Our practices will be closed from 24 December until 4 January - however, you can still book to see us in 2021. Happy Holidays from everyone at Ocean and warm wishes for the New Year!
Our practices will be closed from 24 December until 4 January - however, you can still book to see us in 2021. Happy Holidays from everyone at Ocean and warm wishes for the New Year!
Clear, comfortable, stain resistant, and designed for faster treatment – Spark Aligners are your answer to straight smile on the Sunshine Coast.
Clear aligner treatment has been gaining popularity with adults and teenagers who want to enjoy a straight smile but don’t want to go through months of wearing fixed metal braces. At Ocean Orthodontics in Warana and Maroochydore, we are pleased to offer Spark Aligners, a removable and almost invisible solution to crooked teeth on the Sunshine Coast.
Made from a special material called TrueGEN, Spark Aligners are clear and very comfortable to wear. The material has been specifically created to resist stains, ensuring your treatment is as invisible as possible.
Thanks to Dental Monitoring, Dr Nguyen has revolutionised her treatment approach with remote check-ins in between face-to-face appointments. This reduces the frequency of your visits and offers an effective communication channel directly to your orthodontist to ask questions as needed. With Dental Monitoring and Spark Aligners, your orthodontic treatment truly fits around your lifestyle.
Discover more about Dental Monitoring
Your Spark Aligner journey all begins with a consultation with Dr Nguyen at Ocean Orthodontics on the Sunshine Coast. She will assess your case and use our advanced 3D scanner to take images of your teeth in order to plan your treatment. The scanning software can also be used to show you predictions of how your smile will look after treatment – seeing is believing!
Once your case has been planned, your first aligners will be made in the dental laboratory. These will be sent back to us at Ocean Orthodontics ready for your next appointment. This is where we will check the fit of your first clear aligner and explain how to wear and maintain them.
Your Spark Aligners should be worn for 20-22 hours per day, including overnight, and they should be removed for eating and cleaning. Each aligner should be worn in sequence, and you will switch to a new one every two weeks. Dr Nguyen will monitor your progress via the Dental Monitoring app, and at in-practice appointments every two months.
Crowding occurs when you don’t have enough space for all of your teeth to fit. This is sometimes called overcrowding. Your teeth may be rotated or overlap each other.
An open bite is when your back teeth are closed and touching, but your front teeth do not touch.
Underbite occurs when the lower teeth sit further forward than the upper front teeth.
Spacing is what we refer to when you have extra space in your mouth, resulting in gaps between the teeth.
A crossbite is misalignment of the arches, meaning the upper and lower teeth don’t fit together as they should.
An overbite is when the upper and lower teeth don’t meet properly. In some cases the teeth protrude outwards, or ‘stick out’.
A deep bite is when upper front teeth excessively overlap the bottom front teeth when back teeth are closed.
These models are used to plan your treatment and design your trays. Once your trays are finished, we will show you how to put them in and take care of them.
It will take about two weeks for your teeth to move into alignment with your first tray. At this point, that tray will start to feel slightly looser. Then it is time to move onto the next aligner which will feel much tighter and help move your teeth even further.
You will wear multiple sets of Invisalign® aligners over the course of several months until your teeth are in a healthy and aesthetic alignment. It may take anywhere from three to eighteen months to complete your treatment, but you may see a noticeable difference in your smile in just a few weeks.
We will ask you to come back in to see us once every two months to check on your progress and ensure that your aligners are working well for you.
It is important to wear your Invisalign® trays as instructed for 20 to 22 hours per day. You should only take them out when it is time to clean your teeth or eat a meal. Wearing the aligners consistently is the key to getting results.
All photographs, impressions and records
A care pack with all the recommended hygiene essentials
A ClinCheck to show your tooth movement even before you start treatment
Retainer care for two years
Invisalign trays for your entire treatment
Regular 8-week review appointments
A fixed and removable retainer
At our Warana practice location, Dr Nguyen offers Dental Monitoring for Spark Aligners treatment.
Dental Monitoring is a handy app that allows Dr Nguyen remotely check on the progress of your Spark Aligners treatment remotely. During your first aligner appointment, we will show you how to install the app and upload photos of your smile. Dr Nguyen will be able to see your images on her dashboard, and she will send you feedback and advice about which set of aligners to wear next.
The Dental Monitoring app means you will not have to visit Dr Nguyen in person every time she needs to see how your Spark Aligners are working, saving you time. You can even send her a secure message within the app to ask questions about your treatment…Think of it as your direct line to Dr Nguyen!
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