cheek Retractor
• Light Curing Gun
• Acid Etch
• Paste-Type Composite / Flowable Composite*
• Bonding Agent / Primer
• Petroleum Jelly (Optional)

*Suggested compatible composites for the copolyester Engager Template: Tetric EvoCream and Tetric EvoFlow (Ivoclar Vivadent); Filtek Z250, Filtek Supreme Flowable and Filtek Supreme XTE (3M ESPE); Venus Diamond and Venus Pearl (Heraeus-Kulzer), and SonicFill 3 (Kerr Dental).

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Steps

To place engagers, perform the following steps:

1. Try on the Engager Template.

ClearCorrect’s Engager Template was developed with the latest advancements in material science and input from Orthodontic professionals from around the world.

It features a proprietary material* and a Low Trimline (0.5 mm ± 0.5 mm). This innovative and essential tool was designed to:

1. Be more flexible, improving usability and patient comfort
2. Optimize retention, easing insertion and removal, and ensuring accuracy of engager placement
3. Have a lower adhesion with composite, removing the need to apply petroleum jelly, and reducing chair time 

*The copolyester Engager Template material may not be available in all markets. Please contact your local ClearCorrect/Straumann representative to find out what is available in your area.

 

2. Identify the location of all engagers.

 

3. Etch the tooth only in the area where engager will bond to the tooth. Do not etch the entire facial surface of the tooth.

 

4. Rinse off the etching acid.

 

5. If preferred, lightly coat the Engager Template cavities with petroleum jelly. (Optional)

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6. Fill Engager Template cavities with paste-type or flowable type composite resin.

 

7. Place bonding agent / primer on each etched tooth.

 

8. Light cure the bonding agent.

 

9. Insert Engager Template.

 

10. Light cure the composite.

 

 

11. Remove the Engager Template and clean off extra material flash with scaler.

 

12. Check the fit of the Aligner.

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