I had Invisalign treatment done to straighten my teeth a few years ago. When finished, I chose to have a wire glued to the back of my lower teeth to keep it in place, and then wear Essix retainers for my upper teeth during the nighttime. Afterwards, I found out that my lower two incisor molars were wearing down to the roots due to my grinding at night. I was advised to have a lower night guard made, but I still need to wear upper retainers to keep my teeth aligned. Would it be ok to wear both?
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December 29, 2021
Answer: No, using both would affect your temporomandicular join
Invisalign can fix the tooth position. The fix for a gummy smile depends on the cause of it... invisalign will not fix this gummy smile based on the amount of gum display. To fix this gummy smile, you would want a gum lift after the invisalign and likely a small amount of botox to drop the lip...
It takes lots of factors coming together to make a nice smile, not just getting the teeth in line or "straight.
I am just going to list some things you could look into, sorry there are so many, some people are just lucky that way.
-Gums, yours are to thick and are actually covering up part of...
You are wise to avoid amputating healthy teeth to straighten teeth in underdeveloped maxilla.
I suggest considering utilizing the DNA Appliance and Epigenetic Orthopedics to correct the underlying pathology of an underdeveloped maxilla. The small maxilla also gives you a small nasopharyngeal...