APC™ II Adhesive Coated Appliance System

The APC II system looks to make life easier for your staff everyday. No messy mixing. Each individual bracket clearly identified76 and pre-oriented on a special foam liner that virtually eliminates bracket rotation in transit.77 No wasted time getting to chairside.78   No mixing, no application, no opportunity to contaminate the base67 75 76 Fewer steps. Fewer bonding variables. Increased productivity67 75 Eliminates most bonding variables Dramatically easier etching/priming with Transbond™ Plus Self-Etching Primer75 More appliance types with adhesive precoating to match the orthodontist's preferences Faster curing with the Ortholux™ Luminous Curing Light78

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67). 3M Unitek data on file, 3M Unitek Claim DB Centre “The APC(TM) Adhesive Coated Appliance System reduces overall bonding steps, which reduces bonding time”, 12/05/11, Claim Number: 2009 - S10346
75). 3M Unitek data on file, 3M Unitek Claim DB Centre “Using the APC(TM) Adhesive Coated Appliance System with Transbond(TM) Plus Self Etching Primer reduces bonding steps, which reduces bonding time.” Claim Number: 2009 – S10353
76). 3M Unitek data on file, 3M Unitek Claim DB Centre “The APC braces are individually packaged and tamper-evident and therefore less risk of contamination”, 09/10/2006, Claim Number: 2006 – S10041
77). 3M Unitek data on file, 3M Unitek Claim DB Centre “Factory-sealed packaging is your assurance that each APC bracket with adhesive is clean and is used only for you” , 09/10/2006, Claim Number: 2006 – S10042
78). 3M Unitek data on file, 3M Unitek Claim DB Centre “Ortholux(TM) Luminous Curing Light has fast curing times.”, 06/04/2009, Claim Number: 2008 – S10278