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Invisalign Tray Not Seating

Samantha324May 27, 2010
My lower tray is not seating all the way. There is 1mm of space where bubbles of spit collect between teeth and tray, but that is as low as they go because of the attachments. Are the attachments placed slightly too high? What can be done? The edges of the tray are also really sharp.

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Dr. Michael J. Thomas, DDS
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Answered on Jun 2, 2010
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Dr. Susan Goode Estep, DMD
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Answered on May 28, 2010
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