Helpful hints-
Watch to make sure your Invisalign trays are seating when it is time to switch at home. The aligners should slip down all the way over your teeth and snap over the buttons. If your tray does not go down, stay in your current tray for another 24 hours then try again. If you are still having problems give us a call and we'll see if we can help you trouble shoot the problem.
The aligners are crystal clear, but after about 7-10 days they start to look cloudy. Make sure you brush them every time you brush your teeth. You should take them out to eat, then brush your teeth before you put your aligners back in your mouth. If you can not brush, then rinse your mouth out really well with water. When your aligners look cloudy, you can clean them by brushing and use a denture cleaner bought in the store to remove the bio film. If that does not work, you can use a table spoon of bleach in a cup of water and allow the aligners to soak for a couple hours. Rinse and brush the aligners, then enjoy the clean fresh look.
If you lose your aligners, do not panic. You are given 2 cases when we deliver your trays to you. The blue case is for the new aligner and the red is for the old. Call the office immediately and wear the old aligner until we can order your replacement aligner. They do cost money, so be careful!
The hardest time to wear the aligners is when you change to the new set. They will make your teeth sorest for the first 24-48 hours after switching to new trays. Take Ibuprofen before and after you switch.
It is very important that you wear your trays at least 22 hours a day. Do not skip days or not wear an aligner at all while in treatment, this will prolong treatment and lead to complications that will make it very difficult to get you teeth straight. You sleep with them in. You can drink water with them in, but that's' it.
We have all been through Invisalign, Dr Jason wore his then whitened, bonded, and contoured his teeth. Dr Colleen wore hers prior to getting her veneers to help set her teeth up to the most ideal places. So if you have?any questions about treatment, feel free to ask us, chances are, we experienced it, too.?
Bonding
For more than a half a century, dentists have been using tooth-colored bonding material called composite to bond, fill, or cosmetically enhance teeth. Composite is a mixture of resin, glass and fillers that mimics the appearance and approximate strength of tooth structure.
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