What Are the Risks of Using Invisalign with Gum Recession?

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Invisalign doesnt cause gum recession...

A bad bite and poor oral hygiene does.. Make sure your gums are healthy before invisalign and you should be fine..I've done cases where the gum recession gets better after invisalign...

Risk of invisalign and gum recession?

Invisalign will not cause gum recession in a healthy patient. What some patients report as gum recession is the repositioning of the gumline associated with the new position of the tooth and root. If your teeth are very crowded and you straighten them the gum tissue that was compressed between the roots will now assume an even position between the teeth and may appear to have receeded, but this would not be classified as gum recession. I would not be concerned with gum recession... more

Invisalign and recesssion

Invisalign is highly unlikely to cause recession in most cases. Invisalign movement is planned with the perioduntium (gums and bones supporting the teeth) in mind. If you don't currently have recession then it is unlikely to cause recession. If you do currently have recession you will ant to have it evaluated and documented carefully by your treating team. Recession tends to happen on a large percentage of the population with or without orthodontic treatment... more

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TerriM 11 Sep 2012

After having done a set of Invisilign to straighten my teeth, I now have Invisalign retainers and I am concerned that they are adding to my gum recession because the retainers push down all the way to the gumline. Invisalign does this so that the retainers are "invisible", but while that makes sense for the braces which are worn during the day, it doesn't for the retainers which only need to be worn at night. The retainers are thicker, and I would not be surprised if they add to the recession by pushing down on the gums, especially if you bite down on your retainers in the night. The retainers are very snug with the teeth and gums.

I've tried to cut off the bottom of the retainers to keep them from pushing against the gums so much in the hopes it'll lessen the gum recession.

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