Products and Services

We believe the orthodontic profession is in the midst of dynamic changes, including how

practices utilize laboratory appliances and related services. This is best observed with the

expansion of digital products in orthodontics. Laboratories are in the center of this exciting

and rapidly changing marketplace. As the digital laboratory leader, Specialty Appliances has

embraced these changes from new technology. Our customers and their patients deserve the

best innovations to ensure efficient, consistent, on-time delivery, and the highest production

standards.

Since 1981, Specialty Appliances has been an innovator of orthodontic laboratory products.

We are most recognized for our leadership in digital services, Herbst® Appliances, Indirect

Bonding services, and Clear Image Aligners®.

Every Specialty Appliances team member stands proudly behind our commitment to quality and

service at the highest level. Fundamental to this is communication. The owners of Specialty

Appliances, Scott Huge and Arlen Hurt, are always available to you for consultation. Our

qualified team of technicians is also on hand to assist you in determining the best solution

for your patient. We’re here, we’re available, and we know orthodontics.

Welcome to Specialty Appliances. We look forward to serving you!

TAKING SPECIALTY FORWARD

Owners Scott Huge and Arlen Hurt

GOING DIGITAL WITH SPECIALTY

Digital case submission is fast and easy. Simply upload

your completed Rx forms, STL scan fi les, and any other

necessary information to the Specialty Digital Portal.

Visit www. specialtyappliances.com to learn more.

We are equipped with multiple state-of-the-art 3D printers

and highly-trained technicians to keep them operating

at peak performance. 3D printed models are extremely

accurate and durable compared to traditional stone

models.

Specialty Appliances fabricates over 250 custom appliances

from digital impressions. Our effi cient digital process and

industry-leading craftsmanship combine to equal the best

fi tting appliances available.

As the leading digital orthodontic lab, Specialty Appliances

is set up to receive digital fi les via the internet, print a

working model from the digital data, and then fabricate

any appliance required. This process is seamless and

delivers appliances that fi t better than ever.

The M.A.R.A. is a simple and predictable way to

treat class II patients by advancing the mandible.

The appliance is attached to the fi rst molars, or the

deciduous second molars, with crowns or Specialty’s

ROC crowns. Adjustments are achieved by adding

shims and/or bending the removable upper elbow.

Expansion can be incorporated into each arch as

needed.

Our M4™ MiniScope® Herbst is known for durability

and patient comfort. The compact design off ers room

for orthodontic bracket therapy while simultaneously

correcting the class II malocclusion. M4 also delivers the

greatest range of motion, allowing 40 degrees of lateral

movement and a maximum incisal opening of 64 mm.

CLASS II FIXED APPLIANCES

needed.

Request AppleCore® screws for any Herbst design and we will provide

them at no additional charge!

LABIAL AND LINGUAL SERVICESSpecialty Appliances has worked with

orthodontists for over 25 years to refi ne our

Indirect Bonding process. Our advancements

in bracket-placement equipment, specialized

adhesive systems, and transparent transfer trays

all lead to consistent clinical deliveries. All brackets

are placed using

the custom base

technique for a precision fi t. We establish and maintain

each doctor’s “special instructions” fi le for individualized

bracket placement and transfer tray preferences.

3DiB™ is an advanced bracket placement software

with an intuitive user interface. Optimize your

straightwire appliances with CAD precision, and

have full control using our fast and easy approver

software. 3DiB will minimize the doctor’s chair time

and maximize offi ce production. Treatment is more

effi cient with fewer adjustments and

less time in braces.

Call us to request a live demonstration.

INDIRECT BONDING

Clear Image® Aligners are a fast, accurate, and aff ordable

alternative for the correction of minor to intermediate

anterior misalignments. The patient wears a series of up to

5 clear appliances to gently align the anterior teeth. We use

a sophisticated process to calculate and measure each tooth

movement, delivering predictable outcomes for your patient.

Treat your next relapse case aff ordably with Clear Image Aligners.

Specialty’s Hawley retainers are available in multiple

colors and designs. Customize your Hawley with any

clasp, fi nger spring, pontic tooth, or acrylic modifi cation.

Integrated expansion and single-tooth-movement

screws are available upon request.

The new ClearBow™ is an

excellent option for aesthetic

retention. It is guaranteed not

to stain or discolor. ClearBow is

available for both upper and lower arches.

Specialty can accurately remove brackets from your models before retainer fabrication,

allowing you to deliver retainers at the debonding appointment.

ALIGNERS

HAWLEY AND WRAP RETAINERS

BEFORE

AFTER

A L I G N E R S®

LIFETIME SMILE PROTECTIONGuardian® Invisible Retention System is the most

effi cient way to protect your patients’ smiles for a

lifetime. Patients receive multiple clear retainers and

a 3D printed model. Use the 3D model for future

retainers, without the need to take new impressions.

Guardian Retainers are loaded with enhancements

to save you time and money while delivering the

best smile protection to your patients.

INVISIBLE RETENTION

FIXED LINGUAL RETENTIONFixed Lingual Retainers (FLRs) are a great solution

to prevent anterior relapse. To prevent undesirable

tooth movement, FLRs are best delivered at the

bracket debonding appointment. We can fabricate

your FLRs from PVS impressions, stone models,

or digital scans while braces are still on the teeth.

A simple and effi cient indirect tray delivers the FLR

at the debonding appointment.

We digitally remove any brackets

before printing the 3D model, so you

can deliver Guardian at the debonding.

Add up to .25 mm of anterior (lateral-

to-lateral) refi nement into your Guardian

retainers and get out of braces sooner.

DISTALIZATIONRAPID MOLAR DISTALIZER (RMD)The Rapid Molar Distalizer (RMD) off ers predictable

distalization with little to no tipping. Mini expansion

screws are activated twice a week, applying a unique

push/relax force sequence that delivers true bodily

movement. RMD’s low buccal profi le

provides greater patient comfort and

no tongue interference.

DISTAL JETThe Distal Jet, is a proven distalization appliance.

Adjustable springs are used to control the desired

activation. An anterior Nance provides anchorage

while the molars are distalized. Second bicuspids

will tend to travel down the alveolar process as

molars distalize. Transverse expansion can be

incorporated into the appliance upon request.

HORSESHOE JETThe Horseshoe Jet off ers similar features to the Distal

Jet. Patient comfort is improved with the Horseshoe

Jet’s streamlined design. Anchorage is achieved with

two anterior TADs. Once the activation is complete,

the appliance can be locked and used as a Nance

holding appliance.

RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER (RPE)The Rapid Palatal Expander is a dependable

appliance for arch development. Specialty

Appliances supplies all types of expansion screws in

a wide range of sizes from 7 to 16 mm of expansion.

All expanders are custom built to meet the doctor’s

design specifi cations.

MINI PALEX EXPANDER Specialty Appliances worked with two major

manufacturers to design our Mini-Palex® Expander.

This screw is half the size of traditional screws,

while still providing 8 to 12 mm of expansion.

Patient comfort, speech, and swallow patterns

are greatly improved with the Mini-Palex’s

compact design.

LINGUAL HOLDING ARCHLingual holding arches are extremely popular to

maintain arch form as well as second deciduous

molar space. We often attach pontics to lingual

holding arches if the patient has edentulous areas.

Specialty’s standard design has adjustment loops

mesial to the fi rst molars. Just like all appliances, we

can customize the LHA to meet your needs.

METALS

With over 30 years of experience, Specialty

Appliances off ers a wide range of high-quality

splints. Our experienced team of technicians uses

only the best materials and production standards to

fabricate our splint appliances. Digital technology

is applied in the

fabrication process

to help create the

best fi tting splints

available. Doctors

save valuable time by minimizing chairside adjustments.

SPLINTS

DIGITAL POSITIONERSOrthodontists have long understood the benefi ts of

using a Tooth Positioner for superior fi nishing and

detailing. In today’s digital world positioners are

easier to make and they fi t much better, all with less

hassle for the clinician and the patient.

Impressions and bites are easily captured with a

digital scanner and sent to Specialty Appliances. The

digital models are mounted on a virtual articulator

and setups are completed using advanced software.

3D printed models are physically mounted with an articulator and the positioner is

fabricated using either vinyl or silicone.

Specialty Appliances was founded on function

appliance fabrication. Our knowledge and history

is evident in the functional appliances we fabricate.

Specialty off ers a wide range of functional

appliances and removable arch development

appliances. Many removable arch development

appliances are used prior to aligner therapy. This

pre-aligner treatment approach can signifi cantly

reduce the time spent in clear aligners.

BUILD IN-HOUSE APPLIANCES WITH SPECIALTY SUPPLIES

Specialty Appliances sells many parts and accessories

for those who wish to manufacture in-house

appliances. To fabricate the best appliances

available, these premium parts were designed by

us and for us. Specialty’s parts and accessories

are all manufactured with the highest quality

standards. Visit www.specialtyappliances.com

to see a full list of our products and services.

FUNCTIONALS

PARTS & ACCESSORIES

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