I’ve been doing invisalign treatments for about a month. My dentist insists I wait for two full weeks before changing my aligners. The thing is, my teeth are ready well before the two weeks. What’s the point of waiting?
Dillon A.- Illinois
Dillon,
Let me take a stab at what is happening here. You put on your aligners. In about two or three days, your teeth have moved into their new position. You want to go ahead and switch to the next pair of aligners, but your dentist insists that you wear them for the full two weeks before you get the next pair. Am I right?
Believe it or not, your dentist is not just trying to drag out the Invisalign treatments. You really do need to wait two weeks between each It is common for the teeth to move into position quickly. The purpose between sticking with the same aligners is to give the bone in your jaw time to catch up.
There is a process known as osseointegration. This is when your jaw bone forms around the tooth root, giving it the support it needs. If you don’t give the bone time to form around the roots of your teeth and just go straight into your next pair, your teeth will become loose and your risk their falling out.
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