Q. I have crooked teeth but also have a teeth grinding problem which is called bruxism and my dentist has given me a night gard to wear. Is it possible to have invisalign if i grind my teeth my dentist said I will need traditional braces because i will ruin the invisalign aligners if i grind my teeth at night and also I wont be able to wear the night guard if i am wearing invisalign at night. HAve you ever treated somebody who suffered from teeth grinding with invisalign? Is there any other options for me if invisalign is not suitable like the inman aligner or damon braces. I just dont want the big metal braces .
A. Hi,
Thank you for your email.
You potentially could have the Invisalign braces to treat your crooked teeth. Instead of wearing them for 14 days each aligner, it would be best to wear each aligner for 10 days. If you are grinding your teeth at night, then you could over a period of time damage the braces but this would depend on the amount and severity of the bruxism. At least if you have the upper AND lower treated with Invisalign then you will plastic against plastic.
The Damon braces are metal braces so this may not be suitable for your cosmetic demands. The Inman aligner needs to be worn at night ideally so this has similar problems as well.
Hope this information helps.
Dr Kailesh Solanki
Kissdental
157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN
Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250
View My Profile
Dr Solanki
Leave a Reply
Tags: crooked teeth, crooked tooth, damon braces, inman aligners, invisalign braces
This entry was posted
on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am and is filed under damon braces, Dr Solanki Answers, Experts Answers, Inman Aligner, invisalign, metal braces.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
