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i have an invisalign type retainer and the way i get it out is taking my fingers to the back of the retainer and go up to the area the where the retainer meets your gums and gently pull down. Do it with even pressure on both sided. Its the easiet way i find.

well to be honest I definetly wont be brushing 4x a day.I do not have time for that but I have not taken my impressions yet. I am prone to caivities so I may get the sealants but I have another question. If you get the sealants and than you are given your final retainer (i mean the one you will wear...

Have any of you got sealants to prevent and cavity problems that may arise during the invisalign process. I am considering it because my teeth have deep crevices so I am prone to cavities.

What happens if I don't and than I get a cavity. It throws off the whole treatment??

Yeh that makes sense. Thanks!

just wondering bc my ortho says i have bone resorption from my chin implant. I just wanted to know what it looks like on an x-ray. I should have asked but does anyone here know??

I am getting a copy of the x-ray for a second opinion but I want to know so I don't seem like a complete idiot.

Yes I will wait if that makes the most sense. I just want everything to work out ok I had braces for 2y and then 6 months 5 yrs later so twice so far and I am only 21

I just want to make sure eeverything goes smoothly

Thanks again for your thoughtts!

Thanks! Yes he knows I have a crown and he didnt say anything about it so I assumed it was ok but then i was confusing myself thinking about it.

I am also wondering if I should get it replaced but I will ask at my next appointment before the impressions are taken.

I have a crown on one of my back molars bottom row from a root canal (personally i think this is what scred up my bottom row bc it was to big and casued crowning) but anyway

how can invislaign move my teeth with the crown. Will the crown just stay where it is. ?

so recovery is not supposed to be bad from a sliding genio?? I am wondering about the pain issue....

My ortho does not feel it is implacting my bite which I guess is why he doesn't care to fix it in addition to the fact that it is a mild case....so it is both a cosmetic concern for me as well as the fact that I do not want to damage my bone. My implant was put in 2 yrs ago... I just came across an ...

Thank you for your repsonse bc it doesn't seem like to many people have my problem. I have a mild case of lip strain and my ortho did not recommend any type of surgery :-( To me my lip strain is bad bc thats what I know ---my lips dont meet it looks bad I don't care if I am not a severe case lol. I ...

Yeh you are right I forget how many times I had to go back after I had braces.

I am not worried anymore thanks!

Hi Rory, I have heard of an ortho who did do this with regular brace until the payment was complete.... I do not really believe this but I got a little paranoid bc they kept asking me are you paying in full or are you going to use the payment plan, and they do not exactly need to know right now. I a...

Zoom is a single in office option for whitening, there are many others out there. Discus Dental (the makers of Zoom) is heavy into marketing which is why so many people recognize the name. And yes, if you want to maintain the jump start that Zoom or any other in office whitening will accomplish the...

I will be getting invisalign express in a couple of months. I have a few questions. 1. I have read its for 6 months or less although my ortho said I will need them for about a year. does this sound ok for express?? 2. For those of you who have paid using a payment plan do you feel the ortho kept you...