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Based on your doctor's treatment plan, trays can be changed every week, every two weeks or every three weeks. The overwhelming majority of the time, trays will be changed once every two weeks. The rule of thumb is to multiply you tray number by 2 to get the total weeks. To get an estimate of the total months, just divide by 2.So answer is 62 weeks or about 7 and 1/2 months Good luck to you and I hope this helps. "Follow" me on Real Self to ask more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMD St. Louis, MO
31 aligners x two weeks each = 62 weeks.Didn't your orthodontist instruct you?Can get that nearly halved if you use Acceledent in addition. If he knows what he's doing.
Typical Invisalign treatment requires wearing each aligner for two weeks. So in your case, with 31 aligners, you are looking at 62 weeks or about fifteen months. Bear in mind, however, that if any mid-course corrections, refinements, or other tweaking is needed it may take an additional few months. And then supervised retention for at least a year.
I'm sorry that this happened to you, but it sounds as if you got some misinformation from the front office. Many times, patients leave bad reviews on doctors on various websites, based entirely on misinformation given by the front office. I encourage you to request to speak with the...
Based on your photo and your brief description, I'll tell you that your situation is not uncommon; I've corrected this problem on several patients. You have a few options, so I'll list them in no particular order.Option #1: Go to an orthodontist and get put in metal braces for the...
I understand that you don't want any teeth extracted, but you do want your overbite/overjet reduced. However, it is extremely difficult to have both. Your only remaining option is to have your dentist use palatal expanders to correct your bite. The tremendous downside of this...
