Too much of a gap made with IPR? When can I expect it to close? (photos)

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I'm doing invisalign, I'm on the second week of tray 3 and Doc had me come in for attachments and IPR and then continue wearing tray 3 for one more week before switching to tray 4. He shaved off .3mm between my top two front teeth, incisor, canine, and first premolar (on each side). The tx was to fix my overjet, crowding and my bite. I apologize, I didn't take any "before" pictures so I just included some close up's of my smile before the IPR, and then of course the aftermath.

Curtis B. Bedont, DMD · Answer

IPR is commonly done in orthdontics to help get the upper and lower teeth fitting together better.  Closing the space after IPR can take several months, and it depends on how the Invisalign case was set up.  Continue wearing your aligners and you will see changes take place, but remember that it takes time to move teeth through bone.  Unfortunately it is a lot like watching the grass grow, particularly when you want to see something like your gap go away as soon as possible.  Hang in there and it will look better.

Chia-Hung Lin, DDS · Answer

How soon the space closes will depend on how the teeth movement was designed initially. Normally you can notice space closing after several weeks. It may not completely close but it will become less noticeable.

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