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How is this different from Invisalign's ClinCheck simulation?

ClinCheck requires an intraoral scan and shows a 3D digital model of tooth movement across the full treatment sequence — it's a clinical planning tool that arrives later in the process. This preview works from a single photo, generates in seconds, and is built for the first consult, before the patient has committed to a scan at all. Most practices use both: this preview to get the patient sold on the outcome, then ClinCheck to finalize the clinical plan.

Does it work for jaw surgery or orthognathic cases, not just aligner-only crowding?

Yes. For combination cases involving orthognathic surgery, the preview can reflect the corrected bite and facial profile alongside the straightened arch. Surgeons and orthodontists co-managing surgical-orthodontic cases use it to show patients the full outcome, not just the tooth movement.

Can it show traditional metal or ceramic braces results too, not just aligners?

Yes. The underlying outcome — a straightened, aligned arch — is the same regardless of which appliance gets the patient there. If your practice presents both aligner and bracket options, the same preview supports either conversation.

Does it work for complex cases — severe crowding, open bite, significant spacing?

The preview reflects a corrected outcome consistent with what aligner or bracket treatment can realistically achieve for that malocclusion — not an idealized smile pulled from a milder case. For patients at the edge of aligner-only treatment, where you might add auxiliaries or recommend surgery, the preview gets scoped to match the treatment plan you're actually presenting.

Does the preview show mid-treatment progress, or just the final result?

The baseline preview shows the final corrected outcome, since that's what drives the treatment decision at consult. Mid-treatment progress previews — useful for keeping patients motivated during a 6- to 18-month case — can be scoped into your build.

Can general dentists offering in-house aligners use this, or is it ortho-specific?

Either. General and cosmetic dentists running GP-directed aligner programs use it the same way orthodontic specialists do — as a case presentation tool at the first consult, before any scan gets scheduled.

Orthodontics

Show patients their straight smile before the first tray goes in

Photograph the smile at consult. Makeover generates a photorealistic post-alignment preview in seconds — their own teeth, corrected, not a stock ClinCheck case from someone else's mouth.

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What is a clear aligner preview preview?

A clear aligner preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of what a patient's smile will look like after orthodontic treatment with clear aligners. The provider captures a simple frontal or retracted photo at the consult, and the tool produces a before-and-after showing corrected crowding, closed gaps, and an aligned arch on the patient's own teeth — no intraoral scanner required. Orthodontic and dental practices use this during the case presentation to get patients emotionally committed to treatment before the digital scan that produces the formal ClinCheck plan even gets scheduled.

Why it matters

Clear aligner treatment runs $3,000 to $8,000-plus depending on case complexity, and patients are weighing that investment against a 6- to 18-month commitment to wearing trays. The friction isn't explaining what aligners do — patients already know Invisalign by name — it's that the formal digital treatment plan only exists after an intraoral scan, which happens later in the process. A photo-based preview at the first consult gives the treatment coordinator something concrete to show before the scan is even booked, while the patient is still deciding whether to move forward at all.

Who uses this

Treatment coordinators run the preview during the initial consultation, before the iTero or 3Shape scan that generates the formal ClinCheck plan. Orthodontists use it in case presentation meetings with parents of teen patients, where the investment decision often needs to happen in a single visit. General and cosmetic dentists offering in-house aligner therapy use it as a differentiator against dedicated ortho practices and mail-order aligner brands.

Heard this from a patient?

Patients ask "will my teeth actually look straight, or just less crooked?" and the only visual on hand is a stock ClinCheck case from a completely different patient's mouth.

Adults ask how obvious the trays will look in video calls and client meetings, then leave to "think about the timing" instead of scheduling the scan.

Parents sit through a treatment plan for their teenager and want to see the outcome on their kid's actual smile before signing off on a $5,000-plus case — not a diagram of tooth movement on a digital model.

How clear aligner preview previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the smile at consult

A frontal or retracted smile photo from any camera — no intraoral scanner needed at this stage. Works before the iTero or 3Shape scan even gets scheduled.

AI generates the post-alignment preview

The model corrects crowding, closes gaps, and straightens the arch on the patient's own teeth and facial proportions — not a generic straightened smile pulled from a stock case.

Present in the case presentation

Their own corrected smile, next to their current one, on the treatment coordinator's screen. The scan and formal ClinCheck plan get scheduled with the patient already sold on the outcome.

Common questions about clear aligner preview

Straight answers. No jargon.

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