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We are sorry to hear you are uncomfortable! To help ease your discomfort rinse with warm salt water rinses (without aligners in) several times (at least 4 times) through out the day. * one table spoon of salt in 8 oz glass of warm water If you are able to pinpoint where the aligner is causing irritation and you feel comfortable doing this, you can take an emery board (nail file) and carefully smooth the area using the rough side of the emery board first and then go back over that area with the smooth side of the emery board. I hope that this helps with your concern and discomfort from your aligners.Best,Dr. Paul J. Styrt, DMD,MPH, MS
I’ve been treating patients with Invisalign for years and I have never seen an Invisalign aligner stain teeth or wear enamel away. Proper Invisalign treatment and planning should provide perfect fitting aligners and the provider should see to that the aligners fit properly. There’s def...
Your best bet would be to attend church services on Sunday and pray that the new ones fit! Seriously you should be okay. The way Invisalign works is that the aligners move the teeth the first three days and the bone catches up the following days. Some movements require aligners to be...
I don't recommend skipping aligners; however there have been times when I've had patients do just that without any negative consequences. You should be fine.
That’s unfortunate that you need a root canal but no problem for your Invisalign. Make sure to see an Endodontist ( dentist who specializes and only performs root canals with microscopic technique). After your root canal, you may need a crown and therefore may need new aligners. It should not c...
Yes, it could be improved considerably and it can be further helped by extra auxiliaries during the Invisalign, and also gingivectomy at the end.
To change your facial structure you must change the bones that make up your face shape. To do that requires surgery or some other procedure to affect the underlying shape of your face (like implants)Some degree of facial change is possible in growing children, but it appears you are past that p...