Identifying Bracket Voids

Use the Bracket Voids tool and the Bracket Voids report during IDB design and during the bonding appointment to identify those brackets where additional adhesive is needed to fill voids between the bracket base and the tooth surface.

Using the Bracket Voids tool

• During IDB design, click the icon on the Guide Tools to display the Bracket Voids tool.
• During the bonding appointment, click the Bonding Appointment step in the checklist to display the Bracket Voids dialog box. This step becomes visible after the IDB is ordered.

Brackets with bracket/tooth voids larger than 0.4 mm are highlighted on the tooth-cross in the Bracket voids tool. Review bracket/tooth voids by:

• clicking a highlighted tooth on the tooth-cross, or
• using the left-right arrows to move along the arch to the next bracket with a bracket/tooth void.

Clicking a tooth on the tooth-cross displays the corresponding bracket in the 3D main window from the occlusal view. You can review each bracket from other views (options are: occlusal, gingival, mesial, and distal) by clicking the arrows  around the tooth in the dialog box.

Viewing the Bracket Voids Report

Click the Bracket Voids button on the Brackets tab to display the Bracket Voids report as a PDF in a new tab in your browser. Print the report to use chairside as a guide when applying adhesive to the brackets.