You meet people for a living and you’d rather your orthodontics weren’t the first thing they see. Leila North residents can get a realistic answer about how aligners look.
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Advertising tends to show a flawless smile and an apparently empty mouth. Real trays are subtler than brackets and wires, yet somebody sitting across a table may notice a slight shine along the tray edge, some saliva, or small bumps on certain teeth.
Those bumps matter, because the features that make aligners more visible are often doing important clinical work. At Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, we can explain which of them your case might call for, so that a Leila North resident isn’t left guessing.
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Find out where attachments would likely be placed once your treatment goals have been worked out.
Trays can change how speech feels at first. Mention it if talking is a big part of your day.
An appliance has to deliver the movement you need, even when appearance is your top priority.
Every plan is different, so treat this as a guide to what could affect the appearance of your treatment rather than a prediction.
A clean, well-seated tray follows the shape of your teeth with no metal involved, which accounts for most of its appeal.
Some features are there for mechanical reasons, and your plan may include one or more of them.
Taking trays out for appearance’s sake has a cost. They move teeth only during wear, and shortfalls may mean treatment lags behind your digital plan.
How your aligners will look is worth discussing throughout your care, not only when the first tray goes in.
Request your visitTell us at your assessment if visibility is a major concern, while your teeth, gums, bite and jaw relationships are being examined.
Your plan will show which movements need added control. It’s the moment to ask how many attachments may be involved, and where.
At your fitting, have a good look once the tray is seated and attachments are on, while you’re still learning how to handle everything.
As movement is checked against the plan, new needs such as elastics may be introduced. Ask how those would change what shows.
Presentations, weddings or client-facing work are all worth bringing up. Knowing what’s on your mind makes the conversation about appearance a lot more specific.
There’s no need to decide anything at the first visit. Feel free to ask about costs and how they may relate to the plan once one has been proposed.
A calm setting on McPhillips Street for talking about appearance.
Self-consciousness is a very reasonable thing to bring up. It’s often about small practical matters that can be talked through with the clinic.
If your words feel different with new trays, tell us how it’s affecting your day.
Keep your case within reach so you can step aside at lunch, then return to the table.
If a bonded shape feels bothersome against your lip, phone the clinic and let us know.
The end of the visible phase
Treatment doesn’t finish with the last aligner, though what comes next may be easier to live with visually. Ask what your retainers involve.
Since they’re placed for a purpose, ask when yours are expected to come off, and how refinement could affect that timing.
After alignment, some patients ask about shape or colour. Bonding, reshaping and whitening may be discussed once your assessment supports it.
Your investment in straighter teeth depends on wearing retainers as prescribed, given that teeth keep their ability to move.
Have a question about how something looks mid-treatment? Give us a call.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)The northern part of the City of Winnipeg takes in Leila North. Your Invisalign care, should you go ahead, is delivered at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
Choose the form or the phone, whichever suits your day. Requests sent online become appointments only after the clinic has reached you to agree on a time.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about invisalign in Leila North.
Ask our teamHaving something new over your teeth can make talking feel different. If you’re concerned because of your work, raise it at your assessment or call the clinic once you’re wearing them.
They’re small and tooth-coloured, but they can show. How many you have, what shape they take and where they sit are all determined by your treatment goals.
Trays only work while worn, so time out does add up. Ask about special occasions in advance, and follow the wear schedule you’ve been given.
Not everyone does. Removable elastics may join upper and lower teeth when selected bite relationships need correcting, so your own bite determines whether they’re part of the plan.
Taking them out for anything other than plain water, and cleaning your teeth before reinserting them, helps avoid trapping sugars and acids and keeps the trays looking their clearest.
Ring us on (204) 338-3003, or send along the form on this page. You’d be seen at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, after the clinic gets back to you about timing.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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Request an Invisalign assessment at our Winnipeg clinic and bring every question you have about visibility.
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