Good morning all,My invisalign treatment is almost over (2 more trays to wear). However, I had a pretty bad experience with my orthodontist and don't trust her anymore. I read that after the treatment, 2-3 solutions for keeping the teeth straight exist:- Invisalign trays to change every 6 month/1 year,- Wire retainers My orthodontist wants to combine both solutions: Put a wire retainer behind my teeth and make a dental mold with this wire to create a plastic retainer (not invisalign) that I would wear when sleeping. And everytime I would renew my plastic retainer, my orthodontist wants me to redo a dental mold for new plastic retainer (why not using the same mold everytime? she won't answer...). And it is a lot more expensive that the first 2 solutions I mentionned above. Do you think that my orthodontist's solution is reasonable or should I insist to have only the wire (or plastic retainer at night)? If I use the plastic one, is it really necessary to redo mold of my teeth every time I change the tray?
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That's correct, the last 3 aligners are optional, they are called overcorrection trays that Invisalign provides for every case. They may or may not be necessary, it just depends on the individual. The main purpose of these trays is to close any residual spaces or gaps between the...
I am sorry to hear your aligners are not fitting. I highly recommend calling your doctor and sharing your concerns. It is suggested by invisalign to wear aligners anywhere from 22-24 hours continue with chewies ( compress chewies 10-15 seconds doing this for 2-5 minutes several...
