Took Impressions and I Need a Filling. Will This Affect the Aligners' Fit?

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?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by Nicholls in Nicholls, GA

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Must have a snug fit

It is very important that the Invisalign aligners ﬁt snugly on all teeth in order to achieve the best possible results. Therefore, it is my strong suggestion that you have all necessary dental work completed prior to taking the impressions for Invisalign. Any dental work that can wait until after the treatment is completed should wait so that the ﬁllings or crowns or laminates, etc. can be completed on a good stable occlusion. If you need to have a ﬁlling done... more

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...

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

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.

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Jillian Saint 12 Mar 2013

My ortho is a premier invisalign provider and she says any tiny variation to the tooth surface can throw off your trays..and it'll ruin the progress..they won't fit correctly or straighten correctly. She actually won't start my treatment until I have mine filled.

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