What is the difference between refinement trays versus additional alingers from Invisalign. I've just finished my first round of Invisalign treatment and my dentist went ahead and started the refinement process. After a month a waiting, I've finally received my new trays and they are labeled Additional Aligners rather than Refinement. Is it basically the same thing? To my surprise, my refinement round has 27 trays whereas my first round only has 17 trays. How can this be?
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Invisalign was created and shown to be proven effective by changing aligners every 2 weeks. Although some auxiliary techniques similar to propel have been invented to be shown to expedite movements slightly faster than 2 weeks, for the majority of invisalign cases, changing of the...
My name is dr. ken Barton. I am an Invisalign Elite Premiere Provider, and have offices in N.Y.C. Since you still have half of your trays to wear, don't be too upset. Mid-line deviations are very difficult to correct. So please be patient
Invisalign moves teeth in small increments over time with the sets of trays that you are given. From the photo, it does look like the space is smaller between the edges of your two front teeth. Your Orthodontist would definitely know best if your teeth are on track because he/or she would know...
