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Clear Collection™ Instruments for Clear Aligners
6 mm 4.5 mm
The Hole Punch The Spot The Petite Punch
The Hole Punch is used to create half-moon The Spot creates a tiny, rounded dimple for The Petite Punch cuts a 4.5mm half-moon cutout
cutouts for relief of clear aligners around spot contacts to accent small individual tooth in an aligner for relief of the plastic around
bonded buttons used for elastics. In addition, movements or added aligner retention. It is bonded buttons used for elastics. When only a
the Hole Punch can nip away plastic to provide used to accent movements on any tooth that small cut-out is required to provide clearance
soft tissue clearance to prevent aligner just needs a slight “nudge”. The Spot’s small for buttons or hooks on the buccal but also on
impingement of tissue. depression placed adjacent to the gingival the lingual of any tooth in the aligner, especially
678-803 embrasures can enhance the retentiveness for smaller teeth. The Petite Punch can nip
of an aligner or retainer. away plastic to provide soft tissue clearance
678-804 to prevent aligner impingement of tissue.
678-805
Orthodontic
The Hole Punch can relieve marginal plastic The Spot creates a tiny rounded dimple for The Petite Punch cuts a 4.5mm half-moon
impingement or irritation of soft tissue spot contacts to accent small individual cutout in an aligner for relief of the plastic
anywhere along the aligners such as the tooth movements. around bonded buttons used for elastics.
incisive papilla.
The Hole Punch is positioned at the gingival The Spot’s small depression placed adjacent The Petite Punch can be used to nip away plastic
margin with one-half of the 6mm “circle” of to the gingival embrasures can enhance the at the edge of aligners to provide relief from soft
the punch over the plastic of the aligner. retentiveness of an aligner or retainer. tissue impingement or irritation.
The half moon cutout can be placed on any
tooth where bonded buttons or brackets are
added for elastics or other biomechanics.
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