Q.
I started wearing Invisalign braces 7 months ago. The first 3 months went fine, but since then there has been absolutely no progress as the braces stopped fitting correctly after retainer number 7, creating a gap between the retainer and my most prominent tooth. I have now had a refinement to try and correct this and am on brace 2 of 24 of these, but the same problem has occurred again already, with a small gap appearing. I am also worried as my front four teeth now have a pitted appearance, which I think might be enamel erosion caused by the brace. I wear the braces for at least 22 hours a day so don’t understand why they are not working. I feel like my treatment is not working and is actually damaging my teeth. Can you offer any advice? Many thanks for your time.
I started wearing Invisalign braces 7 months ago. The first 3 months went fine, but since then there has been absolutely no progress as the braces stopped fitting correctly after retainer number 7, creating a gap between the retainer and my most prominent tooth. I have now had a refinement to try and correct this and am on brace 2 of 24 of these, but the same problem has occurred again already, with a small gap appearing. I am also worried as my front four teeth now have a pitted appearance, which I think might be enamel erosion caused by the brace. I wear the braces for at least 22 hours a day so don’t understand why they are not working. I feel like my treatment is not working and is actually damaging my teeth. Can you offer any advice? Many thanks for your time.
A.
Hi there! This is the first time that I hear invisalign could be having an effect on the structure of the tooth! Just make sure you are not having too many sugary or fizzy drinks while you are wearing the brace and this is not caused by acid erosion! Please do have a chat with your dentist and let them know your concerns, sometimes having the help of an elastic for a while helps, but I have not seen your teeth so I cannot say certainly what you need. Hope that helps, Vasileia
Hi there! This is the first time that I hear invisalign could be having an effect on the structure of the tooth! Just make sure you are not having too many sugary or fizzy drinks while you are wearing the brace and this is not caused by acid erosion! Please do have a chat with your dentist and let them know your concerns, sometimes having the help of an elastic for a while helps, but I have not seen your teeth so I cannot say certainly what you need. Hope that helps, Vasileia
Dr Vasileia Manoloutsou
Advance Dental Clinic
104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford Essex, CM2 0JG
Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88
