My 3rd Aligner Fitted My Teeth Poorly And I Can’t Help Thinking My Aligners Are Moving My Teeth Into The Wrong Positions. What Should I Do?
Q.
I am on my last set of simpli5 aligners, when I had the 3rd aligner fitted I noticed it fitted my teeth very badly, I gradually noticed one of my front teeth started moving away from the brace, leaving a gap between the tooth and the brace, this gap remained in brace 4 and its still there in brace 5. My dentist has said if it doesn’t catch up and move forward, we will return to brace 3 then 4 then 5 again. How will the previous aligners fit if each brace has moved my teeth? I was also told at the consultation that I would have X-rays but I didn’t end up having any. He has also said I may need to purchase another set of aligners. I just can’t help thinking the aligners have got ahead of my teeth now they are in the wrong position altogether, surely when the dentist fitted each new set he would know if I was ready for the next aligner?
I am on my last set of simpli5 aligners, when I had the 3rd aligner fitted I noticed it fitted my teeth very badly, I gradually noticed one of my front teeth started moving away from the brace, leaving a gap between the tooth and the brace, this gap remained in brace 4 and its still there in brace 5. My dentist has said if it doesn’t catch up and move forward, we will return to brace 3 then 4 then 5 again. How will the previous aligners fit if each brace has moved my teeth? I was also told at the consultation that I would have X-rays but I didn’t end up having any. He has also said I may need to purchase another set of aligners. I just can’t help thinking the aligners have got ahead of my teeth now they are in the wrong position altogether, surely when the dentist fitted each new set he would know if I was ready for the next aligner?
A.
Hi. It sounds like your teeth movement and the aligner positions did not ‘track’ with each other. Have you been wearing the aligners for 22 hours a day? If the level of compliance and dedication to wear the aligners is not excellent then problems can occur. My advice would usually be to go back to the set that fits the best assess how that looks first. If none of them fit very well then new impressions and aligners may have to be ordered or switching to fixed braces as a more predictable option? Regards, Mark.
Hi. It sounds like your teeth movement and the aligner positions did not ‘track’ with each other. Have you been wearing the aligners for 22 hours a day? If the level of compliance and dedication to wear the aligners is not excellent then problems can occur. My advice would usually be to go back to the set that fits the best assess how that looks first. If none of them fit very well then new impressions and aligners may have to be ordered or switching to fixed braces as a more predictable option? Regards, Mark.
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