Wanting straighter teeth while dreading the chair is an uncomfortable mix. If that’s you, this Transcona page sets out what aligner visits involve, so fewer surprises are waiting.
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Dental nerves don’t have to rule out orthodontic treatment, but they do deserve some planning. Aligner care involves repeat visits over the course of treatment, and knowing about that beforehand is better than discovering it once you’ve started.
Much of the work takes the form of looking and recording: an examination, photographs, scans and X-rays as appropriate. Transcona residents can start by explaining their worries at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg, and ask what each stage would involve before agreeing to anything.
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You can ask to have each part of an appointment described before it starts.
Progress reviews are part of the treatment, so it helps to plan for them mentally.
Between visits, you’re the one inserting and removing your aligners at home.
Fear often fills in blanks with the worst version. Here are the parts of aligner treatment most likely to be on an anxious person’s mind, described as plainly as we can.
Your dentist needs information about your mouth and, later, may add small features to your teeth. Most of these steps can be talked through first.
Daily wear, cleaning and tray changes take place in your own space. Tell your dentist if the idea of managing that on your own is reassuring or stressful.
If a plan includes something you dread, ask why it’s proposed and what would change without it. You’re entitled to understand what you’re agreeing to.
Nothing here is meant to rush you. These are the broad stages of aligner care, so you can picture each before you’re sitting in the chair.
Request your visitShare your worries first if you can. Your dentist then checks your teeth, gums and bite and reviews any records needed.
Tooth movements and any extra steps are laid out. Ask what would be done at each point, and how it might feel.
Aligner fit is verified, and planned attachments are bonded. You then try taking trays out and seating them with help on hand.
Your dentist compares your progress with the plan and acts if a tray isn’t fitting. Mention how you’re feeling about visits as well.
You don’t need an explanation for your anxiety, or any history to justify it. A simple line such as I get nervous at the dentist gives the clinic something useful to work with.
If speaking about this is hard in person, you could note it when you call or include it with your appointment request.
A treatment room and the quiet waiting area at Winnipeg North Dental.
A pause, a slower pace or a fuller explanation are reasonable things to want during care. Decide together how you’ll signal that you need a moment.
Let your dentist know right away about a strong gag reflex so you can talk over how records could be taken.
A raised hand can mean stop. Settle on your signal together before anything begins.
Ask whether any step in your plan would involve freezing, and what to expect if so.
Keeping nerves from derailing it
Anxious patients sometimes put off appointments when things are going badly, which is exactly when a check matters most. Think of phoning as the easier first move.
Let the clinic know that nerves are the reason, if you’re comfortable saying so. Missed reviews may let a tracking problem go unnoticed for longer.
Nobody needs a confession, only accurate information. Lost wear time can change the plan, and your dentist has to know about it to respond.
Your retainers come next, worn as prescribed because teeth keep their ability to shift. Regular check-ups are worth keeping up as well.
Dreading your next visit? A quick call beforehand can ease your mind.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Transcona is in Winnipeg. Residents receive their aligner care at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, starting with an assessment and a talk.
Submitting this form doesn’t lock in a slot, so there’s no rush. The clinic answers with options, or you may prefer to call and ask about them.
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Ask our teamMany stages don’t, though it depends on your plan and on any other dental care your mouth may need. Ask your dentist to go through each step and identify any that would concern you.
Mention it before anything is placed in your mouth. Digital scans, photographs and X-rays may all be involved, and you can discuss how each could be approached.
You can certainly say that talking is what you want most, and ask what the appointment would include. An assessment doesn’t commit you to treatment.
They’re bonded to the outside of your teeth. Ask your dentist to walk you through how it’s done and what you’d feel so that nothing comes as a shock.
Use whichever signal you’ve agreed on, or just say so. Stopping to explain what’s going on or to take a breath is a reasonable thing to ask for.
That varies with your treatment, so it’s not something to assume. Ask how often reviews are likely for you, as they’re an important part of tracking your teeth.
The form on this page is one quiet way in, and (204) 338-3003 is the other. Any visit is held at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, at a time confirmed with you.
If anxiety has kept you away for a while, other concerns may need attention before tooth movement. These pages describe care your dentist may talk about.
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