Hey! I didnt wear my invisalign tray for 20 hours because of a stomach virus. I am waiting for new trays, had new impressions taken few weeks ago. Will teeth start to relaps, moving only after 20 hours?
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When teeth are missing or have been taken out then the aligner will have a pontic space. It can look unsightly or dark and sometimes saliva can build up.In our practice we add silicone plastic to most of the aligners and the plastic is locked in so it does not fall out when taking out the...
You should wear your last aligner just at night while waiting for refinement, especially if they already took impressions or did a scan for your refinement. Do not want the teeth to relapse, but not necessary to wear for 22 hours to prevent that.
Regular dental impressions taken with silicone impression material work just fine. The doctor sends them in by UPS and they are scanned by a fancy CT scanner in Texas to create the digital file. Adds about two days to the process of getting your aligners and the impressions...