Invisalign treatment ended 3 yrs ago. Been in the last tray on the bottom since then. Now I need two new crowns on the bottom. Will the tray still fit after I get the new crowns or will I have to get/pay for new retainers? Not, happy this invisilign thing is turning into a MONEY PIT!
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January 25, 2012
Answer: Often new Invisalign retainers are needed after new dental work
The overbite you are talking about sounds like what we in the biz call buccal overjet (which you can see a bit in the picture on your right side). This is partly an arch coordination issue (top arch not fitting the bottom) and partly that your left side is still a bit Class II and the top teeth...
6 weeks seems a bit strange. The material in the aligners is designed to apply a prescribed force for 2 weeks, assuming ~22hours of wear per day.
Sometimes your doctor might add in an extra week of wear for you if he thinks perhaps there are a few more hours of wear you 'll need out of...
Invisalign retainers by Vivera are supplied to you every three months for 2 years for a fee. Often times, patients are not told by their dentist thhey will be in retainers for the rest of their life after their invisalign procedure. It is a neccessary to keep the teeth in place...