Sport brings its own questions to orthodontic treatment. If you’re active in Birds Hill, here’s how a training routine and clear aligners might sit together, and what to raise first.
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Sports drinks, energy gels, a mouthguard, and a gym bag where small things disappear: an athlete’s life puts aligner rules to work in ways a desk job doesn’t. If you’re serious about your sport, the wear schedule needs to survive your training schedule.
Birds Hill is outside the City of Winnipeg, and residents who choose aligners come into Winnipeg for their care, at our clinic on McPhillips Street. Bring your sport into the assessment conversation, because how you train may influence what gets recommended.
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Anything besides plain water means your aligners come out, including what’s in your squeeze bottle.
If you normally wear a mouthguard, find out what your plan would mean for it before you begin.
A loose tray in a locker room is easily lost, so the case goes along to every practice.
Your needs depend on what you play and how often. Most of the friction, though, turns up around refuelling and around contact.
Long sessions often run on carbohydrate drinks and snacks. Those can trap sugars or acids against your teeth if they’re taken with a tray seated, so they need planning.
Attachments and trays change what’s in your mouth, and so a guard that once fit well may not any longer. Don’t assume, and ask specifically about your sport.
If a blow to your mouth causes an injury, or your teeth feel wrong afterward, phone the clinic rather than trying the next tray or waiting it out.
Treatment moves through the same stages for athletes and non-athletes alike. Here’s what you might choose to bring up during each.
Request your visitYour teeth, gums, bite and jaw relationships are examined, and photos and appropriate X-rays are looked at. Mention any past mouth injuries from sport.
Tooth movements, and whether extra control is required, get worked out. Elastics are sometimes part of this, so ask how they’d fit with your activities.
Fit is confirmed, and you learn how to insert, remove and care for your trays. If attachments are planned, this is when they’re added.
Movement is compared with the sequence you’re following. Plan these visits around tournaments, and report any tray that’s no longer sitting right.
A rough weekly outline can be more useful than you’d expect. You’re also planning a trip into the city, so ask how long your assessment is likely to take.
Your coach’s schedule isn’t a medical record, but it does show how frequently your trays would come out and how often they’re at risk.
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A new tray can feel tight for a while, and you may notice that more if you clench when lifting or competing. Mention the things you notice, even when they seem minor.
If you bite down hard during effort, let the dentist know so it can be taken into account.
These small bumps can feel odd at first. Report anything that rubs enough to bother you.
Ask whether you should expect to notice trays while calling plays or breathing hard at practice.
Next season, too
When active movement is over, teeth still need holding. A retainer becomes another piece of equipment to keep track of, alongside everything else you carry.
Refinement aligners may be ordered from new records when some movement is unfinished. They’re a routine planning tool.
Wear them as prescribed, since teeth can drift over a lifetime. Ask what to do with them during contact sports.
Your teeth will have changed position, so it makes sense to ask whether an older mouthguard still suits them.
Keep up with your regular checkups, too. Frequent sports drinks are one reason to mention your training habits to the hygienist.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Athletes and everyone else from Birds Hill would attend Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, for Invisalign care.
Please don’t treat the form as a confirmed booking, because the clinic still has to reach you with a time. A mouth injury or other urgent problem calls for a phone call.
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Helpful details about invisalign in Birds Hill.
Ask our teamPut this question to the dentist with your sport in mind. Trays and attachments alter how a guard sits, so the answer shouldn’t be guessed at.
Ask about your specific sport, since it depends on your contact level and plan. Whatever you’re told, keep the trays in their case and away from the bench.
Yes. Sugars and acids can get held against your teeth, so aligners come out for anything except plain water. Clean up before they go back in.
There’s no reason to count on that. Teeth move in response to planned pressure from trays that are worn consistently, with their own biological response.
Let the clinic know. Attachments give aligners leverage for particular movements, so a missing one could need attention before you carry on.
Tell the clinic your busy stretches when you call (204) 338-3003, or note them in the form. Someone will reach out to arrange your assessment.
Staying on top of your teeth while staying active can involve more than aligners alone. Read about related care here.
Contact Winnipeg North Dental for urgent help with tooth pain, swelling, broken or knocked-out teeth, lost restorations and dental injuries.
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