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The best way to clean aligners is with these effervescing tablets. Invisalign offers their own brand which can be quite pricey. I suggest to my patients to use either Efferdent or Polident denture cleansers. One patient told me that apple cider vinegar works great. I've treated myself with Invisalign, and I simply brushed my teeth after eating and then brushed the aligners before reinserting them into my mouth.
It really is better to remove your aligners when drinking all beverages except water. Just remember to replace them.
I have all my patients wearing 24 hours. You might want to ask you orthodontist if your treatment would progress quicker if you wore it for the 24 hour period.
It looks pretty good if you are newly into this set of aligners. It is important to bite on cotton rolls or a rubber type of device for 15 minutes every day to seat aligners fully and stretch the periodontal ligaments. You can take a rubber wine cork and cut it in half lengthwise and bite on t...
