Invisalign rubber bands pulling my retainer up

Question

Hey! Okay so I've been having a lot of issues with Invisalign. I've had to get 2 new set of trays apart from the original set because they messed up with the scan. Now with these new trays the bands are pulling my bottom retainer up so that it's not tight on my teeth. I told my ortho and he said it'll be okay but is he just saying that because we've had to go through two new sets of trays or is it fine?

Chia-Hung Lin, DDS · Answer

It is not uncommon for aligners to lift when rubber bands are hooked onto aligners, especially the lower posterior area. A simple and practical solution is to bond button hooks on the teeth where the rubber bands are hooked. This avoids having to hook the rubber bands on the aligners while achieving the same result.

Jay Pivor, DDS (in memoriam) · Answer

There is a possibility that the retaining knobs have debonded so I would check with your invisalign provider

Invisalign rubber bands pulling my retainer up

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