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I would not put too much thought and get bogged down by the number of trays. It does vary. Also, sometimes your doctor may request the movements to take place over a longer/shorter number of aligners. All depends on what she/he is trying to accomplish. What you can do is to be faithful with wearing the aligners as prescribed for the duration of your treatment.
The only thing the same is the number of aligners, not what each Aligner is doing. I have had cases where we started with 20, then the refinement as 35. There are certainly benefits to traditional braces.
As the other dentists have said, your attachments are a necessary part of your treatment. Some patients find they are less noticeable if the fill their trays with water before putting them in. One patient that really worked hard at hiding everything used Biotene for Dry Mouth inside her upper...
I would check the ingredients on the sugar free strawberry water. There are often flavorings like citric acid used in sugar-free drinks that result in you not having a normal pH in your mouth and over time can give you cavities. Diet Coke, for example, does not technically have any...
Hi, Invisalign, on its own does not cause erosion of enamel. Nor does it cause teeth to become thinner. There is a procedure called interproximal reduction or filing of teeth, which takes away a small amount of enamel, but on the surfaces of teeth which contact the neighbouring...