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There are several ways to open space orthodontically with having to shave between teeth (IPR). Expanding your arches, and pushing teeth forward more towards your lips, will create space b/c they will fit into a larger circumference in terms of your arches. This may be a way to avoid IPR (if you have minimal to no gum recession). In the case that you do need IPR, your practitioner can choose to do it in areas where you have not already had it, or they can evaluate and do less where you have already had it. Regardless, you should not have increased sensitivity if the procedure is done correctly.
IPR should not cause sensitivity. There have been long range studies on this question. The studies have not shown increase decay or sensitivity. On the other hand, we hardly do any IPR now days. We don't do IPR much with braces so why do it with Invisalign? We spread the teeth first with Invisalign so the teeth will move then close all spaces at the end. Every appointment we check for IPR because Invisalign is not perfect. Teeth will not move when they are touching using Invisalign. Still we try to avoid any IPR
Often the teeth are smoothed after orthodontics and/or Invisalign. If the smoothing in your case was done on the tops (biting surfaces) of the teeth, this is different from IPR. IPR stands for Inter Proximal Reduction. Make sure you discuss this with your dentist before he/she submits your case to Invisalign for the ClinCheck set up. It is sometimes possible to have the case set up without needing IPR. It may sometimes take longer to achieve the results without IPR, but it is often possible.If you do need IPR to complete your case, your dentist can still control where and how much is done in each area.
IPR stand for interproximal reduction. This is a small amount of filling that is done between teeth to gain space in crowded dentition.Even with the maximum amount specified by invisalign, IPR should not cause sensitivity to your teeth. The severity of crouding dictates how much IPR in necessary. In most case the IPR is spread out to include multiple teeth and the amount per tooth is very minimal.I dont think this should be a concern of yours, although a through analysis of your mouth would be necessry to determine potential for sensitivity.
It looks like there's a lot of pressure on your tooth at the second series. Your doctor is checking your tooth for any premature contact , or check the X-ray for PDL. The space between tooth and bone-widening. If the tooth is under a lot of pressure, an occlusal adjustment or change of your...
If there are attachments prescribed in your invisalign treatment, they are there for a good reason. Certain teeth need the anchor of the attachments to help rotate them or to help extrude them. Your dentist should use a bonded attachment that is close to your tooth color so they blend in and are...
Invisalign has been around for quite some time. For many years, Invisalign recommended changing trays every two weeks. However, Invisalign CHANGED their recommendation to allow for weekly Invisalign trays in recent years. The length of time - one week or two weeks - will be recommended by the...