I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
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Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#2Now that is awesome--those things aren't cheap.
I'm going to send this to my dentist (who's cool enough to appreciate it).
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#3This is just amazing. I was waiting for how it might go horribly wrong, but the guy's mouth looks great.
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#4I 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
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#5Now THIS is a hack.
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#6I 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?
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#7The 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 collisions that occurred while opening and closing the mouth.
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#8I 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 guess this:
Straighter Teeth by Mail - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8998267
Also from a while back:
Invisalign and 3D Printing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6373936
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#9The 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.
Re: I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
#10This is awesome! Thanks for the detailed description.