Aligner Fit Questions
Aligner problems, fit, solutions
We strongly suggest changing aligners every 2 weeks in order to give your bones and tissues time to heal and fill in as your teeth shift. If do not follow ...
Wed, 23 May, 2018 at 12:07 PM
For most people, day time rising with cool tap water is sufficient. For added cleaning, daily cleaning with your Daily Fusion Foam will keep your aligners c...
Wed, 24 Jan, 2018 at 11:03 AM
Some aligner users benefit from using chewies to make their aligners seat properly and/or more comfortably. Insert aligner, bite the chewies in the mid...
Wed, 24 Jan, 2018 at 11:22 AM
Our aligners are completely customized to your mouth and very snugly fitting. However, once in a while an aligner may require a little bit of adjustment. ...
Tue, 10 Oct, 2017 at 6:02 PM
In some cases, some of the aligners in a set of steps will fit quite loosely or tightly, and can initially be difficult to get seated onto the teeth. This j...
Wed, 7 Mar, 2018 at 4:57 PM
Biting on aligners with chewies help them fully seat, especially when moving to a new set of aligners. How does this work?
1. The chewing squeezes the a...
Tue, 10 Oct, 2017 at 4:22 PM
Easiest to do just before you go to bed. Aligners are usually the most uncomfortable about the first 10 hours of wear, as they need to seat to your teeth a...
Tue, 10 Oct, 2017 at 5:57 PM
Having some aligners feel loose (or tight) is normal. Why? The aligners can sometimes cause the teeth to react quickly, and they will move, causing the alig...
Wed, 23 May, 2018 at 8:53 AM
Please use bilateral force while inserting the aligner; insert the aligner anteriorly and then posteriorly with bilateral equal pressure. This means please...
Mon, 14 May, 2018 at 11:43 AM
Yes, it is safe to go through the aligner process during pregnancy. However, pregnancy is a time of many physical and hormonal changes. As a result, some wo...
Thu, 22 Feb, 2018 at 12:56 PM