Travel Tips for Clear Aligners

Travelling while straightening your teeth doesn’t mean putting your treatment on hold.

One of the biggest advantages of Aalto clear aligners is the flexibility they offer. Whether you’re travelling interstate, heading overseas for work, or taking a long holiday, you can continue your treatment while staying connected with your dental team.

With Aalto’s Scanbox and digital dental monitoring, checking in on your treatment can be as simple as completing a scan from your hotel room, Airbnb or wherever your travels take you.

Take Your Smile Anywhere

Traditional orthodontic treatment can require frequent in-person appointments, which can make extended travel more difficult to plan.

Clear aligner treatment offers a different approach.

Because your aligners are removable and your treatment can be monitored digitally, you can continue following your treatment plan while travelling — without needing to visit a dental clinic every time you need a check-in.

Your treating dental team can continue to monitor your progress remotely, helping make sure your teeth are moving as planned.

Scan Your Teeth From Almost Anywhere

The Scanbox is designed to make treatment monitoring simple while you're on the go.

The compact device connects with the Dental Monitoring app, allowing you to capture guided images of your teeth using your smartphone.

Your scan can then be submitted through the app for review by your clinical team.

That means your treatment doesn't have to stop just because you're sitting by a pool in Bali, exploring Europe or travelling around Australia.

How It Works While You Travel

Keeping up with your monitoring is simple:

1. Keep your Scanbox with you when you travel.

2. Complete your scan using the Dental Monitoring app when prompted.

3. Submit your images through the app.

4. Your clinical team reviews your progress remotely.

5. Continue with your treatment plan based on the instructions provided by your dental team.

Your dentist can monitor how your teeth are progressing and identify when further guidance or an in-person appointment may be required.

Your Dentist Is Still Keeping an Eye on Your Treatment

Travelling doesn't mean you're left to manage your treatment completely on your own.

With Aalto's digital monitoring system, your treatment progress can continue to be reviewed remotely between in-person appointments.

Your clinical team can assess your submitted scans and monitor whether your teeth and aligners are progressing as expected.

If something needs attention, your dental team can provide guidance or determine whether you need to arrange an appointment.

This gives you the freedom to travel while still having professional oversight of your treatment.

6 Tips for Travelling With Clear Aligners

1. Pack Your Scanbox

If Scanbox monitoring is part of your Aalto treatment, make sure you take your Scanbox with you.

It's compact and easy to pack, meaning you can keep up with your scheduled scans wherever you're travelling.

2. Keep Your Aligner Case With You

Always store your aligners in their case when you're eating, drinking or cleaning your teeth.

Avoid placing them in napkins or leaving them loose in your luggage — lost aligners can quickly become an unnecessary travel headache.

3. Keep Up With Your Wear Time

Travelling can make it easy to lose track of your routine, but consistency is important.

Wear your aligners for the number of hours recommended by your treating dental team, generally around 20–22 hours per day.

Phone reminders can be useful when you're moving between flights, activities, meals and different time zones.

4. Remove Your Aligners Before Eating and Drinking

One of the best things about travelling with clear aligners is that you don't need to change what you eat.

Simply remove your aligners before eating or drinking anything other than water.

Once you've finished, clean your teeth where possible and put your aligners back in.

5. Keep Your Aligners Clean

Travelling doesn't mean your oral hygiene routine should take a holiday too.

Pack:

• Toothbrush and toothpaste

• Floss or interdental cleaners

• Aligner cleaning products

• Aligner case

• Scanbox and your smartphone

Rinse your aligners with water when appropriate and clean them according to the instructions provided by your dental team.

6. Plan Your Scans Around Your Trip

Before you leave, check when your next scans are due.

If you're travelling across different time zones, going on a cruise, or heading somewhere with limited internet access, planning ahead can make things easier.

Make sure you have access to your Dental Monitoring app and keep your Scanbox somewhere easy to reach.

What Happens If You Travel Overseas?

One of the great things about digital treatment monitoring is that your location doesn't necessarily have to interrupt your treatment.

As long as you have your aligners, Scanbox, smartphone and an internet connection when required, you can continue submitting your scans while you're away.

Your dental team can continue reviewing your progress remotely, helping you stay connected to your treatment even when you're thousands of kilometres from home.

For longer trips, it's always best to speak with your treating dental professional before you leave so you can make sure your treatment and monitoring schedule are planned around your travel.

Your Treatment Doesn't Have to Take a Holiday

Your smile journey shouldn't stop every time you board a plane.

With Aalto clear aligners, your scanbox and digital dental monitoring, you can continue progressing through your treatment while travelling, while your dental team remains connected to your journey.

Pack your aligners. Pack your Scanbox. Open your Dental Monitoring app when it's time to scan.

Your treatment can keep moving, even when you do.