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Are you capturing the visual journey of your teeth straightening?
Tracking Aligner Progress with Images Could Help Treatment Success
No aligner doldrums for you!
Did you know that getting that dopamine going (it’s the motivation hormone) might be a key part of your aligner treatment success? Tracking your progress in selfies isn’tvain, it helps you stay on track and keeps mood, oral health and hygiene high.
Creative progress checks help with that motivational high
reasons to be cheerful
Research in other areas of health progression, such as weight loss, suggests people who track progress feel more motivated. We think it’s the same for your oral health journey. Motivation? We’d all like a slice of that! *swivelling phone to selfie mode ... say yes, please!
Visual transformational journeys inspire others
spread the care
Everyone likes to see the receipts, right? All the best stories come with pictures. Sharing your journey with family and friends, or more widely on social media, can help inspire others to decide to have teeth straightening treatment. Remember – that will help their lifelong oral health – a key part of health itself.
Having seen the magnificent progress you’ve made so far, Cousin Adam might just conquer his nerves and take the plunge. If it’s worked for you, it might work for him too! Suddenly, you’re an aligner go-to guru looking after your own oral health and that of others! Get you!
You’re more likely to look after your teeth and gums consistently
bonus
Knowing there’s a photo opportunity coming makes you less likely to be tempted to skimp on oral care. It means smaller tasks, like brushing, that help the bigger goal, long term oral health and a fabulously straight smile to celebrate, are more likely to be things you want to get busy with. Those interdental brushes? They’re now as relevant as ‘portrait’ mode on your phone and you suddenly see the point of them!
Pass us the specialist orthodontic toothpaste, let’s get squeezing! Suddenly, that 3 times a day brushing routine has meaning and purpose. Hurrah! You’re ready for your close-up! #nofilters
Open wide, here come the selfies!
Now you know its relevance to your motivation and success, let’s get creative with your aligner progress tracking.
Pin Your Side by Sides
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There’s a big difference between Day 1 and Month 4 – it has its own dedicated hashtag #4monthalignerprogress. Switch up your phone’s screen saver on a weekly basis and have Day 1 and the week you’re on side by side. It helps to show progress that is otherwise invisible day to day. Well done, teeth! They’ve travelled so far, you feel like you ought to have fixed them a snack for the journey (aligner friendly snacks, only, of course)!
And pat yourself on the back, too, teeth straightening isn’t always a picnic – well done!
Mood Milestones
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We know some days aligners can feel more like ‘misery loves company’ than ‘buttercups and roses’ but for a truthful and textured story, capture all the moods. It’s fine to feel fed-up, tearful, or over the moon and everything in between. In the long run, teeth straightening will help your mood and wellbeing.
Looking back, your progress points will tell you more about real life and all its variety of experiences than you thought possible. All life is here! And you’re crushing it!
Document little war wounds
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You’ve heard the phrase, something to tell the grandkids, right? You’ll probably know by now that aligners come with the occasional battle scar – swollen gums, mouth ulcers, tooth sensitivity ...
Think of all this as opportunities to tell your story of triumph over adversity later. Those stories are always better told if you can also provide a slide show of your trials along the way! Extra sympathy points for you. It’s a fact that your audience will want to see the gruesome as well as the handsome.
But, if your soft tissues are feeling the ouch, don’t forget that Gengigel will help sort that out with its hyaluronic acid, the mouth’s natural healing agent.
Just for Fun - Get the ‘Ding!’
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This one’s a great little moment in the journey – with impressive visuals to match. Ever used disclosing tablets? These little helpers make plaque a bright colour so it can’t hide.
- Chew a disclosing tablet
- Take a selfie
- Brush your teeth
- Take the ‘after’ shot.
Did you get the ‘ding’? Effective brushing means all that coloured-up plaque will be gone. Our interdental brushes will help make you a dab hand at plaque busting. Or try our Monotip Brush to massage and clean along the gumline.
Everyone say, aligners!
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Get snappy with your orthodontic team (in a nice way, of course!). Ask for a pic at check up time. Don’t forget, we’re all in this together:
- You do the heavy lifting. Go you!
- Your orthodontic team monitor. You’re right on track!
- Healthy Smile Pharmacy’s Aligner Daily Care Kit helps you clean your pearly whites. It's orthodontic medical-grade only for your lovely gnashers!
Make it punchy!
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Motivational punch cards took TikTok by storm. And they are therapist approved for motivation! They’re a self-made ticket to success. Motivational Punch Cards help keep your motivation high. A motivational punch card might help you brush up on your brushing in the week up to taking your monthly brace progress pic, particularly that bedtime brush when all you want to do is hit the hay.
You can, of course, make your own, but here’s one we made earlier ... Once you’ve punched it good and proper, you can take a double bonus shot of aligner progress and the smug look on your face from having completed the card! Don’t forget to tag us!
We always love to hear an Aligner Daily Care Kit story so get in touch!
In the meantime, between snapping, keep brushing!
