Can I Speed Up the Simpli5 Treatments?

asked 8 months ago by halenko in UK
Latest answer by Scott Frey, DDS
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Tags: invisible, timing

I have just bought the Simpli5 invisible braces and had them in for about a week. I don't like them as they affect my speech and I find them a pain, however I am sticking with them due to the cost. My question is can I speed up the treatment? I have 5 braces in total and feel that I am totally ready for the 2nd set after 1 week - they 1st brace is fairly loose and I don't think my teeth will move any more until I have the 2nd brace fitted? Is there any danger in doing this?

2 answers to Can I Speed Up the Simpli5 Treatments?

Simpli5 is as fast as it will go...

The invisible aligners of Simpli5 are designed to apply a prescribed force over a prescribed time period with each set to move your teeth to the desired goal. If you jump to the next set of "invisible braces" too quickly your teeth won't get the full amount of force that was prescribed for that set. You may be thinking so what, my teeth can probably catch up since the next set will be pushing harder. The problem is that when the aligners get ahead of the teeth and the... more

Scott Frey, DDS
Allentown Orthodontist

Simpli5 aligner treatment

Accelerating Simpli5 treatment is not recommended. With that said, your questions should be easily answered by your orthodontic specialist. There should be specific answers available from whoever is treating you. Only providing you some aligners to wear is insufficient without prescribed, clear directions. Communication between the doctor and patient are key to success. If you have been given instructions to wear the aligners for two or three weeks, I would... more

Steven Jay Bowman, DMD, MSD
Portage Orthodontist

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