Hi, I'm on tray 14 and with the 13th tray my upper tray stopped fitting and it's getting worse. Between tray and lateral incisors is a gap that's increasing (photo). When getting tray 14 I also noticed a strong sensibility in my left canine. Even while walking. The sensitivity disappeared after a week. My orthodontist checked my teeth when I got tray 14, I told him about the gap, he saw it and just said "oh, looks like we're loosing that tooth." And told me to finish the treatment as it is.
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2 weeks per aligner is the standard treatment time per aligner. On a few occasions we have actually asked patients to wear each aligner 3 weeks but never less than 2 weeks. We recommended that aligners are worn 22-23 hours per day and are only removed to eat, brush, and floss. If a patient...
In general patients with severe crowding or "crooked teeth" are best served with orthodontic treatment first. This allows the teeth to be positioned correctly as well as optimization of the bite (how your teeth fit together and function). Based on what I see in your photo I would strongly...
Teeth can be intruded or extruded. In this
case, extruding the upper front teeth, which are quite hidden, would show more
of these teeth. Intruding the lower front teeth can also be done but intruding
the whole lower teeth is a little bit more difficult because if all the teeth
are on the same...