The importance of taking a good oral impression cannot be overstated, as it directly influences the success of orthodontic treatment. A high-quality impression is essential for creating aligners that apply the right amount of pressure to specific areas of the teeth, guiding them into their desired positions. Orthodontic professionals rely on these impressions to tailor treatment plans, and any inaccuracies in the impression process can compromise the effectiveness of the aligners. Patients can contribute significantly to the success of their orthodontic journey by cooperating during the oral impression, ensuring that it is done meticulously and accurately.
So we will do our best to explain the importance of Clear Aligner Impressions. Then we'll explain what makes a good and bad impression so you know what to do and avoid. Then we'll walk you through the process of making a good invisible aligner impression. Finally, we'll cover what to do with your impressions and take all the guesswork out of the process. Let's get started.
In order for the doctor to know where your teeth are at and where they have to be, he'll need an oral impression of your teeth. The oral impression is a crucial step in various dental procedures, particularly in orthodontics. It plays a pivotal role in the creation of customized treatments like clear aligners.
So if you make a bad impression the doctor can't make a correct plan to straighten your teeth. An accurate oral impression serves as the foundation for designing aligners that precisely fit an individual's teeth, facilitating effective tooth movement throughout the treatment process.
The impression captures the unique contours of the patient's teeth and ensures that the subsequent aligners are crafted with meticulous precision, promoting a comfortable fit and optimal results.
A good oral impression is characterized by its accuracy and detail, capturing the unique features of a patient's teeth with precision. The smallest change of your teeth's position can move them. So, once you have mixed the putty and placed it in the tray, you're going to want to slide the tray into your mouth over your bite and push down hard. Pushing on the FRONT AND BACK in one clean motion, and holding it there until it hardens. This will help you get a detailed impression of your teeth and gums.
YES YOUR GUMS TOO! The MOST COMMON MISTAKE people make is they push the impression into their teeth stopping before they push the putty into their gums. The doctor needs to see the gums too, in order to plan the movement of the teeth. So when you're taking the impression you're going to want to push the tray full of putty all the way into your teeth until the putty covers some of your gums.
Don't worry, you don't have to completely cover your gums in the putty. You just need to push the impression in until the teeth touch the bottom of the tray. If you're looking to capture a perfect impression INCLUDE THE GUMS!
For the best oral impression make sure to bite down right in the middle of the putty. Too close to the front or back will make it difficult to get a clear view of your teeth and gums. Some people find that using a mirror helps them hover their teeth over the center of it before they push into their teeth.
Other people find that marking the center of the putty with a fork or knife helps them better see where they're supposed to bite. Whatever you choose just do your best to get your teeth close as you can to the center of the clear aligner impression putty.
Sometimes after people have taken their impression, they move the tray in their mouths around a bit. This is bad because it spaces out the impression of teeth, making your teeth look wider than they actually are. So instead, it's better to slide in the impression tray all the way down to your teeth and hold it still until it hardens. And then pull it out and as clean of a motion as possible.
Most other companies give their customers ONE upper and ONE lower impression, in order to save themselves money. But we at Smiles Club Offer 2 upper and 2 lower in each of our impression kits. We do this for several reasons. One reason is we understand there's a good probability that the customer will make a mistake. So with a second chance there are more likely to get it right.
Another reason is if there is any discrepancy we may be able to correct any mistakes on one with the 2nd impressions. So we ask that our customers take both upper impressions and both lower impressions and send them all back to us.
As mentioned before, be sure to push the tray all the way in until the putty starts covering the gums. This will help us get the best impression.
Some people push the impression as far as they can in front of their mouth and forget about their molars in the back. Be sure to push the tray all the way in the front AND THE BACK.
The special oral putty is created to harden within a few minutes of mixing together the two different colors. So as soon as they touch you should be mixing them as fast as you can. After a few seconds of mixing more the color starts looking more solid, that's when you should take your impression.
If you mix too long it can harden before you get to your impressions. You also want to make sure that the putty isn't too hot. The reaction in the putty will happen faster if it is hotter. So If you're in doubt, before getting started, feel free to place the putties in their containers in the fridge for a couple minutes.
Again as mentioned before, you'll want to try to bite down into the center of the putty for the best impression. Most people can accomplish this quite easily if they have a mirror to work with.
Sometimes people hesitate mid impression, and pull it out, and then push it back in. This can cause significant distortions to the impressions. So remember once you push in the tray, keep going till your teeth touch the bottom without pulling it out until it hardens.
The last most common mistake people make is moving the tray in their mouth while they're waiting for it to harden. Please keep it as still as possible for the 2-3 minutes it takes to harden. If you pull it out and it's still a little soft, THAT'S OKAY, just don't put it back in. As long as you pulled it out in a clean motion that should be fine. And they harden on their own in a few minutes on the counter.
OKAY, here are our best tricks to get the best impression possible!
Check out the video before you even get started. Watch it a couple times and you can even watch it while you're working.
In addition to the video we even have a dedicated webpage where you can see instructions showing you step-by-step. Review these a couple times before you take your impressions and feel free to use them while taking the impressions too.
Below will have a list of things you may need in order to take an impression. Please collect all of them and have them in front of you before you get started.
Since most people have never made an impression of their teeth, taking one can be stressful and daunting. BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE! One of the easiest ways to simplify the process is to PRACTICE going through it a couple of times before actually doing it.
We recommend that you have a dry run through the process. Place the tray in your mouth using a mirror making sure you get it in the center of your bite. Then practice pushing the tray and adding pressure to the front and back of your teeth. Practice taking it out in a single motion and repeat the process on the top and bottom.
You may even want to practice mixing the putty within the designated time in order to see how fast you have to mix. Whatever you do, a few practice rounds before you actually do it is tremendously helpful.
Add smiles club we give you two pairs of upper and lower impression trays in order to get the best impression. So if you happen to make a mistake with one of the uppers or one of the lower, the second set will make up for it. This is why it's important to take an upper impression, then a lower, then move onto your next upper and lower. In between the first two you'll have learned more than enough to get the next two perfect.
Send us what you have, and if for any reason we find that we need the impressions redone, we will send you a replacement in the impression kit.
Collect everything you will need before you get started. See a list above and collect them all before you begin.
Check to see if the trays fit your upper and lower mouth. The larger tray should be for your upper mouth while the smaller one should be for your lower. If for any reason they don't fit in your mouth please contact us and will send you a smaller or larger pair of trays.
Watch the videos and read the instructions. We recommend you review the instructions and videos a few times before you even begin.
Take a dry run and go over everything you're going to do.
Begin with your 1st upper impression.
Put on the gloves and take out 1 putty in each color.
Start a timer and mix them together for 20 seconds or less.
Roll that into a hotdog shape and place it into the impression kit tray.
Using a mirror, place that tray into your mouth and align it to the center of the putty. Then slide it straight up into your upper teeth.
Push it until your teeth touch the tray. Make sure to add pressure to the front of your teeth and the back molars.
Start a timer for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
After the three minutes are up, pull it down in a smooth motion. You may have to pry the front and the back.
DON'T DO YOUR 2ND UPPER YET! Instead repeat the process for your 1st lower impression.
Once you've taken one upper and one lower impression, review your impressions. Pay attention to any area you might have not pushed in far enough, or any mistakes you may have made. This will help you take even better second impressions.
Now repeat the process again with your 2nd upper and 2nd lower impressions.
Once you've taken all four impressions, let them set for 10 minutes on the counter.
Rinse them under cold water, and gently pat them dry. Then place them in the return envelope.
Please use the prepaid return envelope as soon as you can to send your impressions back to us. The sooner we get your impressions the quicker our doctors can create your treatment plan. If there are any problems with your impressions we will contact you as soon as we can.
In conclusion, mastering the art of taking an accurate impression of your teeth is a valuable skill that can contribute to the success of various dental procedures, including the creation of customized treatments like clear aligners. Remember to choose the right materials, whether it's high-quality dental putty or opting for the convenience of digital scanning technology, to ensure a precise and detailed impression. Proper moisture control, a steady hand, and effective communication with your dental professional are essential components of the process.
Empower yourself with the knowledge and confidence to play an active role in your dental care. By following these steps and paying attention to the details, you contribute to the creation of a clear and reliable oral impression that forms the basis for your personalized treatment plan. Take pride in being a proactive participant in your oral health journey, and enjoy the transformative results that a well-crafted impression can bring.
The importance of taking a good oral impression cannot be overstated, as it directly influences the success of orthodontic treatment. A high-quality impression is essential for creating aligners that apply the right amount of pressure to specific areas of the teeth, guiding them into their desired positions. Orthodontic professionals rely on these impressions to tailor treatment plans, and any inaccuracies in the impression process can compromise the effectiveness of the aligners. Patients can contribute significantly to the success of their orthodontic journey by cooperating during the oral impression, ensuring that it is done meticulously and accurately.
So we will do our best to explain the importance of Clear Aligner Impressions. Then we'll explain what makes a good and bad impression so you know what to do and avoid. Then we'll walk you through the process of making a good invisible aligner impression. Finally, we'll cover what to do with your impressions and take all the guesswork out of the process. Let's get started.
In order for the doctor to know where your teeth are at and where they have to be, he'll need an oral impression of your teeth. The oral impression is a crucial step in various dental procedures, particularly in orthodontics. It plays a pivotal role in the creation of customized treatments like clear aligners.
So if you make a bad impression the doctor can't make a correct plan to straighten your teeth. An accurate oral impression serves as the foundation for designing aligners that precisely fit an individual's teeth, facilitating effective tooth movement throughout the treatment process.
The impression captures the unique contours of the patient's teeth and ensures that the subsequent aligners are crafted with meticulous precision, promoting a comfortable fit and optimal results.
A good oral impression is characterized by its accuracy and detail, capturing the unique features of a patient's teeth with precision. The smallest change of your teeth's position can move them. So, once you have mixed the putty and placed it in the tray, you're going to want to slide the tray into your mouth over your bite and push down hard. Pushing on the FRONT AND BACK in one clean motion, and holding it there until it hardens. This will help you get a detailed impression of your teeth and gums.
YES YOUR GUMS TOO! The MOST COMMON MISTAKE people make is they push the impression into their teeth stopping before they push the putty into their gums. The doctor needs to see the gums too, in order to plan the movement of the teeth. So when you're taking the impression you're going to want to push the tray full of putty all the way into your teeth until the putty covers some of your gums.
Don't worry, you don't have to completely cover your gums in the putty. You just need to push the impression in until the teeth touch the bottom of the tray. If you're looking to capture a perfect impression INCLUDE THE GUMS!
For the best oral impression make sure to bite down right in the middle of the putty. Too close to the front or back will make it difficult to get a clear view of your teeth and gums. Some people find that using a mirror helps them hover their teeth over the center of it before they push into their teeth.
Other people find that marking the center of the putty with a fork or knife helps them better see where they're supposed to bite. Whatever you choose just do your best to get your teeth close as you can to the center of the clear aligner impression putty.
Sometimes after people have taken their impression, they move the tray in their mouths around a bit. This is bad because it spaces out the impression of teeth, making your teeth look wider than they actually are. So instead, it's better to slide in the impression tray all the way down to your teeth and hold it still until it hardens. And then pull it out and as clean of a motion as possible.
Most other companies give their customers ONE upper and ONE lower impression, in order to save themselves money. But we at Smiles Club Offer 2 upper and 2 lower in each of our impression kits. We do this for several reasons. One reason is we understand there's a good probability that the customer will make a mistake. So with a second chance there are more likely to get it right.
Another reason is if there is any discrepancy we may be able to correct any mistakes on one with the 2nd impressions. So we ask that our customers take both upper impressions and both lower impressions and send them all back to us.
As mentioned before, be sure to push the tray all the way in until the putty starts covering the gums. This will help us get the best impression.
Some people push the impression as far as they can in front of their mouth and forget about their molars in the back. Be sure to push the tray all the way in the front AND THE BACK.
The special oral putty is created to harden within a few minutes of mixing together the two different colors. So as soon as they touch you should be mixing them as fast as you can. After a few seconds of mixing more the color starts looking more solid, that's when you should take your impression.
If you mix too long it can harden before you get to your impressions. You also want to make sure that the putty isn't too hot. The reaction in the putty will happen faster if it is hotter. So If you're in doubt, before getting started, feel free to place the putties in their containers in the fridge for a couple minutes.
Again as mentioned before, you'll want to try to bite down into the center of the putty for the best impression. Most people can accomplish this quite easily if they have a mirror to work with.
Sometimes people hesitate mid impression, and pull it out, and then push it back in. This can cause significant distortions to the impressions. So remember once you push in the tray, keep going till your teeth touch the bottom without pulling it out until it hardens.
The last most common mistake people make is moving the tray in their mouth while they're waiting for it to harden. Please keep it as still as possible for the 2-3 minutes it takes to harden. If you pull it out and it's still a little soft, THAT'S OKAY, just don't put it back in. As long as you pulled it out in a clean motion that should be fine. And they harden on their own in a few minutes on the counter.
OKAY, here are our best tricks to get the best impression possible!
Check out the video before you even get started. Watch it a couple times and you can even watch it while you're working.
In addition to the video we even have a dedicated webpage where you can see instructions showing you step-by-step. Review these a couple times before you take your impressions and feel free to use them while taking the impressions too.
Below will have a list of things you may need in order to take an impression. Please collect all of them and have them in front of you before you get started.
Since most people have never made an impression of their teeth, taking one can be stressful and daunting. BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE! One of the easiest ways to simplify the process is to PRACTICE going through it a couple of times before actually doing it.
We recommend that you have a dry run through the process. Place the tray in your mouth using a mirror making sure you get it in the center of your bite. Then practice pushing the tray and adding pressure to the front and back of your teeth. Practice taking it out in a single motion and repeat the process on the top and bottom.
You may even want to practice mixing the putty within the designated time in order to see how fast you have to mix. Whatever you do, a few practice rounds before you actually do it is tremendously helpful.
Add smiles club we give you two pairs of upper and lower impression trays in order to get the best impression. So if you happen to make a mistake with one of the uppers or one of the lower, the second set will make up for it. This is why it's important to take an upper impression, then a lower, then move onto your next upper and lower. In between the first two you'll have learned more than enough to get the next two perfect.
Send us what you have, and if for any reason we find that we need the impressions redone, we will send you a replacement in the impression kit.
Collect everything you will need before you get started. See a list above and collect them all before you begin.
Check to see if the trays fit your upper and lower mouth. The larger tray should be for your upper mouth while the smaller one should be for your lower. If for any reason they don't fit in your mouth please contact us and will send you a smaller or larger pair of trays.
Watch the videos and read the instructions. We recommend you review the instructions and videos a few times before you even begin.
Take a dry run and go over everything you're going to do.
Begin with your 1st upper impression.
Put on the gloves and take out 1 putty in each color.
Start a timer and mix them together for 20 seconds or less.
Roll that into a hotdog shape and place it into the impression kit tray.
Using a mirror, place that tray into your mouth and align it to the center of the putty. Then slide it straight up into your upper teeth.
Push it until your teeth touch the tray. Make sure to add pressure to the front of your teeth and the back molars.
Start a timer for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
After the three minutes are up, pull it down in a smooth motion. You may have to pry the front and the back.
DON'T DO YOUR 2ND UPPER YET! Instead repeat the process for your 1st lower impression.
Once you've taken one upper and one lower impression, review your impressions. Pay attention to any area you might have not pushed in far enough, or any mistakes you may have made. This will help you take even better second impressions.
Now repeat the process again with your 2nd upper and 2nd lower impressions.
Once you've taken all four impressions, let them set for 10 minutes on the counter.
Rinse them under cold water, and gently pat them dry. Then place them in the return envelope.
Please use the prepaid return envelope as soon as you can to send your impressions back to us. The sooner we get your impressions the quicker our doctors can create your treatment plan. If there are any problems with your impressions we will contact you as soon as we can.
In conclusion, mastering the art of taking an accurate impression of your teeth is a valuable skill that can contribute to the success of various dental procedures, including the creation of customized treatments like clear aligners. Remember to choose the right materials, whether it's high-quality dental putty or opting for the convenience of digital scanning technology, to ensure a precise and detailed impression. Proper moisture control, a steady hand, and effective communication with your dental professional are essential components of the process.
Empower yourself with the knowledge and confidence to play an active role in your dental care. By following these steps and paying attention to the details, you contribute to the creation of a clear and reliable oral impression that forms the basis for your personalized treatment plan. Take pride in being a proactive participant in your oral health journey, and enjoy the transformative results that a well-crafted impression can bring.
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Once purchased, we will send you your free impression kit. With that we'll make your custom treatment plan and start sending you aligners until you have a smile you've always wanted. Purchase your plan now and let's get started.