Getting Cavities Filled While Wearing Invisalign

The dentist can use the aligner as a guide while he is putting in the new fillings and he shouldnt charge you for new aligners to do so...

Well that really sucks. Sorry to hear that. Getting cavities can be upsetting. First off make sure you are cleaning your trays properly and brushing after each meal before you replace your trays. Only drink water with your trays in your mouth or these cavities may just be the beginning.

It may also be a great idea to do fluoride rinse before you go to bed at night after you brush.

All that said call you ortho office. Depending on your treatment, there may not be a charge to replace your trays this once. Ask you dentist if the fillings can wait. I would do all of the above and she your dentist every 3mos to watch them and make sure they don't get worse-if you can- and be very good at wearing your trays so you finish on time.

If you get new trays, make sure you dentist does a full evaluations and says there are NO OTHER areas he is "watching". Getting capacities in that short of time is not normal. Something must be going on, discuss this with him too.

The size and location of the fillings are two factors that may affect aligner fitment. If the fillings only cover a small portion of the chewing surface of your back teeth, it may not be an issue. If you have several teeth to be filled, my advice is to have your dentist fill one tooth at a time and check aligner fit before filling the next tooth. In my office I always try to fill cavities during invisalign right before refinement.  In my office we do not charge for refinement so it is never a concern of the patient whether to have them done or not.