BEIJING -- Chinese startup AirMico has created a system that allows dentists to make braces in their clinics, a development that could drastically reduce the cost of orthodontics for patients.
Transparent and easy-to-carry braces are gaining popularity over traditional and bulkier braces. But such new mouthpiece treatments that use 3D modeling come at a cost of around 40,000 yuan ($5,800) in China, compared with about 10,000 yuan for the conventional method.
