36 year old female, class II. Overbite & top teeth appear straight(ish) but tilt back, giving my teeth a "square" look. I have small fractures in my front teeth and chips on the biting edges of my top and bottom front teeth. Top front teeth are translucent on the very bottom, due to wearing on the back of them. Ortho says he can fix the tilt and bite with invisalign and elastics. If no elastics, he says he can only fix the tilt & I will appear buck-toothed. Is he right? It's $6800!
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October 27, 2010
Answer: Invisalign can help this problem in the right hands.
You should check with your dentist to see if there is any thing wrong with your trays.
The dentist may need to take a new impression and send for mid course correction.
Hi- I would recommend that you wear your invisalign trays about 21-22 hours a day and then switch them every 2 weeks. If you are wearing them only 18 hours a day, then I would recommend switching aligner trays every 2 1/2 weeks.
It is important to talk with your invisalign doctor...
It should be okay if the back tooth isn't fitting properly, as long as the other teeth fit well. I would continue to bite down on it and once the material softens a little, the fit should be better. The movement from invisalign is more likely occurring on your front...
