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Stopped Invisalign mid treatment (about three years ago)...

bdavis1987Aug 18, 2016
I stopped using my Invisalign trays about halfway through my one year treatment. I don't know what I was thinking...fast forward three years, my teeth seem worse off than before, plus I'm having constant headaches that seem to be associated with my teeth. Is this because I shifted the teeth with Invisalign and now they're all out of whack?

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Dr. Doug Jopling, DDS
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Answered on Aug 20, 2016
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