If this just started happening with this tray, chances are, the button will line up by the end of this tray set. If it has been going on for several trays, you should see your dentist for a Mid-Course Correction or Refinement. If the button is off line for the rest of treatment, the treatment course will be... more
Tooth not lining up with Invisalign buttons
I am currently on tray 12 out of around 26 for Invisalign on my upper teeth, and I am having a small problem. One tooth left of my front teeth is not lining up with the button on the tooth correctly. The pocket that the button is supposed to be inside is below the button, so about half of the top part of the pocket holds the lower half of the button. Is this normal, or is this tooth not moving correctly.
2 answers to “Tooth not lining up with Invisalign...”
A: Not tracking properly
The attachments are used to allow the aligner to get a better grip of a particular tooth, or to provide an anchor. Therefore, they are meant to fit inside of the "pocket". Attachments no longer fit properly with the aligner if the tooth hasn't moved as expected. Generally, this is due to... more
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