Align Technology to launch Invisalign G6 next year

Align Technology has announced that it will be introducing a first premolar extraction solution called Invisalign G6 next year.

It is engineered to improve clinical outcomes for orthodontic treatment of severe crowding and bimaxillary protrusion, a common type of malocclusion that requires premolar extraction.

Beneficial features of the system include its vertical control and root parallelism using new SmartStage technology, as well as its SmartForce features that optimise the progression of tooth movements for first premolar extraction treatment planned for maximum anchorage.

The device will be available to Invisalign-trained providers beginning in the first quarter of 2015 on a limited basis, with a full rollout planned in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa later that year. It will then reach North America in 2016.

John Graham, Align Technology's chief marketing officer, said: "With the launch of Invisalign G6, our first premolar extraction solution, Align is continuing to advance the technology and science behind the entire Invisalign system."

The firm has experienced strong double-digit growth so far this year, thanks to higher Invisalign sales volumes across all customer channels and geographies.