Tristar is a composite multilayered material designed for orthodontic tooth movement. It is crack resistant, comfortable and exhibits great stress retention

Stress retention refers to the propensity of a material to resist permanent deformation under an applied load. The Tristar material has achieved this by using Polyurethane as it’s composite core. This ensures that the material continues to deliver forces consistently and exhibits mostly elastic behavior throughout the application time.

Polyurethanes are one of the most versatile plastic materials. The nature of the chemistry allows polyurethanes to be adapted to solve challenging problems, to be molded into unusual shapes, and to enhance industrial and consumer products by adding comfort and convenience to our lives.

Tristar offers higher standards of performance. It reduced breakage, less chair-time which leads to greater customer satisfaction. Tristar provides a tighter, thinner, and comfortable fit that improves wear time.

The thin film acts as a barrier to the material against moisture. Tristar is made up of a polymer that absorbs moisture. The barrier film also helps to stop bubbles and blisters during thermoforming.

Recognizing that there are multiple designs and brands on the market, we suggest using a more advanced pressure-forming machine such as the BioSTAR, MiniSTAR, Drufomat to achieve higher quality results for gum line definition and gingival textures during thermoforming.