Smile Direct Club Review

  • Spencer Pines, iReviews
  • October 01,2022
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Having to wear braces to align your teeth is rough. They’re a process to put in, they’re uncomfortable, they’re not exactly a fashion statement, you can’t eat certain foods, and you have to keep going to the doctor every few months to re-adjust them.

Luckily, in the modern world there are alternatives to having a metal fence hammered into your face. With companies like Smile Direct Club you can get discrete oral inserts that help to align your smile all without many of the downsides to having braces.

 

In this review I will go over the basics of Smile Direct Club, the services they provide, and their web infrastructure to help you decide if Smile Direct Club is right for you.

PROS
  • Inconspicuous
  • Can be taken out
  • Easier to deal with than braces
CONS
  • Can cause discomfort
  • May not work for everyone
BOTTOMLINE

Smile Direct Club is a decent alternative to traditional braces that doesn’t require you to visit a doctor’s office every few months. Smile Direct Club is also often cheaper than braces and seems to be preferable in every way.

Features

  • Nighttime only option
  • Lifetime smile guarantee
  • 24/7 access to a dental team
  • Doctor directed care

Smile Direct Club

Smile Direct Club is a company that provides clear plastic aligners that you put on your teeth over a period of time to align them into your ideal smile. Aligners are sent as a kit that you go through and change periodically as an alternative to traditional braces.

Aligner kits are customized to your particular smile and are created using 3D X Ray technology. By doing this, Smile Direct Club guarantees that each kit will be perfect for whoever uses it, as long as you keep them in for the required time,that is.

Features

By deciding to use Smile Direct Club’s aligners, you get access to quite a few benefits when compared to the alternatives. One such feature is the nighttime only option for if you don’t want to wear a possibly uncomfortable aligner all day and have to take it out for certain activities.

Another benefit of Smile Direct Club is the Lifetime Smile Guarantee. This makes sure that if your teeth need any kind of touch up or other work done during your treatment, Smile Direct Club will take care of it at no extra cost.

 

Smile Direct Club also features 24/7 access to dental teams and doctors via text, email, or video chat. This way if you have a question or concern about your treatment, they also have you covered.

How Can You Use No Bull? / Who Is This For?

To get started with Smile Direct Club, first you have to either get a 3D scan of your teeth done at one of their many Smile Shop locations, or use an impression kit sent to your home to get a mold made of your teeth that will be sent back to Smile Direct Club. After this, the doctors at Smile Direct club will create a treatment plan just for you and send a kit full of all the aligners you will need.

 

After receiving your kit, make sure you wear the specified aligner for several hours each day so that it can do its job. You can do this during the day when you’re out and about or at night as you sleep.

Keep replacing the aligner with the new one each week or so until you go through all of them. After this period, you should then have the desired smile, as the aligners have successfully aligned your teeth.

 

Smile Direct Club is for the busy professional who doesn’t want to deal with the pain or the distracting look of traditional braces. Braces can be ugly and frustrating to deal with for most adults, since you have to keep getting them readjusted and can’t eat certain foods. Smile Direct Club exists to alleviate these issues.

Web Infrastructure / Branding and Marketing

The Smile Direct Club website is very well done and professional looking. First thing I have to give props to is the fact that there’s no pop ups or anything that appears while on the site, something I’ve been encountering a lot of lately.

 

In addition to any and all information regarding the company you could want, including pricing, locations, and insurance requirements, the site also lets you live chat with a professional who will answer any questions and clear up any information you could want.

 

I really like the professional yet somewhat casual image Smile Direct Club is trying to go for with their branding. Colors are minimal, yet just enough to stand out and stay fresh in the brain. This makes perfect sense for a medical and dental based company.

Should You Buy It

If you want to boost your confidence by adjusting your smile but don’t want to deal with the hassles that come with braces, then I would highly recommend taking a look at Smile Direct Club. With several other glowing reviews, the results of this brand’s work speaks for themselves.

In addition to producing quality aligners, Smile Direct Club’s 24/7 help chat, user friendly website, and relatively good prices make this the best choice on the market.

Where to Buy

To get started with Smile Direct Club, simply go to the official website to get the plan that works best for you. You can also go to one of the many physical smile shop locations to get started with a free 30 minute consultation.

Alternatives

There are a few alternatives to getting that perfect smile, such as traditional braces. Though as I mentioned above, getting braces comes with a wealth of issues, like discomfort, constant check ups, and not being able to eat certain foods.

 

Though some people may prefer braces, I feel that the majority would rather the simple clear aligners offered from Smile Direct Club and other brands, such as Invisalign. An advantage to choosing braces would be that you don’t need to practice any kind of discipline or self control, as they’re always in.

Invisalign is another company that produces clear teeth aligners, though their prices tend to be higher and the user experience isn’t as polished and refined as what’s available through Smile Direct Club. However, if your insurance will fully cover either of these options, Smile Direct Club or Invisalign, I don’t think you could go wrong with either. Smile Direct Club is just a better setup for consumers.

Final Thoughts

It’s very nice to know that we now live in an age where you have multiple options for teeth alignment and that we aren’t limited to just braces. Having a perfect smile can improve self image and may even offer you more opportunities in the future.

 

Smile Direct Club is a very solid option for anyone looking to better align their smile. The customer service experience is great and the product works extremely well. Though I would recommend whichever option your insurance will cover the most of, you can’t go wrong with Smile Direct Club.

Spencer Pines, iReviews

By Spencer Pines, iReviews

Spencer Pines is a young artist and writer with a wide range of creative abilities. He is passionate about his friends, family, creative works, and retro video games.