I was on tray 10 out of 19 when I got sick and was unable to wear my retainers for about 2 months. I know I probably shouldn't have, but I put both tray 10's in tonight and they still feel good (not loose like I had been wearing them for 2 weeks already but I was able to get them in with relative ease). Wore them for about 3 hours and the pain felt the same as starting any new tray. I also wear rubber bands with mine (my teeth are pretty straight but I have an underbite). Should I continue?
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In my practice, I offer all of my patients the opportunity to view their videos. Hwever, you must understand that there is a certain lag, between the video, and your actual result
I have been doing Invisalign for over 15 years.In all this time, I have never seen any one instructed to wear their aligners for such a small time Only exception is if you are using a bone stimulator appliance, such as Propel
You should discuss with your Invisalign provider, and tell him of your dissatisfaction with the current result. He should be able to provide additional aligners to correct this problem. Your lateral incisor appears to be long and narrow,maybe due to overzealous IPR. Another...
