Yes. For most practices it more than pays for itself, so cutting it to save money usually costs more than it saves. It reduces unnecessary in-office visits while raising the value of each remaining visit.

In a four-year analysis, Dr. Cornelia Maier found it cut check-up visits by 37% for braces, 58% for aligners, and 35% for removable appliances — freeing 451 chair-time hours in one year with one fewer staff member. In a 3,000+ patient practice, Dr. Dan Bills reported over 3,000 visits eliminated per year and about $426,000 in annual recovered value.

A measurable amount, mostly through fewer but higher-value visits. In early-intervention cases, Dr. Ragan found it cut in-office checks from about 3 to fewer than 1 per patient, saving $200–250 in chair-time per patient. In one single-doctor practice, Dr. Dabney reported $384 in value per braces visit (vs. a $297 national average) and $779 per aligner visit (vs. $451), per Gaidge and Impact 360 benchmarks, savings from efficiency, not cheaper care.

No. it’s as accurate as in-person monitoring, and it’s a regulated medical device (FDA De Novo–cleared, MDR-certified).

In peer-reviewed research, its AI tracked tooth movement with no clinically significant difference from iTero scans, staying within ±0.5 mm across 233 measurements. A separate multi-site US study found 98.9% agreement between its photo assessments and live clinical exams, fewer visits, same clinical control.

Yes. Patients get fewer in-person visits and easier contact with their orthodontist, with no drop in care quality. In a global survey of 2,248 patients across 12 countries, 86% were satisfied overall, 89% valued being able to message their orthodontist through the app, and 88% found it easy to use.