Photo

Guidelines

VERSION 2.0 /
­ OCT 2020
 WHAT YOU'LL NEE D

This can be tricky,

so we are here to help.
Cheek Stretcher A Flash Camera
Do not throw this away until
you finish your treatment
Your smartphone works
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Start a personal live chat session with one of our

Care Specialists to guide you through the process,
and approve photos as you go.

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A Mirror Or, a friend

If you are doing this alone Photos are easier with help
Make sure to turn on
your flash!
 USE YOUR SELFIE CAMERA
Let’s take the first
set of photos
1 2 3

NO SMILE SMILE NO SMILE

FR O N T - F A C I N G FRONT-FACING RIGHT SIDE PROFILE

Take a photo of your Take a photo of your Take a photo of the right
face without smiling. face with a big smile. side of your face without
smiling.

Ensure your entire jawline

is visible, pull-back any
hair.

Common Mistakes
! NOT ENOUGH LIGHT ! ! NOT USING FLASH

!
! WEARING GLASSES ! ! WEARING A HAT
 A rejected bite photo An accepted bite photo

3 COMMON MISTAKES 4 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

Not enough light Back teeth are not Well lit all around Back teeth are biting down
biting down all the way

Cheek stretcher is not Cheek stretcher is

pulled back so all teeth pulled back so all teeth
are easily visible Lips are obscuring are easily visible
the gumline Lips are pulled away
to show gumline
 USE YOUR MAIN CAMERA
Let’s take the second
set of photos
4 5 6

RIGHT BITE LEFT BITE FRONT BITE

RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE FRONT

Make sure all of Make sure all of Make sure your

your back teeth your back teeth lips are not
are visible and are visible and covering your
well lit well lit gumline

Common Mistakes Pull the stretcher Pull the stretcher Bite all the way
outward to show all outward to show all down on your back
your back teeth your back teeth teeth
! NOT ENOUGH LIGHT ! NOT USING FLASH

! USING THE SELFIE

CAMERA INSTEAD OF ! ! NOT WATCHING THE VIDEO
A MIRROR
THE MAIN CAMERA
! ! ! NOT BITING DOWN ON
THE BACK TEETH
TO HELP PLACE YOUR TEETH
 Let's compare rejected photos Let's compare accepted photos

4 5 6 4 5 6

RIGHT BITE LEFT BITE FRONT BITE RIGHT BITE LEFT BITE FRONT BITE
RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE FRONT RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE FRONT

RI GH T B I TE LEFT B ITE FRO NT BIT E

Back teeth are not biting down Back teeth are biting down
Poor lighting Bright lighting
All teeth and gums are not visible All teeth and gums are visible
 Here's a rejected top teeth photo Here's an accepted top teeth photo

2 COMMON MISTAKES 2 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

We can’t see all the surfaces Not enough light All the surfaces of the top So much light
of the top teeth teeth are visible, not blurry
or washed out
Here's a rejected bottom teeth photo Here's an accepted bottom teeth photo

2 COMMON MISTAKES 2 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

Well lit, and

We can’t see all the surfaces Not enough light All the surfaces of in focus
of the bottom teeth the bottom teeth are Gumline visible all
visible the way around
 Did you finish all 8?
7 8

BOTTOM TEETH TOP TEETH

T I L T HEAD DOWN TILT HEAD BACK

CHECKLIST FOR PHOTOS

YOU NEED 8 UNIQUE PHOTOS

SET 1 SET 2 SET 3

FRONT NO SMILE RIGHT BITE PHOTO BOTTOM TEETH

FRONT SMILE LEFT BITE PHOTO TOP TEETH

RIGHT SIDE PROFILE FRONT BITE PHOTO

Don't let your Make sure all surfaces
tongue block of your top teeth are
your teeth visible

Make sure all surfaces

of your bottom teeth
are visible
 So, what now?

Want to make sure your 1. Your photos will be reviewed by a Care Specialist
to ensure diagnostic quality for your Orthodontist.
photos are accepted?
2. Your assigned Orthodontist will review your
photos and oral health to ensure you're a
CLICK HERE candidate for treatment.

3. If you haven't already, be sure to send your

Start a personal live chat session with one of our impressions to us! Your impressions will be
Care Specialists to check the photos you have taken processed into digital files for your Orthodontist
to create your treatment plan.
and look for any issues.

4. You’ll receive communication telling you your

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5. You’re on your way to your new smile!

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