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What Happens If You Don’t Wear Invisalign 22 Hours a Day?

What Happens If You Don’t Wear Your Invisalign for 22 Hours a Day? If you don’t wear your Invisalign for 22 hours a day, your teeth move more slowly than planned, your aligners can stop fitting properly, and your teeth may start to drift back towards their original position….

Invisalign Refinements: Why You Might Need Extra Aligners

Invisalign Refinements: Why You Might Need Extra Aligners You have worn your aligners faithfully, watched your smile change week by week, and you are nearly at the finish line. Then your dentist mentions refinements, and suddenly the end feels a little further away. If that is where you are…

Can Invisalign Close Gaps Between Teeth? | Tooth Club

works, how long it takes and what to expect, from the team at Tooth Club. Can Invisalign Close Gaps Between Teeth? There’s a common assumption that closing a gap means months in visible braces, but it doesn’t have to. Invisalign closes gaps between teeth using clear, removable aligners that shift…

Can I Play Sports With Invisalign? | Tooth Club

Playing Sports With Invisalign: A Guide for Active Patients Plenty of people getting Invisalign play sports several times a week without it holding up their treatment. For most activities, you keep your aligners in and carry on; for contact sports, you take them out and wear a mouthguard. The…

What Is IPR with Invisalign?

If you’ve been researching Invisalign as a teeth straightening option, you may have come across the term IPR. It can sound a little technical, but it’s actually a very common part of Invisalign treatment for some patients. IPR stands for interproximal reduction. It involves removing a tiny amount of enamel…

Invisalign first week: what to expect

Starting Invisalign can feel exciting, but it’s also normal to have a few questions before you begin. Will the aligners feel uncomfortable? Will people notice them? Can you eat normally? These are all things many people wonder about during their first week of treatment. The good news is that most…

How often should I wear my Invisalign retainer?

Finishing Invisalign treatment is an exciting moment. After months of wearing your aligners, you finally get to see the smile you’ve been working towards. But your Invisalign journey doesn’t quite end with your last aligner. Your retainer has an important job: helping keep your teeth in their new position and…

Can Invisalign fix an underbite?

If your lower teeth sit in front of your upper teeth when you bite down, you may have an underbite. While some people have an underbite from childhood, others notice changes in their bite over time. An underbite can affect more than the appearance of your smile. It can sometimes…

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