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3M™ Clarity™ Aligners with Quick Attachments are indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.

3M™ Clarity™ Aligners with Quick Attachments, is a clear plastic sequential aligner that offer a solution for patients who want an aesthetic orthodontic treatment by utilizing a set of removable aligners to correct tooth malocclusions without the use of conventional wire and bracket orthodontic technology. 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners with Quick Attachments utilize the option of pre-formed and pre-cured attachments offering a more accurately shaped attachment. Attachments help create forces on the tooth which can assist aligner retention or optimized aligner force system for tooth movement. 3M Clarity Aligners with Quick Attachments provide the option to form the attachments via an empty attachment template that is filled with adhesive and cured on the teeth or by pre-formed 3D printed custom attachments. The aligners, with or without attachments, are for orthodontic treatment of malocclusions.

3M™ Clarity™ Aligners are indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.

3M™ Clarity™ Aligners (3M™ Clarity™ Aligners-Force. 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners-Flex) are a series of clear plastic aligners that offer a solution for patients who want an aesthetic orthodontic treatment by utilizing a set of removable aligners to correct tooth malocclusions without the use of conventional wire and bracket orthodontic technology. The present Premarket Submission is for the simplification in the number of formulations of the aligner material. This simplification allows for streamlined manufacturing processes so that both 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex and 3M Clarity Aligners-Force can be composed of the same material with differing flexibilities. The aligners will still be named 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners (3M™ Clarity™ Aligners-Force, 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners-Flex). 3M is offering a treatment plan with two different aligner flexibilities where the dental health professional will determine which degree of flexibility to use during the treatment plan. 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex is designed to be more flexible thereby increasing patient comfort and ease of insertion and removal. 3M Clarity Aligners-Force is designed to be more rigid increasing the force persistence. 3M will continue to offer the option of combination treatment plans where both 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex and 3M Clarity Aligners-Force can be used. A dental health professional (e.g., orthodontist or dentist), prescribes 3M™ Clarity™ Alieners (3MTM Clarity™ Aligners-Force, 3MTM Clarity™ Aligners-Flex) based on an assessment of the patient's teeth and determines a course of treatment with the system. Patient data is collected via intra-oral scanning or taking physical impressions. The prescribing physician reviews and approves the model scheme before the molds are produced. Once approved. 3M produces trays, which are formed of clear, thin, thermoformed plastic. The trays are sent back to the dental health care professional who then provides them to the patient, confirming fit and design. The dental care professional monitors treatment from the first aligner is delivered to when the final aligner is delivered. The trays are held in place by pressure and can be removed by the patient at any time.

3M™ Clarity™ Aligners are indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.

The 3M Clarity Aligners, 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex and 3M Clarity Aligners-Force are a series of clear plastic aligners that offer a solution for patients who want an aesthetic orthodontic treatment by utilizing a set of removable aligners to correct tooth malocclusions without the use of conventional wire and bracket orthodontic technology. The present Premarket Submission is for the addition of a new form of the aligner called 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex to the 3M Clarity Aligner system. 3M will continue to offer aligners composed of the same material as previously cleared (K192119) as 3M Clarity Aligners-Force. 3M will offer the option of combination treatment plans where both 3M Clarity Aligners-Flex and 3M Clarity Aligners-Force can be used. A dental health professional (e.g. orthodontist or dentist), prescribes 3M Clarity Aligners, 3M Clarity-Flex, 3M Clarity Aligners-Force based on an assessment of the patient's teeth and determines a course of treatment with the system. Patient data is collected via intra-oral scanning or taking physical impressions. The prescribing physician reviews and approves the model scheme before the molds are produced. Once approved, 3M produces trays, which are formed of clear, thin, thermoformed plastic. The trays are sent back to the dental health care professional who then provides them to the patient, confirming fit and design. The dental care professional monitors treatment from the moment the first aligner is delivered to when the final aligner is delivered. The trays are held in place by pressure and can be removed by the patient at any time.