I had evenly white teeth before starting Invisalign treatment. By my tenth aligner, my teeth were severely discolored near the gum line, weirdly every tooth was exactly half yellow (from the gum to a line in the middle of the tooth.) The tooth discoloration is getting only worse, even though I brush regularly, use mouthwash, floss after each meal, and drink lots of water. The discoloration happened uncommonly rapidly. Anyone seen something similar before?
1 photo
Answers (1)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Aligners will not cause an infection. You say that you brush very well, but do you also floss? Brushing cleans only one half of each tooth. Floss cleans the other half. If you are seeing pus, then you have either a gum infection from periodontitis or a tooth abscess from a dead tooth. Either way...
Your teeth look almost straight except that your lowers are slightly crowded. I have treated many such cases with Invisalign. Invisalign is the most natural way to move your teeth and I wouldn't suggest veneers as the shape and size of your teeth looks absolutely fine and they look well aligned...
Here are some thoughts. Often times attachments are removed if a refinement is necessary, are you close to this point in treatment? Have you asked if you could shorten the interval between aligners to possibly speed up treatment? If you are the bride, did the dentist know the date of your wed...