I have finished my Invisalign treatment. I've been having left jaw pain. My orthodontist stated that I have a bit of an overbite so my it puts more stress on that muscle since my top and bottom teeth do not rest on each other perfectly. I did not have this consistent pain before i started invisalign. I was under the impression we were fixing my bite as well when starting the treatment. He says now all i can do is take advil if it is painful. The pain is not terrible and i can get by but it is noticable and uncomfortable, gets worse obviously with eating. I would prefer not to have this my entire life. what's next?
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A bad bite and poor oral hygiene does.. Make sure your gums are healthy before invisalign and you should be fine..I've done cases where the gum recession gets better after invisalign...
Because Invisalign is Orthodontic Treatment it is usually covered by your FSA. The best person to ask is your HR team and confirm that they don't have any stipulations in this regard.
I correct over bite all the time in my practice using Invisalign alone and having a few attachments on each side of the mouth. Elastics are usually used to pull a tooth down into position and seeings how overbite is front teeth that are already too far down it seems senseless. Buck teeth...
