Insight to impact: how LightForce is redefining digital orthodontics

In today’s rapidly evolving orthodontic landscape, delivering truly personalized care can feel more complex than ever. That’s where LightForce stands apart. Designed by orthodontists for orthodontists, the LightForce Ecosystem brings together fully customized 3D-printed appliances, intuitive treatment planning software, expert clinical support, and continuous feedback from peers and practices across the country. Every element of the system is built around the real-world needs of clinicians making it easier to deliver exceptional outcomes for every patient.

But LightForce is more than just a set of tools, it’s a complete care platform that supports you from the moment records are submitted to the final debond. Treatment planning, bonding, education, and feedback are all connected to help you streamline your workflow, improve efficiency, and reduce variability in outcomes. With built-in clinical education and peer-to-peer guidance, you and your team can confidently delegate tasks and stay focused on what matters most: delivering personalized, high-quality care to every patient.

Historically, hardware updates in orthodontics take years to implement. But the LightForce ecosystem has enabled something no other system can claim: hardware innovation at the speed of software. Thanks to the real-time feedback loop between practices, our internal product teams, and clinical educators, we can take insight from chairside experiences and turn it into product improvements in a matter of weeks. There are no molds or stock prescriptions holding us back. Every appliance is made-to-order and digitally designed from the start.

Take, for example, one recent update. After hearing customer feedback around tie wing durability and bonding performance in specific regions, our team analyzed bracket reorder data. This is a unique advantage enabled by the LightForce ecosystem. We identified the lower premolars, particularly the gingival tie wings, as a common challenge. In just 12 weeks, we introduced a new bracket design featuring thicker tie wings and an optimized base. Early clinical evaluations showed promising improvements in bond reliability.*

But we didn’t stop there. In some clinical scenarios, we saw that manual adjustments to our indirect bonding jigs were creating bonding challenges. In response, we partnered with top-performing practices to develop a smarter software algorithm. Built from real-world feedback and clinical expertise, this algorithm can now identify challenging bond cases in advance and pre-segment the LightTrays to simplify the process. The result? A new generation of fully personalized trays that reduce the need for in-office modifications and enhance bond efficiency.

Since launching the updated LightBracket and LightTray designs, we’ve seen a 40% reduction in bracket reorders within 60 days of bonding* — a clear testament to the power of our data-driven innovation cycle.

This is what the LightForce Advantage is all about: empowering orthodontists with a system that listens, adapts, and evolves with them and their needs. If you would like to read more about the LightForce Ecosystem and explore the data behind the improvements highlighted above, please check out our latest LightForce white paper.

Visit http://go.lf.co/lightforce-bond-success-whitepaper to download the LightForce Bond Success white paper.

*Disclaimer: Based on analysis of proprietary reorder and/or performance data. Results may vary. Full data available upon request.

This information was provided by LightForce.