Patient Compliance & Clinical
Managing patients who want to self-advance their aligners
Set the expectation at the first aligner issue: the patient scans, and DM tells them when to move. Adaptive mode helps, because it gives them a data-driven prompt instead of asking them to rely on how the aligner feels. Setting the expectation At the ...
How to clean OneSmile aligners
The cleaning foam supplied in the starter kit is the only thing that should be used routinely. For soaking, an aligner cleaning tablet in cool water is fine. Important: Never use hot or boiling water, dishwashers, microwaves or steam cleaners. Any of ...
Managing non-tracking lateral incisors
Lateral rotation, the watermelon seed effect, is caused by tight contacts. Run 0.1mm IPR between the anterior contacts at the start of treatment rather than waiting for the problem to appear. What to do At the start of treatment, proactively run ...
What to do when an aligner is not tracking
Work through four checks: tight contacts, chewie use, attachment seating and aligner sequence. Most non-tracking resolves at one of these. If it does not, send us the DM data. The four checks Check contacts with floss. Run through all anterior ...
How do I onboard a patient onto Dental Monitoring?
Set the patient up at the fit appointment: create them in DM, enter the total number of aligners in the plan, set the current aligner to 1, start monitoring on the OneSmile aligner protocol, and have them complete their first scan in the practice ...