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Daniel is wearing Invsialign Teen. Daniel is only ten but he's able to wear Invisalign
Teen because he has most of his permanent teeth in his mouth and the ones that are not
totally in his mouth are coming through.
And today we're going to give him several more sets to go away for another eight to
ten weeks. We're also taking pictures today so we can make comparisons.
Some of my teeth weren't straight and they were out of place. She gave me this thing
called Invisalign, it keeps my teeth straight and I have to wear it. It felt good because
instead of braces I would be able to like actually take them out and I'd be able to
eat like whatever I want to. They're different because they're clear and there like a form
of your teeth and instead when you have braces they're just like these little dots on your
teeth.
With braces it's sometimes uncomfortable with food. Even though I was ten I was able to
get Invisalign Teen because I had most of my permanent teeth in. I'm here to see the
Orthodontist so I can see if my teeth are moving and to get new trays.
Yeah, now kind of keep your head up. Okay so Daniel, today we're going to start you
on your fifth set okay, on your fifth set of trays, and I've got them right here. So
it might feel a little nice and snug on your teeth as I put them in, open big, but as long
as they fit in nicely and easily like that that means you're wearing them the way you
should be and everything's moving along perfectly.
Okay so Daniel, you've only been in treatment now for a couple a months, two months, and
you've already worn four sets of trays. That takes you to eight weeks. Today we're going
to give you sets five through nine. Okay, another five sets will get you through until
ten weeks from now, you'll come back in and we'll check. But the important things to see
are here. These are baby teeth, which are now replaced by permanent teeth. Those teeth
you've lost in that short period of time and your permanent teeth are coming in very nicely.
Now we have more space to start moving all of these teeth back, this photograph is from
today and you can see, particularly look at this tooth in comparison here and you see
how much straighter it already is here. That's because now everything is moving back and
we're making more space for your front teeth, so it looks great.
Okay so I am really really excited about using Invisalign Teen on Daniel and lots of my patients
and the reason is because first of all teenagers do not want to wear braces anymore and so
instead of wearing braces on your teeth you got a clear aligner. SO it's really an adult
type of treatment used for teens. With a person like Daniel, it worked out great for him because
he really, even though he's only ten, didn't really want to wear braces on his teeth either
but he was, and because he had already lost most of his baby teeth he was able to be treated
with Invisalign because I could predict, I can tell Invisalign exactly how much space
I want left for the permanent teeth that are coming in. And so it really works out perfectly,
everybody's happy there aren't any wire pokes, there aren't any emergencies, everything's
working out great. As long as they wear it, it works out great and they do.