Braces Ideas

Easier to bond

Minimum occlusal interference

Minimum trauma

MPA has made things very simple and easy.. gone are the days when I used to be worried about bonding brackets in Deep bite cases..
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Dr. Rajesh Kamdar,
One of the most frustrating experiences.. is debonding of brackets. An excellent bonding option in these situations is the MPA attachment. The MPA is a useful adjunct..
which is easy to use and inexpensive.
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Dr. N.R. Krishnaswamy

Prof. and HOD of Orthodontics & VP, Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai.
I must say I am now using your MPA in
almost any situation where I cant place a
bracket and above everything its the most comfortable attachment for blocked out canines and...
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Dr. Deepak Rai,

Associate Professor, SRCDSR, Faridabad and
in private practice in Noida
If i could summarise it in a phrase MPA for me is Mera Pyaara Attachment. When all attachments fail to do just that (attach), Mera Pyaara Attachment never fails.
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Dr. Biju Abraham
MPA has made things very simple and easy.. gone are the days when I used to be worried about bonding brackets in Deep bite cases..
read more
Dr. Rajesh Kamdar,
One of the most frustrating experiences.. is debonding of brackets. An excellent bonding option in these situations is the MPA attachment. The MPA is a useful adjunct..
which is easy to use and inexpensive.
read more
Dr. N.R. Krishnaswamy

Prof. and HOD of Orthodontics & VP, Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai.

Our Profile

Braces Ideas is shouldered by the husband-wife team of Dr. Nikhil Vashi and Dr. Bhuma Vashi.

We improve smiles of children and adults with braces and with aesthetic procedures like reshaping teeth, build-ups and veneers.

Besides spreading awareness about dental and orthodontic problems and their treatments, we contribute to the specialty of Orthodontics by presenting innovations in treatment procedures to professional colleagues and P.G. students from time to time. Multi-Purpose Attachments (MPA) is one of the innovations.

Dr. Nikhil Vashi

He is in private practice since 1985. He has written a number of articles in scientific journals and presented at various scientific conferences. He has also conducted workshops for orthodontists and P.G. students.

He is a diplomate of Indian Board of Orthodontics.

Innovations

He holds patents in the U.S.A. and India for "The Universal Ribbon-Arch Appliance" and for a "Self-locking Orthodontic Bracket."
"V" Distalizer
Multi-Purpose Attachments (MPA)
AP correction splints
Modified Trans-Palatal Arches(TPA) and Lower Lingual Arches (LLA)
A new method of preparing indirect bonding trays.
Continuous wrap around tie
Friction-Free Ties

Awards received

Tracom Award for Innovation in Clinical Orthodontics at the 36th IOC in 2001 for inventing "The Multi-Purpose Attachment (MPA)".
"P.P. Jacob Award" for the best article in J.I.O.S. in 1995 at the 31st IOC & 1st International Congress in 1997 for "The Universal Ribbon-Arch Appliance (URA)"
Tracom Award for Innovation in Clinical Orthodontics at the 30th IOC in 1995 for inventing "The Universal Ribbon-Arch Appliance".
Second Best Clinical Paper Award at the 29th IOC in 1994

Dr. Bhuma Vashi

She is in private practice since 1989 and along with Dr. Nikhil, has conducted workshops for orthodontists and P.G. students. She has received "Tracom Award for Innovation in Clinical Orthodontics" at the 36th IOC in 2001 jointly with Dr. Nikhil Vashi for presenting "The Multi-Purpose Attachment (MPA)".

She is a diplomate of Indian Board of Orthodontics.

Minimum occlusal interference

Easier to bond

Minimum trauma

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Dr. N.R. Krishnaswamy

Dr. Deepak Rai,

Dr. Biju Abraham