Today I came into my orthodontists for a checkup and new aligners. We were going over my clinic heck and I told him I couldn't wait to be done after tray 18, currently on tray 13. He said I had 5 passive trays after tray 18. He said all my active trays would be done at 18 and I would have 5 passive trays then get my retainer. I've been reading online and I don't really get why I need 5 trays of passive trays. It's weird because it lines up exactly one year from when I began.
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It looks like your dentist prescribed the use of power ridges, these are specially placed divots in the plastic aligner to add controlled force closer to the gum line. These areas will always have plastic that is shorter than the teeth and may project the plastic off the tooth so that they...
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