Introducing DB Digital Laboratory: Digital Orthodontics Backed by Experience
Orthodontics is evolving, and so are the demands placed on practices. Faster turnaround times, fewer appointments, improved patient comfort and predictable treatment outcomes have never been more important.
That's why we're proud to introduce DB Digital Laboratory - the next evolution of our specialist laboratory services, bringing together decades of orthodontic expertise with the latest digital technology to help practices work smarter.
Leading the laboratory is Mike Orridge, our Laboratory Manager. With more than 36 years' experience in orthodontic dental technology, Mike has built a reputation for quality, collaboration, precision and innovation. Having worked across specialist orthodontic laboratories and practices throughout his career, he understands exactly what clinicians need from a laboratory partner.
Today, Mike leads a highly skilled team dedicated to producing appliances that deliver exceptional clinical outcomes while helping practices embrace the efficiencies of digital dentistry.
Your Trusted Digital Laboratory Partner
At DB Digital Laboratory, we understand the pressures facing modern orthodontic practices.
Patients expect a smoother treatment journey, while clinicians need workflows that reduce chair time, improve appliance fit and simplify treatment planning. DB Digital Laboratory makes this possible.
Using advanced CAD software, 3D printing technology and close collaboration with clinicians, we produce patient-specific appliances that are designed with accuracy, efficiency and comfort in mind.
Every appliance is carefully designed around the individual patient - not adapted from a standard template - allowing us to deliver appliances that fit better, perform predictably and support more efficient appointments.
For practices, this means:
- Reduced chair time
- Improved appliance fit
- Greater treatment predictability
- Enhanced patient comfort
- Streamlined digital workflows
- Expert technical support from an experienced laboratory team
As Mike explains:
"Every case is different. Understanding what the clinician wants to achieve forms the foundation of each appliance. By working together, we can produce appliances that deliver the best possible outcome for both the clinician and the patient."
Digital Solutions Designed Around Your Patients
DB Digital Laboratory offers an expanding portfolio of digitally designed orthodontic appliances, developed using the latest CAD technology and manufactured through advanced digital workflows.
Our range includes:
- Rapid Maxillary Expanders (RME)
- Leaf Expanders
- Digital TPAs
- Telescopic Expanders
- TAD-supported appliances
- Leone Distalisers with Expansion
- Digital Orthognathic Wafers
- Custom-designed appliances for complex cases
Rapid Maxillary Expanders (RME)
Leone Expander
Available in both traditional and fully digital workflows, our range includes Rapid Maxillary Expanders and Leaf Expanders.
Rapid Maxillary Expanders create tension through screw activation, stimulating bone growth and separation of the mid-palatal suture.
Leaf Expanders provide a non-compliance solution, activated only by the clinician. Using calibrated NiTi leaf springs, they deliver controlled and consistent expansion forces throughout treatment.
Customised Digital Expanders
Using Leone's innovative digital workflow, our technicians can create highly customised 3D printed expanders designed specifically for each patient's needs, incorporating features such as…
- Eruption connectors
- Habit-breaking spikes
- Additional palatal arms for increased expansion forces
- Buccal extensions to aid appliance placement and removal
Leone Expander with Habit Breakers
Telescopic Expanders
A recent addition to the range, Telescopic Expanders are available in 10mm, 14mm and 18mm sizes.
Their compact profile makes them ideal for patients with narrow palates, while activation using a wrench rather than a traditional key provides enhanced control and ease of use.
Digital TPAs
Available as intrusion TPAs and TAD-supported designs, these digitally fabricated appliances provide enhanced consistency and control while taking advantage of the rigidity and accuracy of 3D printed frameworks.
Leone Distaliser with Expansion
Combining distalisation and expansion in a single appliance, this innovative design is delivered through the Infinitas single-visit protocol, helping simplify treatment and reduce chair time.
Whether you require a straightforward digital expander or a complex TAD-supported appliance, our team works closely with you throughout the design process to ensure every appliance is tailored to your treatment objectives before manufacture begins.
Leone Distaliser with Expansion
Supporting Every Stage of Your Digital Journey
While digital workflows are transforming orthodontics, we recognise that every practice is at a different stage of its digital journey.
That's why DB Digital Laboratory combines industry-leading digital appliance design with the trusted laboratory services clinicians have relied on for years. Alongside our growing digital portfolio, we continue to support practices with retainers, removable appliances, functional appliances, anti-snoring devices and a comprehensive range of orthodontic laboratory solutions.
Whether you're submitting your first digital scan or managing a fully digital practice, our team is here to provide expert guidance, technical support and dependable service.
What Additional Services Does DB Digital Solutions Offer?
While our focus is firmly on helping practices embrace digital workflows, we also continue to offer a comprehensive range of traditional laboratory services, ensuring clinicians have access to the right appliance for every patient. Whatever your workflow, our aim is the same: to deliver precision, efficiency and outstanding clinical outcomes.
Experience You Can Trust. Innovation You Can Build On.
Technology may continue to evolve, but one thing remains unchanged: the expertise behind every appliance. DB Digital Laboratory combines over three decades of orthodontic laboratory knowledge with continual investment in digital innovation, staff development and collaborative working.
Every appliance we produce reflects the same commitment to precision, quality and patient care. Because digital technology doesn't replace experience - it enhances it.
Discover the Difference
If you're looking for a laboratory partner who understands both orthodontics and digital dentistry, we'd love to work with you.
Whether you're interested in reducing appointment times, introducing digital workflows or exploring new appliance options, Mike and the DB Digital Laboratory team are here to help.
Get in touch today
Call the team on 01535 656999, or email sales@dbortho.com