Aligners can fit well with active schedules, but sports, road trips, flights and vacations create predictable risks: misplaced trays, changed meal routines, time-zone confusion and lack of cleaning supplies.
Aligners can fit well with active schedules, but sports, road trips, flights and vacations create predictable risks: misplaced trays, changed meal routines, time-zone confusion and lack of cleaning supplies.
This guide is written for Maple Ridge patients as decision support. It cannot determine suitability for treatment without an examination and appropriate records.
Travel kit is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Backup aligners is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Sports protection is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Schedule planning is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
No. Ask the treating clinician what mouthguard is appropriate for the sport and stage of treatment.
Current and recent trays, the case, cleaning supplies and office contact information are sensible basics.
Keep the prescribed wear and change schedule as consistently as practical and ask the office if a major trip affects appointments or tray changes.