5 Tips to a Better Invisalign Experience

Adult braces comes in many forms. One of the most discrete options is Invisalign or Clear Aligner therapy. The biggest benefit to Invisalign is that at a conversational distance friends and colleagues will not see that you are undergoing orthodontic treatment. The fact that aligners are removable make treatment results dependent on compliance. If one doesn’t wear the trays as instructed then optimal results will not occur and teeth will not align properly. Under the supervision of an orthodontist like Dr Susan Podray excellent Invisalign results can be achieved. Our treatment coordinator Jon who is undergoing aligner therapy wants to share these tips for Invisalign success.

1. Remember to use your Invisalign case to store your aligners. I occasionally place my Invisalign in my pockets, much to my chagrin a target receipt embedded into the groves of my aligners leading to a nasty surprise. It wasn’t fun to imagine how long the target receipt took to turn into pocket lint but it certainly tasted like a finely aged cheese.
2. Remove trays before strenuous cardio. As an avid runner, I tried to run in my Invisalign trays. This proved to be difficult because of dryness and spit. Somehow larger than life loogies would form after mile 3. It made subsequent miles difficult to dispel extra saliva. Not a pretty sight.
3. Brush after meals and snacks. Not only should you not eat and drink in your trays it is imperative that you brush after consuming snacks and meals. I didn’t do this religiously at the start and found my trays held the taste of coffee or the crumbs of crackers. It is just gross to see and taste the remnants of meals throughout the day.
4. Use chewies to seat clear aligners. Exercising into the trays 20mins a day, by chewing on soft plastic chewies not only helped the Invisalign trays hug my teeth, it also kept me from snacking throughout the day.
5. Delay the aligner change before a speaking event. It takes me a day to get used to the new tray and I prefer that day to be on a weekend so that the rest of the week is comfortable at work.

Serenity Orthodontics is an Adult friendly practice. We can help you navigate your adult braces journey. Call us to find out which appliances best fit your lifestyle to achieve a fantastic smile. Free smile consultations are available in our Braselton office serving the communities of Winder, Flowery Branch, Sugar Hill, Hamilton Mill and Buford. Our Cumming Office is located closely to the Suwanee, John’s Creek, Vickery and south Forsyth communities.