In my final refinement set, ortho mistakenly applied way excessive force. This has led my last tray being taken off for a while in order to reduce inflammation and widespread dental pathology derived from such a force. Now that I'm not wearing any aligner at all, my teeth are returning to its previous positions at a fast pace. Although I need a re-scan once swelling subsides, as long as it takes 3 months to deliver the trays after scanning: won't the teeth be out of sync by then as teeth keep shifting back? will it be like a carrot-and-stick approach?
Oh! Another question I just thought of -- my app that goes with my Spark aligners has been scanning and changing aligners every 7 days...but I'm reading that most people go more like 10-14 days between tray changes - do you think 7 days is too fast? I'm in my 50s if that matters. Thank you!
Hello Dr Bailey! I have Spark brand aligners and have had not the best experience so far. Twice now my ortho has had to order an entirely new set of trays because of poor manufacturing -- e.g. we got to a set of trays that did not fit at all -- was way too "off" -- so much so that even the ortho could not cram it onto my teeth! Is this somewhat common or am I just having really bad luck? Waiting for the new sets of trays has set my completion date back by almost 2 months now so I'm not the happiest about this. I'm grateful I can afford the treatment but maaan, this bites! (pun intended. lol)
I just got attachments today. I find the attachments to be very sharp around the edges, and they are chafing my inner cheek and lip when I eat. What can be done in this case to prevent further injuries to my mouth?
Thank you so much for posting this excellent video. Now I am able to see and understand the use of wax.
A X-ACTO knife works good for trimming too just got to be careful
Nail file that thang. But I use the wax on the uppers at the soft pallet to keep my tongue from rubbing the top inner tray. It’s a bad habit of mine
In my final refinement set, ortho mistakenly applied way excessive force. This has led my last tray being taken off for a while in order to reduce inflammation and widespread dental pathology derived from such a force. Now that I'm not wearing any aligner at all, my teeth are returning to its previous positions at a fast pace. Although I need a re-scan once swelling subsides, as long as it takes 3 months to deliver the trays after scanning: won't the teeth be out of sync by then as teeth keep shifting back? will it be like a carrot-and-stick approach?
Are the trays supposed to sit on every single one of the teeth? Because my last tooth on the upper jaw is not inside the tray.
Thank you very much Dr. Bailey! I see you from Spain. What is your opinion about systems like orthopulse? Thank you! :)
Hmm, not familiar with Orthopulse! Also, from the Bay Area in the US.
Oh! Another question I just thought of -- my app that goes with my Spark aligners has been scanning and changing aligners every 7 days...but I'm reading that most people go more like 10-14 days between tray changes - do you think 7 days is too fast? I'm in my 50s if that matters. Thank you!
Hello Dr Bailey! I have Spark brand aligners and have had not the best experience so far. Twice now my ortho has had to order an entirely new set of trays because of poor manufacturing -- e.g. we got to a set of trays that did not fit at all -- was way too "off" -- so much so that even the ortho could not cram it onto my teeth! Is this somewhat common or am I just having really bad luck? Waiting for the new sets of trays has set my completion date back by almost 2 months now so I'm not the happiest about this. I'm grateful I can afford the treatment but maaan, this bites! (pun intended. lol)
I just got attachments today. I find the attachments to be very sharp around the edges, and they are chafing my inner cheek and lip when I eat. What can be done in this case to prevent further injuries to my mouth?
Me too a little bit 😮