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I just saw someone on tiktok showing how they made their own invisiline from a scan of their teeths. They programmed their own multi-step adjustment, bought a s

I just saw someone on tiktok showing how they made their own invisiline from a scan of their teeths. They programmed their own multi-step adjustment, bought a special 3d printer and printed all their invisiline things. Unsure how efficient or comparable theirs will be to the right thing, but I found that very interesting what a single person can do nowadays!

sergiotapia 5y ago
Note that guy said he had personal connections to an "dental mechanic" (mecanico dental, don't know what it's called in English). Basically someone professional and licensed to verify his molds and steps were correct.
- kube-system 5y ago
  > (mecanico dental, don't know what it's called in English) Dental lab technician?
  - jrockway 5y ago
    No, probably orthodontist.
- dghlsakjg 5y ago
  Maybe orthodontist? They are the people that make braces, invisalign, etc.
drBonkers 5y ago
Do you have a link to that?
adenta 5y ago
Could you send a link? I thought _I_ was cool for just making a thermoform mold of my teeth that I've been documenting at https://www.tiktok.com/@unofficial_denta.istry https://www.tiktok.com/@unofficial_denta.istry
lbriner 5y ago
As with all of these things, it depends how much you can research what you are doing and what risk you want to take. When I first had a retainer, they put this hair-thin wire in the clips and it didn't make any sense to me, it was so thin, it seemed pointless until the next morning when my teeth were really sore. The dentist knew that because they are trained. They know when to adjust wires etc. same with invisiline: sure you aren't going to die but that doesn't mean you can't do some damage to your teeth or jaw.
starlust2 5y ago
Invisiline are actually 3D printed. Formlabs markets a printer for dental usecases. As long as your models and movement calculations are correct they'll work the same, but probably not an easy task. https://dental.formlabs.com/materials/ https://dental.formlabs.com/materials/
teeray 5y ago
DIY orthodontics is interesting but also horrifying if it goes wrong (there are pictures, I will not link them)

sergiotapia 5y ago

Note that guy said he had personal connections to an "dental mechanic" (mecanico dental, don't know what it's called in English). Basically someone professional and licensed to verify his molds and steps were correct.

kube-system 5y ago
> (mecanico dental, don't know what it's called in English) Dental lab technician?
- jrockway 5y ago
  No, probably orthodontist.
dghlsakjg 5y ago
Maybe orthodontist? They are the people that make braces, invisalign, etc.

drBonkers 5y ago

Do you have a link to that?

adenta 5y ago

Could you send a link? I thought _I_ was cool for just making a thermoform mold of my teeth that I've been documenting at https://www.tiktok.com/@unofficial_denta.istry https://www.tiktok.com/@unofficial_denta.istry

lbriner 5y ago

As with all of these things, it depends how much you can research what you are doing and what risk you want to take. When I first had a retainer, they put this hair-thin wire in the clips and it didn't make any sense to me, it was so thin, it seemed pointless until the next morning when my teeth were really sore. The dentist knew that because they are trained. They know when to adjust wires etc. same with invisiline: sure you aren't going to die but that doesn't mean you can't do some damage to your teeth or jaw.

starlust2 5y ago

Invisiline are actually 3D printed. Formlabs markets a printer for dental usecases. As long as your models and movement calculations are correct they'll work the same, but probably not an easy task. https://dental.formlabs.com/materials/ https://dental.formlabs.com/materials/

teeray 5y ago

DIY orthodontics is interesting but also horrifying if it goes wrong (there are pictures, I will not link them)