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Complete our simple questionnaire to find out if you qualify for our clear aligner treatment or get in touch here and we’ll reach out to help! Free assessment
This is likely the most crucial step before starting your aligner treatment. We need to monitor your progress closely. You should have received an email from Dental Monitoring to activate your account; please follow the instructions and let us know once you’ve activated it so we can begin your treatment.
At number 1! We've popped a number on each bag + on the side of each aligner, just to make it easy.
Softly push the Aligners over your front teeth, apply equal pressure using the tips of your fingers to fit them to your molars. Don't worry if they are a tight fit, trust the process! Chewing on the chewies to help seat your Aligners. You will need to hang onto your chewies and do this every aligner change.
Each aligner must be worn for 22 hours a day OR 12 hours a night, depending on the aligners you chose. This is super important and non-negotiable. If you don’t do this, your teeth won’t move as desired and your treatment plan won’t be effective.
Clear aligner chewies are small, soft silicone pieces (the little white tubes in your maintenance kit) that help ensure your aligners fit snugly against your teeth. They’re important because they assist in seating the aligners properly, promoting better movement and effectiveness of the treatment. You will need to chew your chewies each day for at least 10 minutes to help seat your aligners, especially the first few days after an aligner change.
Every two weeks, you’ll get a notification in your Dental Monitoring app reminding you to take your scans. After you complete your scans, our team will let you know if you can move on to your next aligner or if you need to stay with your current one a bit longer.
Use your outie tool (the small white hook in your maintenance kit) to gently lift the aligners from your molars on one side of your mouth, and then carefully work your way around.
Yes! Food is life. We do recommend you take them out to eat, as it can feel a bit strange. This is entirely up to you.
You can drink any cold liquid with your Aligners in! Piping hot drinks can warp your Aligners so we recommend removing them before consuming as this will change the shape of them and affect your treatment.
There’s nothing like a good scrubbin’! Use the toothbrush head in your maintenance kit to give your Aligners a good clean.
It’s a NO from us! Stained, yellow Aligners and a yucky mouth? Enough said.
You sure do! It’s normal for this to happen, and may take a few days to get used to, but eventually your mouth will adjust to the new visitor on your teeth!
It’s normal to feel some discomfort during treatment, your straight teeth at the end of your treatment will make it all worth it. Again, trust the process!
Whilst we might not be able to help you with a broken heart. We can help you with a broken Aligner! If an Aligner breaks, go back to your previous set immediately to stop your teeth from moving. Once you’ve done that, get in contact with us ASAP and we will arrange replacements.
Because your teeth are moving, there might be minor differences between the Aligners and position of your teeth as you go through your treatment. Especially at the end of your treatment this can be expected and normal.
If for some reason your Aligners feel a bit rough or sharp, use the file supplied in your kit to gently file the edge down. After doing this, break off a small amount of the dental wax and pop this this between your gum and Aligner to stop any
irritation.
Our team monitors your treatment extremely closely. We will be there to guide you every step of the way.
Any questions please contact your case manager on the dental monitoring app. If you have any urgent request please contact us on:
Phone: 07 5400 2096
Email: info@bitesoftco.com
We will get back to you within 12 hours.