Sore cheeks, tightened wires, food stuck in brackets. Bad memories can make a person wary of ever trying again. Wolseley residents can compare those memories with what trays really involve.
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If braces left you with unpleasant memories, you’re entitled to be skeptical of anything that sounds like more of the same. Aligners do remove some of the things people disliked: there are no brackets or wires, and trays come out for eating and cleaning. They also bring demands of their own.
Moving teeth still involves pressure and sometimes tenderness, and it’s now up to you to keep the appliance in. Wolseley residents can go over all of that at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg, including the possibility that your particular movements would still be better served by braces.
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Trays replace them, though small bonded attachments may be part of your plan.
Braces stay put regardless, whereas aligners work only if you keep them in.
Pressure and tenderness haven’t gone away, and neither has the need for retainers.
It would be misleading to present aligners as braces without the downsides. It’s more accurate to say the downsides differ, and that you may tolerate one set better than the other.
Many of the classic complaints about braces came from the hardware itself. Trays change that hardware, which changes some of the daily experience.
Nobody tightens anything for you, and that freedom cuts both ways. Think about whether the new routine would suit you any better than the old one did.
Bad memories are real, but the appliance should be chosen on what your teeth need and what you can maintain. Your dentist can help you sort those out.
If your last experience involved adjusting wires at regular visits, the pattern of aligner care may feel unfamiliar. Here’s how it generally proceeds.
Request your visitYour exam takes in teeth, gums, jaws and bite, along with photographs and fitting X-rays. Tell your dentist what went badly the first time.
Tooth positions, sequence and sources of space are planned on screen. You can ask what the software shows and how far it can be trusted.
Rather than having brackets bonded, you’ll have aligners checked for fit, any attachments placed, and a lesson in handling them.
Your progress is compared with the plan, and your dentist steps in when a tray stops fitting as it should.
Hated braces covers a lot of ground. It helps to work out whether the problem was soreness, appearance, the food rules, the appointments or how you were treated.
Your old orthodontic records may be hard to find after so long. Bring what you have, and don’t worry if that’s nothing at all.
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You’re not being difficult when you describe what you hated. It gives your dentist useful information, and it lets you ask how each of those things would be handled now.
Ask how pressure from a new aligner differs from what you recall, and what’s worth calling about.
Request a full account of any attachments, elastics or tooth reduction before agreeing to treatment.
You may find the answer is that you’d rather leave your teeth as they are, and that’s fine.
The part many teens skipped
Many people finish braces in adolescence and let retention slide. Going through treatment a second time, it’s worth treating what comes after the last tray as part of the job.
Teeth can keep shifting at any point in life, so it may not be a fault of your earlier treatment. Prescribed retainers help limit that movement.
If some tooth positions haven’t been reached, refinement may follow. That’s a normal part of aligner planning, not necessarily a failure.
If you find yourself falling out of love with your trays, speak up before you stop. Lost wear can change what’s needed next.
Feeling that old frustration creeping back? Give the clinic a call.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Wolseley is one of Winnipeg’s areas. Residents wanting to compare aligners and braces can have that assessment at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
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Ask our teamPeople’s experiences differ, so no one can promise that. Teeth can still feel pressure and tenderness as they move, though there are no wires or brackets involved.
It’s possible, because some movements are more predictable with them. A review of your teeth, roots and bite will show whether aligners can do what’s needed in your case.
They’re different. With trays out for meals, you aren’t protecting brackets, but you do have to remove them for all food and clean up before putting them back.
Your dentist can look at how your teeth sit now and ask about your retainer history. Teeth can shift over a lifetime, so a single clear cause isn’t always something to expect.
Trays are less obvious, not undetectable. Edges and attachments can be seen in conversation, so ask where any attachments would be placed in your own plan.
They could be interesting, if they’re easy to find, but you can still ask for an assessment without them. Current records would be taken to reflect your mouth today.
Send a request through this page or call (204) 338-3003, and say you’re only looking into it. You’d come to Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, at a time the clinic sets with you.
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