Patient Journey

intermediate · 1 min

ClinCheck Review: What to Approve and What to Question

The ClinCheck approval is the patient's last meaningful control point. The 8-question checklist that turns approval from a formality into consent.

intermediate · 1 min

First Consultation: What to Bring and Expect

The first orthodontic consultation is diagnostic, not commercial. The document checklist and the honest agenda for the visit.

intermediate · 2 min

Records Visit: Scan, Photos, X-Rays Explained

Records collection takes 30, 45 minutes and produces the dataset every treatment decision rests on. What each record is used for, in plain language.

intermediate · 5 min

Attachment Bonding Day: The 45-Minute Composite Session

Composite attachments are bonded using a template tray, etch, prime, bond, cure, remove template. Painless, once.

intermediate · 5 min

Day One With Aligners: Hour-by-Hour Protocol

Insert Tray 1 after your appointment, chew on chewies for 5 minutes, take paracetamol before bed, the concrete first 24 hours.

intermediate · 5 min

Debond & Retention Delivery: The Final Appointment

Attachments come off, final photos are taken, fixed retainer is bonded, Vivera trays are delivered, treatment closes in one visit.

intermediate · 5 min

End-of-Treatment Reveal Appointment: What to Expect

The final visit removes attachments, polishes enamel, takes retention records, and delivers the retainer set. The two-hour appointment that closes treatment and opens retention.

intermediate · 5 min

Insertion and Removal Technique for New Aligner Wearers

The safe seating sequence, thumb-and-finger removal grip, and the two mistakes that crack trays in week 1. A five-minute skill that lasts the whole treatment.

intermediate · 5 min

The iTero Scan Appointment: What Happens

The scan takes ~10 minutes per arch; no impressions, no gagging, and you see your Outcome Simulator preview the same visit.

intermediate · 5 min

Kissing, Dating, and Intimacy With Aligners

Aligners stay in for kissing and dating, the plastic is thin, warm, and near-invisible. The etiquette, hygiene, and confidence conversations patients rarely bring up.

intermediate · 5 min

Managing Aligner Discomfort in Days 1, 3 of Each Tray

Every new tray triggers 48, 72 hours of pressure discomfort. Analgesia timing, chewie use, and food temperature adjustments that shorten the sore window.

intermediate · 5 min

Photo Diary Protocol for Tracking Aligner Progress

A three-angle intra-oral photo every tray change gives you and your clinician a shared record. The lighting, framing, and cadence that make photos clinically useful.