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Took Impressions and I Need a Filling. Will This Affect the Aligners' Fit?
asked 1 year ago by Nicholls in Nicholls, GA
Latest answer by Michael J. Thomas, DDS
Question viewed 170 times
Tags: aligner, filling
Hi, I haven't got my first aligner yet, but they've taken my impressions and have sent them off. I have bad filing that I'd like to get replaced, but I don't want this to affect the aligners fitting properly. What do you suggest?
3 answers to Took Impressions and I Need a Filling. Will This Affect the Aligners' Fit?
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Get your aligners first then....
Take the aligner with you to your filling appointment and then the dentist can fit the filling to the aligner and it should be fine...
Michael J. Thomas, DDS
Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist
Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist
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New Fillings with aligners
There is the risk of poor fit if the new filling was large or contoured differently than your tooth was to start. If the aligner does not seat properly, an adjustment to the filling can r
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Filling and aligner fit
Hi. . .If you got a small filling and the shape of the tooth was maintained (which it should have been) then the aligner should fit fine. If you got a very large filling and the anatomy and integrity of the tooth shape was altered then the aligner may not fit. I would wait to see if the aligners fit and then proceed from there.
Gabriela Hricko, DDS
New York Orthodontist
New York Orthodontist