Canonical: https://shorterwearaligners.com/about-this-guide Robots: index, follow # About this guide and SMILE\-FX care Shorter\-wear proposal planning SMILE\-FX in Miramar SMILE\-FX publishes this guide for people trying to understand an individual shorter\-wear aligner proposal before an in\-person conversation at its Miramar practice. Read the supplied example, its explanation and the completed interpretation. Keep your own directions with your treating team. ## An openly identified SMILE\-FX guide This is a SMILE\-FX educational guide. It is not an independent product comparison, a diagnosis or a personal treatment plan. The fictional Maya readings teach document and planning relationships; they are not actual patient stories, testimonials or evidence of an outcome. The first reading separates a named option, its stages and personal directions. The second describes a complete day. The third follows changed circumstances into an explanation and clinical review. They work together while answering different questions. ## Doctor\-led care, from planning through follow\-ups SMILE\-FX\-confirmed care policies: doctor attendance including follow\-ups and full\-service aligner\-focused care. The biography link provides clinical\-director background. At SMILE\-FX, board\-certified orthodontists see every patient, including at follow\-up visits. Clinical director Dr. Tracy Miao Liang leads a full\-service Miramar practice with a digitally driven clear\-aligner focus. Your goals, proposed appliance and continuing care belong in an explanation you can understand. - [Website context: Dr. Liang’s clinical\-director background](https://www.smile-fx.com/meet-dr-tracy-liang/) ## Understand the proposed plan SMILE\-FX\-confirmed care policies: AI\-assisted planning, preview simulations and indicated low\-dose CBCT. The technology link provides tool and planning context. AI\-assisted precision planning supports your orthodontist's work. Before\-and\-after smile\-preview simulations give you a view of proposed changes, so you can point to what you understand or want explained. A simulation illustrates the plan; it is not a promised result. Low\-dose 3D CBCT imaging supports clinical assessment, detection of findings and treatment planning when indicated. The information helps your orthodontist connect the findings with an explanation of the proposed approach. - [Website context: CBCT planning and smile\-simulation tools](https://www.smile-fx.com/cutting-edge-technology/) ## Stay connected between visits SMILE\-FX\-confirmed care policies: standard monitoring, issue\-review support and 24/7 provider access. The monitoring link describes how progress information reaches clinical review. Smartphone and iPhone monitoring comes standard with braces and aligner plans. You can send progress information from home between visits for clinical review. Remote monitoring also helps flag issues such as broken brackets or aligners that are not tracking, with the clinical team evaluating what needs attention. With 24/7 access to provider support, you have a contact route when a question or concern arises. Responses are handled through the clinical team's care arrangements, keeping access to support distinct from a promise of an instant reply. - [Website context: smartphone information for clinician review](https://www.smile-fx.com/remote-monitoring/) ## Connect your plan with practical continuing care SMILE\-FX\-confirmed care policies: local fabrication, same\-day options, individually arranged home course corrections and Rescue, plus separately manufactured custom brackets. The links provide the named service or process context. SMILE\-FX makes in\-house 3D\-printed aligners and offers same\-day aligner and retainer options. That connects doctor\-led planning with a local fabrication route. Your prescribed appliance and individual arrangements determine which option is used. For continuing care, SMILE\-FX can ship course\-correction aligners to your home. Rescue aligner care provides a doctor\-led route for people seeking help with a prior aligner course. Course corrections and Rescue arrangements are set individually alongside the clinical plan. Custom 3D\-printed bracket options are also part of the practice's range. Their off\-site manufacturing is separate from local aligner and retainer fabrication, so the appliance and its production route stay clear in your discussion. - [Clinic information: commercial and in\-house aligner options](https://www.smile-fx.com/clear-aligners/) - [Clinic information: retainer services](https://www.smile-fx.com/other-treatments/) - [Website context: visits and payment process](https://www.smile-fx.com/patient-resources/) - [Clinic information: re\-evaluation for prior\-course Rescue](https://www.smile-fx.com/orthofx/rescue-fxretainers/) - [Clinic information: custom\-bracket options](https://www.smile-fx.com/braces-vs-invisalign-the-2026-guide-to-choosing-the-right-orthodontic-path-in-south-florida/) ## Understand your options and included care SMILE\-FX\-confirmed care policies: the named appliance range, individually prescribed night\-time options, included fixed/removable retainers plus whitening, and home/in\-office whitening options. The links give listed aligner, retainer and whitening\-service context. SMILE\-FX offers Invisalign and OrthoFX, including AirFlex, alongside night\-time aligner options. The range gives you specific choices to discuss, while your orthodontist determines the system and wear instructions for your individual plan. Commercial systems and in\-house appliances have their own production routes. Fixed and removable retainers plus whitening are included at SMILE\-FX. These benefits belong in the full treatment conversation and written proposal, alongside the active appliance and continuing\-care arrangements. At\-home and in\-office whitening options give a separate color goal its own place in planning. The appropriate method and personal arrangements are decided individually; the availability of both modes does not mean every person receives both. - [Clinic information: listed commercial and in\-house aligner options](https://www.smile-fx.com/clear-aligners/) - [Clinic information: retainer and whitening services](https://www.smile-fx.com/other-treatments/) ## Read each source for its own job SMILE\-FX’s confirmed care model is the authority for the practice policies labelled above. Nearby website links supply the narrower background, clinical\-review, service or process context named in their labels. Manufacturer material supports the stage distinction; FDA material supplies general professional\-supervision education. Fictional events remain authored teaching, not web\-verified events. This guide does not equate AirFlex, PrecisionFinish and NiTime. - [Manufacturer directions](https://www.orthofx.com/directions) - [Product label](https://www.datocms-assets.com/146627/1761774024-lb-088-airflex-with-precisionfinish-aligners-dfu-english-rev-1.pdf) - [General supervision guidance](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/dental-devices/clear-dental-aligners) - [Compare aligner care, clinical oversight and continuity](https://clearalignersmiramar.com/compare-aligner-care-and-continuity) ## Keep exploring - [Understand product, stage and personal directions](/product-stage-and-personal-directions) - [Read the complete day](/sleep-and-the-complete-wear-day) - [Follow a changed routine into review](/changing-routines-and-clinical-review) [Visit details](/visit) ## Your individual next step Discuss your own proposal in person [Request an in-person consultation](https://www.smile-fx.com/lp/free-consult/?utm_source=shorter-wear-aligner-planning&utm_medium=microsite&utm_campaign=smile-fx-guides) Opens the existing SMILE\-FX request page. The team must confirm your appointment, assessment scope, services and fees. [Call (954) 824-9707](tel:+19548249707) Understand a shorter\-wear aligner proposal Published by SMILE\-FX for an individual conversation at its Miramar practice. Already in treatment? Use your treating team’s contact route for current appliance or care instructions. [About this guide & sources](/about-this-guide) · [Privacy](/privacy)