Clear Aligners V1

00:00:03.280 --> 00:00:07.877 Clear aligners are trays, like just a retainer, 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:11.760 the clear piece of plastic that fit intimately over your teeth. 00:00:11.920 --> 00:00:14.958 There's slight changes in those trays 00:00:15.042 --> 00:00:18.167 that actually push your teeth to a new spot. 00:00:19.375 --> 00:00:21.333 We make a series of trays 00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:25.250 anywhere from minimal cases, could be 10 trays, 00:00:25.840 --> 00:00:28.667 to 50 cases if they're complex trays. 00:00:29.208 --> 00:00:34.125 Most patients that would like to correct their smile, their teeth, 00:00:34.208 --> 00:00:38.625 the way their teeth come together are good candidates for clear aligners. 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:43.042 You need to be able to wear them all the time, keep up with them, 00:00:43.440 --> 00:00:46.500 and take them out to clean your teeth after you eat 00:00:46.833 --> 00:00:48.250 and then put them back. 00:00:48.417 --> 00:00:51.542 We take a three-dimensional scan of your mouth 00:00:51.625 --> 00:00:54.833 that way we know where the bone is and the teeth are in the bone 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:58.719 and then we take a scan with a digital camera 00:00:58.919 --> 00:01:03.375 to make a model of your teeth and we will plan the case. 00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:07.750 We will take where the teeth are now and where the teeth are going to be 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:12.222 we move them inside the 3D model, we move them inside the bone 00:01:12.333 --> 00:01:14.317 to make sure the teeth stay in the bone. 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:16.417 While having clear aligner treatment, 00:01:16.500 --> 00:01:19.840 there are some modifications that you'll make to your lifestyle. 00:01:20.042 --> 00:01:21.864 One of the main things is, 00:01:22.250 --> 00:01:25.042 you'll have to take the trays out to eat something 00:01:25.167 --> 00:01:27.125 and then you'll need to clean your teeth 00:01:27.208 --> 00:01:29.792 and clean the trays before you put them back in. 00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:33.583 So the biggest thing I hear is that it's a good diet 00:01:33.667 --> 00:01:35.375 because it's hard to snack.