The future of ortho

[jippyslim]

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I've benefited immensely from great orthodontic care. The experience, frankly, was what sparked my interest in pursuing dentistry. I agree that orthodontic treatment is expensive, but from my experience, it was worth it to be treated by a seasoned doctor. I know that there are some who find the cost prohibitive, and it was only a matter of time before 'mail-in ortho' treatment came about. On the other hand, while this 'innovation' might be cheaper, i'm not convinced that it is in a patient's best interest. Then again, what do i know.

I'm curious to know what orthodontists are are going to do about this.

 

[sgv]

they're going to do exactly nothing because it's insignificant news

 

[Dgino]

I'm curious how they are applying the correct torque to specific teeth without the presence of attachments like Invisalign. And to answer the question, I don't suspect too many orthodontist are going to pay much if any attention to this. The buyer's teeth may look straight, but it certainly isn't going to fix malocclusion.

 

[arkenstone]

Some people predict new products like this will only cut into GP ortho, not ortho ortho

 

[Daneosaurus]

I'm curious how they are applying the correct torque to specific teeth without the presence of attachments like Invisalign. And to answer the question, I don't suspect too many orthodontist are going to pay much if any attention to this. The buyer's teeth may look straight, but it certainly isn't going to fix malocclusion.

From my extremely limited experience, patients don't give a rats ass about malocclusion. They only care about aesthetics and their mouth not hurting.

 

[cacajuate]

From my extremely limited experience, patients don't give a rats ass about malocclusion. They only care about aesthetics and their mouth not hurting.

Wouldn't malocclusion fall into the aesthetic department? I know I think it looks bad.

 

[Daneosaurus]

Wouldn't malocclusion fall into the aesthetic department? I know I think it looks bad.

Malocclusion does look bad. But I'm pretty sure you can have relatively straight teeth and malocclusion.

Edit: However, I also realize that I have no idea what I'm talking about.

 

[Aestheticbrah]

Maybe this is the future of ortho

 

[jippyslim]

Maybe this is the future of ortho

I actually think this type of innovation is good. The doctor is on hand to monitor and control the progress. Now to work on that price.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

I need to stop watching these videos, I keep getting these useless Crack DAT youtube ads now.

 

[pilotdentist]

The cost and duration of treatment are not better than Invisalign. It looks like a viable alternative treatment method rather than something that will replace existing ortho methods.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

The cost and duration of treatment are not better than Invisalign. It looks like a viable alternative treatment method rather than something that will replace existing ortho methods.

Not that I'm advocating it, but the cost is way better than Invisalign. $900 - 1200 vs $4000 - 6000

 

[pilotdentist]

The video directly says 5-8K

 

[FeralisExtremum]

My bad, I thought you were referring to the article's system, not Aerodentis