If you’ve started your Zenyum Invisible Braces journey, chances are you might have heard your treating dentist mention the word ‘refinements’. But do you know what refinements are, what they mean and whether you actually need them?
Read on to learn more about the reasons why your teeth may not move according to plan and why refinements are necessary.
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Once you’ve finished wearing the full set of aligners, you’ll upload a few photos of your smile before visiting your treating dentist for a final appointment. Be sure to wear your last aligner set until your dental visit.
At the end of your clear aligner journey, you may need refinements for some final adjustments to your smile. And to keep your smile in good shape, it’s important to wear retainers to helpyour teeth stay in their newly aligned positions.
Refinements may be prescribed by your treating dentist if there are any additional adjustments to be made. A new set of photos and 3D scans are taken, so that the most accurate model of your teeth is captured. This is used to create a refinement plan by your treating dentist to shift your teeth to their desired places.
After wearing all your aligner sets, your treating dentist will assess your smile to see if your teeth have shifted according to plan. If it has, your treating dentist will recommend that you start wearing retainers to maintain your new smile.
After all that hard work you’ve put in, retainers can help keep your teeth straight. It’s important to wear retainers as teeth generally take at minimum a year to adapt to their new positions based on the complexity of your case.
Sometimes your teeth may not have completely shifted as planned. That’s where refinements come into the picture – to help move your teeth into their desired positions. This involves wearing additional aligners to correct your teeth, so you can get the smile you’ve always wanted. The process of refining your teeth is different if you’re wearing traditional braces or clear aligners.
For those who opt for traditional braces, the treating dentist will place brackets onto your teeth and attach an arch wire to move them. Minor adjustments are also made during each appointment by bending wires to align your teeth.
Refinements are a normal part of your clear aligner journey and are done to help you achieve the smile you’ve always wanted.
There’s a couple of reasons why your teeth may not move according to plan. Some of these include not wearing your aligners for the amount of time required, or if you have naturally stubborn teeth. Other contributing factors include your oral and gum health condition, the presence of a previously traumatised tooth, or your bone structure.
To move teeth with clear aligners, 3D scans are used to capture an accurate model of your smile. Every aligner set you wear will help your teeth shift gradually to their new positions.
Towards the end of your clear aligner journey, no physical wires are used to make any minor adjustments to your smile. Thus, to move those teeth, additional refinement aligners are printed to help straighten your teeth according to the dentist prescribed plan.
Because we want to help you get the smile you deserve, refinement sets are generally offered in Zenyum to every customer at no additional cost* within the treatment expiry period.
*T&Cs apply.
At the end of your Smile Journey, the treating dentist will have a final look at your new smile to see if your treatment goals have been met. Your treating dentist may prescribe refinements if your teeth need some help to be shifted into their new positions.
Here’s an overview of the refinement process in Zenyum:
回答几个问题，拍四张牙齿照片。只需几分钟！
我们将致电您，为您安排牙医预约
牙医会为您进行牙齿的3D扫描和X光检查
在您的牙医批准后，即可为您的Zenyum隐形矫治器开绿灯，进入生产阶段。
