Why Do I Still Have Space Between my Teeth?

Question

I was told i was going to wear invisalign for 8 months, im done with my top but i still have space between my 4 front teeth and now im three aligners away from being done with my bottom teeth but still thes space. Can someone answer me why is there still spacing between my teeth?

Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD · Answer

Sometimes teeth don't move as expected, so a mid course correction is done. This is simply done by additional impressions and new aligners. Often a single correction is included in the original fee.

Gilbert H. Snow, DDS · Answer

Spaces can be closed with Invisalign. You will need to have additional aligners made to close those spaces. At the same time other details can be addressed with those additional aligners. You will be fine.

John Whittemore, DDS · Answer

I would say that a third of our cases need some refinement a the end of treatment.  In fact, the more Invisalign I do, the better I get at seeing things that can be improved a little at the end of the main round of treatment.  Invisalign is amazing in terms of how well they predict how your body will respond to orthodontic forces, but a computer cannot perfectly predict what a biological system will do.  Hang in there!  You'll be so happy when your teeth are perfect.

	Best of luck!

Brian Povolny, DDS, PhD · Answer

Even though your upper aligners are "finished" there is more work to do.  Your orthodontist will probably be taking a new set of impressions to do a "case refinement" once the lowers are finished.  There are several reasons why spaces could remain between your teeth; it could be that the computerized set up did not close the spaces (unlikely), it could be that you need some bite correction, or it could be simply be that the teeth did not do exactly what the computer predicted they would.   Whatever the reason, it should be possible to have more aligners made that will solve the problem.  Be sure to ask your orthodontist about achieving this final correction.

Antoaneta Barba, DDS · Answer

I hope your doctor told you that you might need refinements after the treatment is done.

	After you are done with the last aligners your doctor will take a new impression and send to the align technology for new aligners.

	So, there is more to go on your treatment.

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