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Is It Possible to Get All Your Invisalign Trays at Once? I Will Be Traveling for a Year.

I will be traveling to multiple countries for at least one year. I will not have a permanent residence to come back to at any point int the trip. Is it possible for my orthodontist or dentist to give me all of the trays at once?

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Invisalign aligners can all be delivered at once.

Although all aligners are made and delivered to the dentst at once, it is best to have the dentist monitor the fit and movement of the teeth during the treatment time. It is common to order refinement aligners to enhance the final appearance of your smile. If you are leaving the area of the dentist with whom you started, it is possible for him/her to release your case to another dentist who can follow up on your case and ensure great results. more

Invisalign - receiving all trays at once

Invislaign needs monitoring every 3-4 trays so that would not be something I would recommend. I have had patients leave for 6 months and the results are never where they would be if you were seeing the dentist every 4-6 weeks.

Invisalign- receiving all trays at once for self placement

One of the advantages of Invisalign is that multiple trays or aligners can be given the patient for self placement. However, the teeth movements need to be monitored as sometimes things don't proceed as planned and there are necessary adjustments to be made at various points such as creating extra space between teeth with interproximal reduction (sanding between teeth). In our office we don't like to exceed giving 3 trays, which means 6 weeks between visits, but sometimes... more

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In principle it might be possible to take all of your trays and have no supervision for a year but it's quite likely that the result would be compromised. There are numerous procedures and checks during treatment that your orthodontist must perform to obtain the best result. Perhaps you could postpone starting your treatment until you can attend regular appointments. If you've already had the aligners manufactured talk to your orthodontist about... more

Can I Get All of My Invisalign Trays at Once?

There is a misconception that the orthodontist has no role in treatment after he as finished his diagnosis and treatment plan and the aligners are delivered. During the course of treatment your doctor will need to add and remove attachments, perform interproximal reduction, add or remove elastics, and monitor the "tracking" of your aligners. Although your treatment can be "staged" so that you can see your orthodontist less than with conventional braces, regular... more

Can I get all the trays at once?

Sure...if you don't want to have anyone monitor your treatment and make sure everything is going as planned! Invisalign is just a tool to be used by the doctor to achieve a specific result...not a do it your-self project

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Invisalign: Q&A

Is It Possible to Get All Your Invisalign Trays at Once? I Will Be Traveling for a Year.