Question & Answers on Braces and aligners

1. 1. Can Invisalign intrude teeth?
Yes they can only in mild to
moderate cases which doesn’t
include any severe
complications.

2. 2. How do you eat with Invisalign?
You cannot eat while wearing
them. But you can eat whatever
you want only after removing your
trays and then wear them back
again.

3. 3. Can Invisalign push teeth back?
Yes, definitely. That’s what they
are designed for. They apply
pressure onto the teeth that brings
about the change in alignment of
your teeth and attachments are
placed onto the teeth which helps
in quicker and proper movement of
teeth.

4. 4. Can I use a straw with Invisalign?
Yes you can, but it is better to
remove your aligners before
consuming any soft/ hard/cold/hot
drinks to avoid staining and
warping of aligners.

5. 5. Can attachments chip Invisalign?
No, attachments are actually smooth resin
buttons that are fixed onto your tooth that
requires movement. The aligner trays are made
up of thermoplastic BPA free material that is
quiet hard enough to bring on the movements of
the tooth and contains attachment areas on
which the resin attachments sits and thus
pressure gets applied onto the teeth. No chance
of your trays getting chipped or damaged due to
attachments.

6. 6. Why do I have to wear my Invisalign for 2
weeks?
Because that is time period where
most if the teeth movement work
starts, gums and bones get
adjusted and this time period
ensures that proper forces are
getting applied to all the teeth
which requires alignment.

7. 7. What foods should you avoid with
Invisalign?
No food restrictions while you are
under aligners treatment. only
point to remember is you need to
remove aligners before eating or
drinking.

8. 8. Can I leave my Invisalign out for a day?
Unfortunately no, because your
teeth are getting the ample
amount of pressure which is
causing it to move to desired
position. Leaving it for one day
may haphazard the pressure and
teeth movement as a result the
process is delayed or you may have
to repeat the process from that
point on.

9. 9. Can I drink alcohol with Invisalign?
No, you cannot since it is a hard
drink it will damage the material of
the trays due to chemical reactions
and ultimately leads to failure of
the treatment. Though you can
drink alcohol after removing the
trays and wear them again once
you are done.

10. 10. How do you sleep with aligners?
Keep wearing the aligners while
you sleep

11. 11. How much does Invisalign cost on average?
The normal cost of Invisalign in
India is regularly a lot higher than
standard braces, yet at the same
time less expensive than abroad.

12. 12. Is the first Invisalign tray the worst?
It’s not worst but yes you will
definitely have a slight discomfort
and lot of pressure that is being
applied onto your teeth by the
aligners tray which is working for
the alignment of your teeth. No
ulcers or abrasions at all.

13. 13. How much weight do you lose with Invisalign?
No fear of losing weight since you
can eat anything during the
treatment phases. just remove
your aligners while brushing,
eating and drinking and wear it
again once done.

14. 14. Can you eat with aligners?
No we cannot eat with aligners. we
need to remove aligners while
brushing, eating and drinking any
hard soft cold or hot drinks, since it
will damage or warp the aligners
material. We can drink normal
water while wearing aligners.

15. 15. Do you wear Smile direct all day?
Yes same as other aligners you
have to wear it for 22 hrs per day.

16. 16. Do you sleep with aligners?
It is completely safe to keep your
aligners on while sleeping since it
snugly fits to your teeth, so no fear
of it getting dislodged.

17. 18. How many hours a day should
you wear Invisalign?
22 hrs daily is recommended for
better results. not less than that.
remove only while brushing, eating
and drinking( hot/cold/soft and
hard drinks)

18. 16. Do you sleep with aligners?
It is completely safe to keep your
aligners on while sleeping since it
snugly fits to your teeth, so no fear
of it getting dislodged.

19. 19. What can Invisalign not fix?
Complicated cases like too much
large gaps, highly crooked tooth,
severe jaw constrictions, excessive
intrusion or extrusions etc.

20. 20. Are braces or invisible aligners
better?
Both have the same effect in the
alignment of teeth. Braces are fixed
and tends to cause more discomfort
and aesthetically unpleasing as
compared to Aligners. Also you can
eat and drink as usual when
undergoing aligners treatment unlike
braces since aligners have to be
removed while eating and drinking
soft/ hard/ cold/hot drinks. So yes
Aligners have more positive points
than Braces.