I had braces 30 years ago, I went back to my original ortho for invisalign. He told me I would need 10 trays. I was never told this was invisalign Express. My trays are done & there is a tiny space between my front teeth. My ortho recommended a lingual bar but does not do. He told me to go to another ortho. I did and he told me I had Invisalign Express but I need refinements to move my back teeth which would allow the front teeth to close with the proper retainer. How do I handle this? Cost?
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Hi there, The attachments are made out of white filling material, and because they are not polished to a high shine like a front filling would be, they can stain fairly easily. Once stained, the attachment can't be whitened. It would surprise me to see one meal discolor them that significantly. ...
Hi there,I would contact your dentist that you did Invisalign with. They may still have the record and be able to submit for new retainers. I recently had a patient in this situation and we were able to retrieve the records through our Invisalign sales rep.Good luck!
Don't despair! Your dentist hasn't finished your treatment yet.You may be headed to a series of refinement aligners to fine tune the tooth positions and bite.All of this takes time. Part of Invisalign treatment can include closing spaces with tooth colored bonding material.Your dentist wants a...
