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Why Do I Have to Wear my Invisalign Every 6 Weeks? The Standard Seems to Be Every 2 Weeks.

asked 5 months ago by Hpsouth in Knoxville, TN
Latest answer by Scott Frey, DDS
Question viewed 70 times
Tags: frequency, tray

I change out trays every six weeks. I asked my dentist and he says that 6 weeks is the standard.

3 answers to Why Do I Have to Wear my Invisalign Every 6 Weeks? The Standard Seems to Be Every 2 Weeks.

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2 weeks is the prescribed aligner wear time

6 weeks seems a bit strange. The material in the aligners is designed to apply a prescribed force for 2 weeks, assuming ~22hours of wear per day. Sometimes your doctor might add in an extra week of wear for you if he thinks perhaps there are a few more hours of wear you 'll need out of that set of aligners to catch you up for your next set of trays, but beyond 3 weeks the aligners are almost entirely worn out. In fact, many times if one dental arch is treated faster than the other,... more
Scott Frey, DDS

Allentown Orthodontist
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Standard time to wear invisalign trays

In my office almost every patient wears their trays for 2 weeks. I am not sure why your would have to wear them for 6 weeks movements normally occur in the 2 weeks and not much occurs afterward. I would discuss it with your dentist
Leonard Tau, DMD

Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentist
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Length of time per aligner should be answered by your treating doctor

The standard wear times for each aligner may vary from 1 week to 3 weeks, with 2 being for the majority of patients. This is going to depend on the amount of movement, type of movement, and time/day the aligner is being worn. That being said, 6 weeks per aligner may be slightly long, as the aligner plastic may lose its ability to keep shape following this type of interval. Again, speak to your doctor to figure out why your plan involves 6 weeks of wear per aligner. ... more
Jason K. Tam, DDS

Toronto Orthodontist

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