straight smile solutions and today we're going to be talking about what is the
difference between the different kinds of aligners that are out there here we
got Invisalign we've got clear correct and we have a 3d printed you can make
this in-house aligner so just some examples of what's out there I think a
lot of times it's hard to compare apples to apples of course the treatment plans
make a difference and your any questions please go to straight smile solutions
comm if your prospective patient and your doctor doesn't know a lot about
Invisalign clear correct or clear clear aligners and you're interested have them
connect with me at straight smile solutions comm I can tell them what the
difference is what the different price points are the benefits and alternatives
but in any case just from face value what does it look like you can kind of
see there's some distinct differences in the transparency the translucency the
opacity the trim of the aligners so you can see here
Invisalign does have right here a patented trim I believe its proprietary
no one else can use their trimming method there's some benefits to this
trimming it's probably the healthiest way to have your aligner trimmed and
that the it's scalloped are contoured to the edges of your gums so that those are
the most delicate parts you can keep them really clean they can flush away
any bacteria during the day this is a clear correct aligner you can see it's a
little more opaque it's also a little more rigid so let me show you the
rigidity of these so he's pretty easy I can just like go like that you can see
that okay that's seen this line this is clear correct I can't do that right it's
definitely more rigid it's really really hard to bend it good and bad you know
the it's just different so there's a modulus elasticity of this some people
think it moves better faster some people think that has more consistent force
levels but there's also a downsides to this because of the flexibility of it
see that you can't there's no way you can do that with this no way
it's not so as good at expanding arches so you know you have to find the right
solution for every for every patient this one maybe it's
more difficult to keep clean so if you're not as good about brushing and
flossing maybe not a great option but it moves teeth really well and because of
the high trim line that's on this one and the rigidity of this Zen dura
plastic it's moose teeth very efficiently when you wear them it
doesn't have a lot of forgiveness to get around mistakes with your impression so
if you its I would highly recommend using a scan for this one instead of an
impression because any little error is going to be compounded because of the
rigidity of the material besides that this is just a regular kind of 3d
printed you can do it in your own office kind of a liner if you're looking for
your own Brown aligners aligners in a day any questions that visit straight
smile solutions comm this one is extremely transparent and I'm not really
sure of the maker this like I said this is Endura this is smart track there's a
few other brands that are out there's it may be an essex type I'm not sure but
it's really beautiful I'm not sure how long it stays stain resistant it's
definitely I think very flexible I'm not sure how well this would move teeth you
know the higher the trim line the more attachments you're gonna need that means
the more time you're gonna have to spend bonding those little buttons in the
office and removing them and patients don't like buttons that much so if you
have a higher trim line like here with clear correct you don't necessarily need
buttons it's at least a Hold'em in you might need them to move a very stubborn
tooth but you don't need them for it to hold them in which is called retention
this one it's got a bit of a mystery to me because I don't understand how you
can have this kind of hybrid trim line and then also have it be so thin and
flexible I don't think that one's gonna work very well but that's just my
opinion but it's pretty at the very least so anyways I just wanted to
compare apples to apples here and people ask me these questions all the time if
you have any questions about integrating aligners into your dental practice
moving teeth in direct bonding functional appliances airway appliances
do visit straight smile solutions calm thanks so much is that me anymore