Is a Dentist Prevented from Giving a Patient Access to Their Clincheck Due to Licensing Issues with Invisalign?
September 11, 2012
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If a dentist won't give a patient access to the Clincheck video outside of their office, would there be a valid reason for this? It seems many dentists email them to their patients, or even post them on YouTube.
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September 12, 2012
Answer: You are always entitled to access to your dental records which include a ClinCheck plan.
If you lose an aligner tray during Invisalign treatment, you should immediately use the previous tray (which you should always keep in the red aligner case for just this reason). If you have worn the aligner tray for over one week, and you have the next aligner in your possession, then it is...
There will be a day or two when the teeth hurt, maybe even badly. It is not uncommon to need to revert back a tray to get teeth moving again, then progress as before. It just means that you are about a month behind treatment, but it should not pose too much of an issue.
Wear each tray for its recommended 2 weeks. Even though most, if not all, of the teeth movement occurs in the first few days, it's important to allow the important dynamic activity in the bone around these teeth to have sufficient time.
Wear each tray for a minimum of 20-22 hours per...
