Every day we receive new patients who come to our office interested in wearing orthodontics. Among them, there are some who are already familiar with Invisalign and are clear that they want to correct their teeth with this method.
However, most of them do not know which treatment to choose and need us to advise them on the different orthodontic systems we have available. When we explain the different characteristics of each one, many of these undecided patients are especially curious about Invisalign.
Of all the treatments currently on the market, Invisalign is the one that offers the greatest number of differential elements with respect to other orthodontic methods.
What does Invisalign have that other treatments do not?
First of all, the system used by Invisalign to correct your teeth is different from other orthodontic treatments. That is to say, it is not based on brackets, but on transparent aligners that can be removed and put on.
This makes it very discreet, comfortable and does not interfere with the patient’s social life and relationships with others. If, for example, you go to an event, you can remove the splints for a few hours so that no one notices that you are wearing braces.
Secondly, Invisalign stands out for the characteristic ClinCheck, a software that allows the orthodontist to show the patient the final result of his or her smile before even placing the first aligner.
Teeth at the end of Invisalign treatment
ClinCheck: final treatment result
This is something that patients like very much because it is very motivating and makes the treatment very predictable, allowing them to see how the teeth will look at each stage of the procedure.
In addition to these two distinguishing features, Invisalign patients have the option of downloading the My Invisalign Smile application on their cell phone, which allows patients to create their own personal profile to check their progress and receive advice and alerts regarding their treatment.
How to start using My Invisalign Smile?
If you are an Invisalign patient and you want to start using this application, the first thing to do is to create a personal profile.
In this way, the app will ask you to enter the necessary information to follow the evolution of your treatment.App to follow the treatment with Invisalign
The data you need are the following:
- Date you started your treatment
- How many aligners you are going to wear during your treatment.
- Photograph of your smile
This image, which the app has requested to create your personal profile, will be taken as a reference of the appearance of your smile before starting treatment. This way, you will be able to compare your progress through this initial photograph and the subsequent ones you take.
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Discover how My Invisalign Smile works
Capture photos
In addition to the initial photo, My Invisalign Smile will ask you to take pictures of your smile every time you change your aligners. Compare progress with Invisalign
In other words, you will have a new photograph every two weeks, which is the time limit Invisalign sets for changing one set of aligners for another.
All these photographs that you take throughout the treatment will be stored in your personal profile so that you can consult them whenever you want.
And, in addition, to make comparison easier, the application allows you to view all these photographs simultaneously.
Record a video
In addition to capturing photos, the app allows you to create a fast-motion video of your smile transformation.
Creating this video once the treatment is finished can be very rewarding, as the moment you review all the images from start to finish you will be fully aware of how much your smile has changed.
As with other mobile apps, My Invisalign Smile allows you to share the photos and videos with your family and friends via social media.
Receive alerts
Leaving aside the possibilities that this app offers you to track progress, one of the most useful aspects it provides is the fact that you can receive alerts regarding the treatment.
That is, you can configure the app to send you notifications on the day you have to change your aligners, as well as reminders of check-up appointments with your orthodontist.
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Within the mobile app, there is also a section of frequently asked questions where you can consult the main doubts that patients have about their treatment.
These questions are related to hygiene (how to clean the aligners and when to do it), small mishaps that may occur with them (loss, breakage, forgetfulness…), guidelines on food and drink and general information about the treatment (discomfort during the first days, time of use, subsequent retention…).
With all these possibilities, My Invisalign Smile is not only an application that helps you monitor your progress, it is also a way to make a treatment that already arouses a lot of curiosity among patients interested in wearing orthodontics more enjoyable and entertaining.
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