invisalign and teeth colour

[kilikena311]

I have read in a couple of threads on this site about a certain type of flouride that is used in some mouthwashes can discolor your teeth. They said to watch out for stannous flouride and to stick with the ones that contain sodium flouride instead. My doc just wants me to use the flouride mouthwash once a day though. Hope this helps

[Angelawr]

Yes invisalign will yellow the teeth. What happens is that your soliva gets trapped in them and it causes a crazy yellow film esp in the mornings. I use THREE different kinds of toothpaste in the mornings and they still dont get that yellow stain off of them. I do not drink tea or coffee or sodas when i have them in, only water.

It is no wonder that almost every dentist out there offers cheap teeth bleaching after your invisalign treatment.

If you are good about wearing your trays than the yellowing is not so noticeable.

It has nothing to do with hygeine. I am a very clean person and i clean my trays each time i take them out and brush my teeth after every meal. Its just a strange reaction to the trays and the gap between them and your teeth where things may or may not get trapped, like soliva.

[lilone]

I wondered why mine seemed to be getting yellower instead of whiter too. With all the brushing I figured I'd at least stay the same. What I found out when my attachments came off for a mid-course correction was that it was the attachments that made my teeth look yellowish. I think the attachments begin to stain but, even more, the glue around them begins to stain and that is what makes the teeth look off colour. My attachments are back on now and I'm not too eager to see it happen again!

[wildcat03]

I've had Invisalign for 7 months now. I'm pretty good about brushing after I eat, etc. I never drink anything but water with my aligners in. My teeth are the same color or maybe a little whiter than they were when I started. One or two of my attachments have yellowed a little bit, and there are a few spots where I have some staining on my teeth. I have been attending to the yellow attachments and stain spots with one of those spot whitening pens and it seems to be taking care of both.

I don't use mouthwash, by the way, as I've read that it can cause staining.

[k80]

I definitely noticed a difference in teeth color. My sister was always sooo jealous of my white teeth, lol! Then a few weeks into Invisalign, she looked at me and said, "You need to change back to your good toothpaste." (I used the Crest White products.) But I hadn't changed! So I've just decided to get some whitening done afterwards, either in-office or using the strips at home. I'll put up with it for now. And after I got the attachments, I quit with the Crest White products altogether. I, too, am very vigilant about my dental hygiene. I don't know why it creates this issue, but all we can do is deal with it for now!