Compliance

intermediate · 5 min

Managing Poor Compliance Mid-Treatment: A Decision Framework

When wear-time is short, options are: extend the current tray, restart the stage, or refine. Each choice has time and cost consequences.

intermediate · 5 min

Wear-Time Compliance Monitoring: Indicators, Not Sensors

Aligner fit at 7, 10 and 14 days is a more honest wear-time indicator than any patient diary. What to look for chair-side.

intermediate · 5 min

What Happens If You Skip a Week of Aligner Wear

One skipped week costs 5, 10 days of retracking; two skipped weeks often force a refinement. The compounding math is unforgiving.