You prescribe it, we make it,
they love it.
Our job is to make sure your patient sits down on the day you promised and leaves your office with an appliance that fits perfectly.
Orthodontic Lab | Cumming, Georgia
Helping orthodontists keep their promises for nearly half a century.
Appliances that fit the first time and arrive on the date you set, so every appointment you book goes the way you planned.
Voted best orthodontic lab by the doctors who use us. Six times.
1981
Founded
ISO 13485
Certified, MDSAP audited
FDA
Registered facility
Case 24-1187
On schedule
MARPE 4 Eyelet
Arrives Thu, Nov 13
Case received
Designed
Approved by you
Printed
Finished by hand
Shipped
MARPE 4 Eyelet · Arrives Thu, Nov 13
You prescribe it, we make it,
Three things you can hold us to.
Fit, timing, and a team that answers.
Fits the first time
MODEL
APPLIANCE
FIT CHECK · ON MODEL
Fits the first time
If there’s ever an issue, we call you before the case ships.
There on the date you set
RX IN
ARRIVESAPPOINTMENT
DAY 1DAY 10
There on the date you set
Give us the requested return date. We schedule the case back from it and deliver on that date.
Standard turnaround is 10 business days or faster, so you can book the appointment before the appliance ships.
A team that answers
How quotes work
Getting portal access
Billing and payments
Connecting a scanner
How quotes work
Getting portal access
Billing and payments
Connecting a scanner
How quotes work
Getting portal access
Billing and payments
Connecting a scanner
Stone model or impression
Printing Rx sheets
What to send
Turnaround times
Stone model or impression
Printing Rx sheets
What to send
Turnaround times
Stone model or impression
Printing Rx sheets
What to send
Turnaround times
Care instructions
Clear Impressions
Rx reference guide
Checking case status
Care instructions
Clear Impressions
Rx reference guide
Checking case status
Care instructions
Clear Impressions
Rx reference guide
Checking case status
A team that answers
Call the lab and Customer Success picks up, in a team built around Arlen Hurt’s 40+ years on the floor.
You can also find answers on ordering, shipping, appliance care and billing in the Support Hub.
Made to your prescription.
Eleven categories, over 250 appliance designs in production. Start here if you know the case and not the appliance.
Not sure which appliance yet?
Let us help you make the decision.
What happens to your case
From your scan to your chair.
Every case moves through the same five steps, and you can see where yours is anytime in SmileSync.
Step 1
Send your case
Straight from your scanner or through SmileSync, our portal. We confirm what arrived and call or text if anything is missing.
Step 2
Perfected in design
Designed to your prescription and refined with AI-assisted tools, then reviewed by our designers.
Step 3
Printed in metal or resin
Built layer by layer from your scan, for a better first-time fit and fewer chairside adjustments.
Step 4
Finished by hand
A technician assembles and polishes every appliance, then checks the fit before it leaves the bench.
Step 5
There on your date
Shipped to arrive on the date you set, in 10 business days or faster.
From our orthodontists, in their own words.
Their indirect bonding trays fit perfect EVERY SINGLE TIME. Placing brackets with these trays reduces my stress and makes placement of brackets far more accurate and efficient. I would not want to do orthodontics without them. Love this company.
I have used Clear Image aligners for several years. I have found them to be an efficient and economical way to treat alignment issues! Turn around on cases is quick and easy.
We have been using Clear Image Aligners for years now and love them! It is especially useful for relapse cases that don't want to go back into braces and don't want the high cost of brand-name clear aligner treatment. This is a great product that is extremely efficient at moving teeth, and as always, the technicians at Specialty are easy to work with to ensure good results
I have been using Clear Image Aligners since 2017, and I cannot imagine practicing without them. They allow me to detail the teeth more precisely than with wires, and the patients win by getting their braces off a few months earlier. Happy orthodontist and happy patients--definitely a Win-Win scenario!
For orthodontists looking for a trusted lab partner for custom appliances and advanced orthodontic treatment, Specialty Appliances is the very best in the profession in quality, prompt delivery and communication.
We have mainly used Specialty Appliances for lingual retainers. You make it incredibly easy to place this appliance. We'll never go back to the old way!
We had one of our patients come in SUPER nervous to get an expander. He is 9 and didn't understand this crazy thing we were putting in his mouth and he was afraid it would hurt. When we placed it, it went in so effortlessly that he wasn't scared anymore and actually liked his expander!
I enjoyed the entire lecture. Learned a lot and looking forward to delivering my first Marpe soon.
For the past 3 years, UT School of Dentistry at Houston has utilized Specialty Appliances Boot Camp as a lab introduction for our incoming residents. The early introduction into soldering and appliance fabrication has been invaluable as our residents start their initial cases. We will continue to welcome Specialty annually since the course serves to solidify concepts with hands-on learning.
I have had success with your Herbst appliances so I will continue to order. Other labs I have used have provided poorly fitting Herbst appliances.
Olivia Tamasi always takes the time to walk me through creating a prescription and answers any question I may have! I never need to be transferred to speak with anyone else. She is very very easy to talk to and takes the time to ask me how I am doing!
The cases were fantastic! I'm eager to try this appliance
Specialty Appliances consistently delivers excellent custom orthodontic appliances. We have been using Specialty for over 3 years now with outstanding results. Keep up the great work!
We are a newer office to your lab, but the cases we have received have exceeded our expectations and appreciate the communication and attention to detail.
We order a lot of expanders for our patients and we continue to have great success at our seat appointments.
It's great to have a protocol for treating patients with a transverse discrepancy, and to have the protocol created with evidence based research.
Arlen is always so helpful and is sure to remake any appliance to make sure it is done correctly!
Enjoy the level of detail in the case approval process, specifically for the MSE appliance and the quality of the appliances.
Every hawley we have comes back perfect, I can't pick just one!
I liked going over the CBCT information and looking at the numbers.
Appliances have never fit better since we started scanning
I plan to continue using Specialty Appliances. I am impressed by the clinical and customer support I have received, when needed, in the past.
I will look at my CBCTs a bit differently
We plan to continue using Specialty because the customer service is always great and the appliances are high quality.
The scorecard! I just need to become consistent
Their indirect bonding trays fit perfect EVERY SINGLE TIME. Placing brackets with these trays reduces my stress and makes placement of brackets far more accurate and efficient. I would not want to do orthodontics without them. Love this company.
I have used Clear Image aligners for several years. I have found them to be an efficient and economical way to treat alignment issues! Turn around on cases is quick and easy.
We have been using Clear Image Aligners for years now and love them! It is especially useful for relapse cases that don't want to go back into braces and don't want the high cost of brand-name clear aligner treatment. This is a great product that is extremely efficient at moving teeth, and as always, the technicians at Specialty are easy to work with to ensure good results
I have been using Clear Image Aligners since 2017, and I cannot imagine practicing without them. They allow me to detail the teeth more precisely than with wires, and the patients win by getting their braces off a few months earlier. Happy orthodontist and happy patients--definitely a Win-Win scenario!
For orthodontists looking for a trusted lab partner for custom appliances and advanced orthodontic treatment, Specialty Appliances is the very best in the profession in quality, prompt delivery and communication.
We have mainly used Specialty Appliances for lingual retainers. You make it incredibly easy to place this appliance. We'll never go back to the old way!
We had one of our patients come in SUPER nervous to get an expander. He is 9 and didn't understand this crazy thing we were putting in his mouth and he was afraid it would hurt. When we placed it, it went in so effortlessly that he wasn't scared anymore and actually liked his expander!
I enjoyed the entire lecture. Learned a lot and looking forward to delivering my first Marpe soon.
For the past 3 years, UT School of Dentistry at Houston has utilized Specialty Appliances Boot Camp as a lab introduction for our incoming residents. The early introduction into soldering and appliance fabrication has been invaluable as our residents start their initial cases. We will continue to welcome Specialty annually since the course serves to solidify concepts with hands-on learning.
I have had success with your Herbst appliances so I will continue to order. Other labs I have used have provided poorly fitting Herbst appliances.
Olivia Tamasi always takes the time to walk me through creating a prescription and answers any question I may have! I never need to be transferred to speak with anyone else. She is very very easy to talk to and takes the time to ask me how I am doing!
The cases were fantastic! I'm eager to try this appliance
Specialty Appliances consistently delivers excellent custom orthodontic appliances. We have been using Specialty for over 3 years now with outstanding results. Keep up the great work!
We are a newer office to your lab, but the cases we have received have exceeded our expectations and appreciate the communication and attention to detail.
We order a lot of expanders for our patients and we continue to have great success at our seat appointments.
It's great to have a protocol for treating patients with a transverse discrepancy, and to have the protocol created with evidence based research.
Arlen is always so helpful and is sure to remake any appliance to make sure it is done correctly!
Enjoy the level of detail in the case approval process, specifically for the MSE appliance and the quality of the appliances.
Every hawley we have comes back perfect, I can't pick just one!
I liked going over the CBCT information and looking at the numbers.
Appliances have never fit better since we started scanning
I plan to continue using Specialty Appliances. I am impressed by the clinical and customer support I have received, when needed, in the past.
I will look at my CBCTs a bit differently
We plan to continue using Specialty because the customer service is always great and the appliances are high quality.
The scorecard! I just need to become consistent
Founded in 1981, 45 years in business
ISO 13485 certified, MDSAP audited, FDA registered facility
6-time Townie Choice Award winner
Best Orthodontic Lab, AAO Orthodontic Awards
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