SMILE-FX® · Educational guide

Care with SMILE-FX®

Doctor responsibility and continuing contact come first. These are practice offerings to discuss within an individual plan; their availability does not establish personal suitability or guarantee an outcome.

This guide does not establish availability of periodontal, bonding or restorative treatment at SMILE-FX®.

01 · Care context

A doctor at every stage

Board-certified orthodontists see every patient, including follow-up appointments.

Know who is responsible for decisions and follow-ups.

02 · Care context

A full-service setting

Full-service orthodontic care has a digitally driven clear-aligner focus.

Discuss options in a full-service setting.

03 · Care context

Progress sharing

Smartphone/iPhone remote monitoring is standard with braces and aligner plans.

An in-person examination with a dentist licensed under chapter 466, Florida Statutes, is recommended before beginning telehealth treatment in order to prevent injury or harm

Share progress updates with the care team.

04 · Care context

Planning and previews

AI-assisted precision planning and smile-preview simulations support the orthodontist.

See and discuss a proposed goal; a preview is not a promised result.

05 · Care context

Provider support

24/7 access to provider support is offered.

An access route for questions, with no instant-response guarantee.

06 · Care context

Appliance issue review

Remote review includes broken brackets and non-tracking aligners, with clinical evaluation.

Bring an appliance concern to the team for review.

07 · Care context

Course correction

Course-correction aligners can be shipped home; rescue aligner care is individually arranged.

Discuss prescribed course correction and delivery arrangements.

08 · Care context

Local fabrication

In-house 3D-printed aligners and local aligner/retainer fabrication are offered.

Keep local fabrication separate from commercial appliance manufacture.

09 · Care context

Same-day options

Same-day aligner and retainer options have individual arrangements.

Confirm availability and timing for your plan.

10 · Care context

Individually prescribed options

Invisalign®, OrthoFX®, AirFlex™ and night-time wear options are individually selected and prescribed.

Brand and wear choices depend on the individual prescription.

11 · Care context

Whitening choices

At-home and in-office whitening options are offered.

Include cosmetic priorities in the conversation.

12 · Care context

Continuing-care inclusions

Fixed and removable retainers plus whitening are included.

Confirm inclusions and replacement terms in your written plan.

13 · Care context

Planning records

Low-dose 3D CBCT supports clinical planning/detection when indicated.

Records are selected for the individual clinical question.

A separate bracket option.

A separately manufactured custom3D-printed bracket option is offered, distinct from local aligner/retainer fabrication.

Options across stages.

  • Age-appropriate Phase1 and Phase2 care
  • Mixed braces and aligner care
  • Lingual options
  • MARPE
  • Accelerated orthodontic options
  • Coordinated surgical-case planning with surgeons

The assessment and agreed plan determine which services are appropriate.