Vivera, plastic, or hawley? I completed invisalign treatment with a general dentist about 2 years ago. Great results. He insisted I get the Vivera retainers and replace them every few months. The dentist has since gone out of business (completely abandoned his practice), so I have no idea how to get new retainers. My new dentist suggested a hawley retainer, but he reports that he doesn't have much experience with invisalign. Please help!
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If stopping the treatment can relief you if pain, then yes. I believe you have a tooth infection somewhere. It’s not the Invisalign that is the cause. Invisalign don’t cause facial swelling. Stop treatment, hopefully you’ll feel better and go see your dentist as soon as you get back to ON.
Hello and thank you for your great question. You certainly can wear your aligners in Express case for 1 week as long as the movements of your teeth are designated as easy/predictable. It is easy to see it in the ClinCheck software. Invisalign designates hard teeth movements with blue or black do...
Sounds like you should be on week 4 instead of week 5. Have you already worn the 5th aligners for one week? If you have, I’d suggest you wear the 5th aligner for another week (2 weeks total), then move on to the 6th aligners. this way, your teeth movement will stabilized. If any doubt, c...
