Orthodontic Labs
A family-owned digital orthodontics and dental laboratory based in Buffalo, New York.
Orthodent Laboratory About PageOrthodent Laboratory (ODL), founded in 1984 by James Wright, is a nationally recognized full-service orthodontic lab. The company specializes in a comprehensive range of traditional and digital solutions, including removable and fixed appliances as well as a full aligner offering. Notable products include Vivid retainers and an "Easy Rx" online prescription system.
Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, the company is currently led by three brothers with a combined 40 years of industry experience. ODL employs between 51–200 people and generates an estimated annual revenue of $5M–$20M. Innovation in digital orthodontics is central to their mission of providing doctors with pathways to clinical excellence and growth.
Ideas that could help Orthodontic Labs
- Low-Load 3D-Printed Aligner Material
A specialized 3D-printable resin for aligners designed to deliver lower, more consistent mechanical loads than traditional thermoformed plastics. While offering a gentler movement profile, the material requires careful monitoring of initial leachable compounds during the first 24 hours of wear.
Why it helps: Allows them to move from a multi-step thermoforming process to a streamlined direct-print workflow while offering a more comfortable force profile to patients.
- Low-Force Orthodontic Resin for Sensitive Patients
A specialized 3D-printing resin formulated to deliver lower mechanical loads and a more gradual force profile than traditional thermoformed plastics, specifically for patients with high tooth sensitivity or fragile periodontal tissues.
Why it helps: Labs can differentiate their service by offering a 'Comfort-First' aligner line that uses 3D printing to achieve a more biological force profile than standard thermoforming.