Posts tagged “aligners at night”

Would a gum shield help me to stop biting down all the time?

November 6th, 2012
Q.

I tend to bite a lot in the day time- like teething. I don’t know why I can’t help it is like biting the thumb and things just habit? I always stop myself when I realise I’m doing it but the problem is I’ve been doing it already for two or three minutes. I also have gapped teeth so all I’m doing is making my oral health worse (not that the two are linked I mean in general) my friend said I could get a gum shield thing to help prevent this but then I had an idea, could Invisalign help me with the bite issue? Being as it takes the form of a gum shield type thing? If not what would I do as I am now looking to have my teeth pulled together.

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Should I wear aligners during the night?

July 12th, 2012
Q.

Hello,
I really would like to have aligners if i could choose any of the braces treatment available but I have done some research on the net and found a few worrying stories about wearing the aligners during the night.
Some sites say that they should not be worn during the night as they are bad for oral health and can aid bacteria. Whilst I generally don’t believe this to be true and as long as the teeth and aligners are clean then I don’t see a problem. I would just like to clarify before I have a consultation whether this is true or not?
Also what is the longest time a person had had to wear the aligners generally? More than two years?

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