Using Your Invisalign Aligners Correctly

HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR NEW SMILE

The following points are critical to success: Invisalign ONLY works while you are wearing the Aligners. We recommend that you wear your Aligners FULL-TIME, day and night, except to eat, brush and floss your teeth, a minimum of 22 hours a day.

Because the Aligners are designed to sequentially move your teeth, it is very important to wear each Aligner in the order prescribed. You’ll wear each Aligner in the series for two weeks (unless otherwise instructed) and then change to your new Aligner.

Keep your regularly scheduled appointments – this is the only way we can be sure the treatment is progressing as planned. Typically, you will be given 4 Aligners at each appointment. You change them every 2 week, so your appointments will be approximately every 8 weeks. Frequently, for patients coming long distances (out-of-town college students, etc) a greater number of Aligners may be given at each appointment and appointments can be extended beyond 8 weeks.

To Insert To help avoid confusion, each Aligner is engraved with a ‘U’ for upper or an ‘L’ for lower and the number of the Aligner.

When inserting, gently push the Aligner over your front teeth. Then, apply equal pressure. using your fingertips, to the tops of your left and right molars until the Aligner snaps into place.

DO NOT BITE your Aligners into position. This may damage them.

To Remove: Using your fingers, simultaneously apply equal downward pressure on the left and right side of the Aligner and lift it off your rear molars. Then using your fingers, gently lift the Aligner off your front teeth. Immediately rinse and store your Aligners in the protective case provided with your starter kit.

To help prevent damage, avoid unnecessary removal.

Storing Your Invisalign Aligners Two Aligner cases are included in your starter kit. We recommend that you store your Invisalign Aligners in your plastic case when not in your mouth. This will protect them from potential damage or getting lost.