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I came across an article here on HN about mail-order Invisalign companies at a fraction of the price. I'm about half way through and very happy with the progress so far. Just thought I'd give a heads-up if anyone is interested
Link?
I went with smilecareclub. They're pretty hands-off but it gets the job done and is a good value
The work he did with the impressions, to me, suggests he has experience as / knows someone who is a dental technician. If he didn't, wow, he independently figured out some of their key techniques. My grandfather used to make dentures, and that casting in the 4th photo looks exactly like the impressions my GF would make. They also used these hinges so they could mate the upper to the lower, so they could adjust any co…
Nope, no prior experience. It's quite easy, if you have an impression tray (I had to mock it up in 3d and print one). The instructions for alginate are right on the bag. The rest was just reading freely available docs on how to make castings.
Can you chew food with the aligner on?
I thought about the possibility of DIY Invisalign. My ortho basically did this once and gave me trays that he made in-office.
Obligatory: "orthodontists hate him"
Can you chew food with the aligner on?
Drinking is not a problem though.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Link?
This was the article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/02/01/a-trip-to-th... I went with smilecareclub. They're pretty hands-off but it gets the job done and is a good value
Can you chew food with the aligner on?
http://www.invisalign.com/how-invisalign-works/living-with-i...
Are you considering starting a business out of this?
I'm happy to leave it as a piece on my portfolio :)