Replace Buttons
- Current aligner
- Air/water syringe
- Mirror & Explorer
- Scaler
- Flame carbide burr #7901
- Composite filling instrument
- Buttons
- Suction tip
- Rubber dam cheek retractor (or NOLA)
- Microbrush
- Dental etch
- Bonding agent
- Composite resin
- Buttons
- Curing light
1. Read any notes in the Office Visit
The Orthodontist’s note should mention which teeth need their attachments replaced.*If there is no note then see where the patient’s current aligners have cutout windows, then seat them in their mouth and see which of the teeth with the cutouts do not have buttons bonded on them.
2. Bond the buttons(s)
*Here is a video if you need a reminder on replacing buttons:
3. Give the aligners and the supplies to your patient
See if the patient is running out of aligners or elastics.
4. Resume monitoring
Click on the monitoring “Resume” button and select tomorrow’s date.
5. Write clinical notes and update Visit status
Click on “Mark Complete” and add any notes to the Office Visit if any of the planned actions could not be done as planned (e.g. could not bond button on tooth #…).
Make sure that you checked the to-do list and dismiss the patient.