This week's video will tell you everything you need to know about Invisalign
I'm here with my friends and dentist Dr Ehsan to answer all those
important questions you may have at the start, during and after treatment
so when I first started my Invisalign treatment I think you remember I was really worried that I was
gonna break my tray it was going to tear when I was pulling it out it was so tight type and it was so
difficult getting used to pulling it out and I think a lot of people are going to be worried
about that - so what would be your first bit of advice for that the trick to it
is to be as gentle as you can so you shouldn't forget it's a piece of plastic
so if you pull too hard it's gonna snap it's gonna break
so you want to be loosening up from the back gently and slowly following it
all the way around for it to come out you don't want to be pulling one specific area
really hard because they'll rip that specific area yeah which is the mistake
that I made right from the start on the first tray and
I think another tip is where the actual attachments they're called? where the attachments are
kind of lift it over as you work your way around lift it over the attachment
and that really helps so bad news you've now either lost a tray or you broke a tray what you do at this
point it can happen but it's really important for you to keep the trays that you've already
worn say for example it's tray number five that you've broken
If its the first few days that you're on tray number five go back to tray number four
continue wearing tray number four until you've your invisalign provider
to get a replacement for number five if its the last few days you've been on tray number five
then you can move onto tray number six in the interim of seeing your invisalign provider
ok so speak to your invisalign provider and also it's really important to keep your old trays
now if you remember when we first started my invisalign treatment my bite
was in such a way that I was kind of biting on my attachments does that make
sense but now it's all fine now I'm not biting on my attachments I was really worried
about that as well because I was worried what if I'm chewing on something and I knock
into it and it snaps off so firstly how often do they actually break how strong are
they and what should you do if if it does break they're bonded to the tooth and they're
very strong so you rarely find that the attachments break but if they do all you
have to do is go back to Invisalign provider have the attachment replaced
but make sure you continue wearing the trays in the interim before the
attachments are replaced okay and is there a way that you can check them
should you be checking them at all you when you're placing the trays into the mouth you should make
sure that they cover the attachment so the areas that have bulged out on the
trays which are meant to cover the attachments you gotta make sure that
they're covering them well and if you find that over a few trays they're not
covering the attachments then discuss that with your provider now
sometimes you don't have you chewy with you or you don't have your cotton roll with you is it okay to bite trays
together like trays right now biting them really hard so you can get
in really deeply is that okay to do the chewys make sure or the cotton
rolls make sure that the trays are seated all the way so if you don't have
you chewy with you or the cotton rolls with you it's best to just press with your
thumb against the trays just to make sure that they're seated all the way just
putting them in and just biting isn't going to be sufficient so you need to
make sure that they're squeezed all the way in
in terms of oral hygiene should you brush straight after eating food or
should you wait a little and then put your trays in it's best to wait 15 -20 minutes
before you do brush your teeth just to allow the surface of your teeth to remineralise
and not damage surface of your teeth by brushing straight after food on thing that I noticed
whilst I've had my Invisalign trays you will probably stop snacking because it
takes a lot of effort having to take tray out brush your teeth and put them back
in and also probably gonna affect your treatments because you're not meant
to keep them up too long yeah so you're going to be keeping them in minimum 22
hours a day so if add that up you've only got a two hour window so snacking it will be
very difficult snacking is basically out of the question in terms of liquids
because I know you can drink clear liquids like water but there's many
clear liquids for instance lemonade is clear and you can get alcoholic spirits
that are clear is that okay because I imagine because it's gonna stain your trays
or is there another reason why you can't do it and also smoking can you smoke with
your trays in so it's not the colour of the liquid it's what the liquid can do so
the liquid could sit inside the trays if you if you consume it whilst you have
the trays in and it can bathe your teeth in that liquid so it can either stain or it can damage
the surface of your teeth so it's best to avoid anything other than water
with the trays in and also smoking you shouldn't be smoking anyway that's true
smoking is bad causes many different health conditions, all kinds of things
so don't smoke yeah because it's not cool to smoke just quit it, quit it one question that came to mind
after a few months of having the trays in is mouthwash
obviously sometimes you mouth gets a bit dry your mouth might start smell a little and you think
to yourself you know if I put a bit of mouthwash in rinse it around with the trays in is it ok whilst the trays are in
or will you have to take them out the issue with that is some mouthwash tend to
stain teeth but the easiest thing to do is to take the trays out give them a
good clean then use the mouthwash whichever mouthwash it is you've been
advised to use and then put the trays back in now in terms of cleaning the
trays how often should you be cleaning them should you do it every time you take it
or can you do it once every now and then it only takes a few seconds as soon
as you've taken the back give them a little scrub and just put them aside and as
soon as you put them back in another rinse and that just stops all the saliva becoming
hard on the trays and all the plaque from accumulating on the trays I remember when
I first got them in you said to use soap and water can you do that so yeah soap
water once every night just before bed give it a good scrub and it keeps it
nice and clean so that's like deep clean and then you do the easy clean just
with a quick brush so when I first started the trays I was experiencing
dry lips probably because I wasn't used to having
the trays in my mouth I was licking my lips is it okay to use a lip balm
whilst you've got the trays it's not going to damage the trays perfectly fine
anything that usually use to soften your lips it's not an issue
perfect
so when you put a new tray in you do experience a little bit of soreness
obviously everyone's different so what will the viewers need to know like what
are they gonna experience the most amount of soreness you will experience is the first couple
of minutes of putting the new tray in after which it starts becoming a dull
soreness and it will last maybe a few days after the placing the new trays in but it's
genuinely nothing to worry about what's your experience been my experience has been
pretty fine I haven't ever experienced pain just soreness one thing I do is I sort of
put it in towards the evening then I know I'm not gonna be taking out I've had my
dinner I know look I'm taking it out and I'll sleep
with it on and then the soreness goes away I mean if you do need painkillers
or any analgesics then you can always speak to your pharmacist and they can recommend
you something are the dentist are we gonna go there during my treatment I
have felt that so my teeth have become a little wobbly especially when I've
changed a tray is this normal it is normal don't forget the teeth are
moving into new positions so naturally they are going to be slightly wobbly to
be moving into the new positions so it's a very small amount of movement and it's
nothing to worry about and it will settle after treatment is complete so
the wobble should be very minute it's nothing major
it shouldn't be noticeable it should be the smallest amount of movement if it is noticeable
then you shouldn't really be having a invisalign treatment we shouldn't really be having it
you should speak to your dentist yes definitely speak to your providers speak to the dentists to
make sure everything's ok so you've now finished your treatment your teeth are
looking fantastic you're happy with the results what should you
expect after treatments complete it depends on the case some patients will
require a fixed wireless plate on the inside surface in see it isn't visible
but it's just to make sure that the teeth are kept in them new positions but
everyone one is going to be needed a removable retainer which
you have to wear at night time so I guess the moral of the story is you can
have to get used to wearing a trays so during a treatment how often do you expect
can viewers expect to see their dentist and during these visits what can
you expect it's generally after every four five trays just to make sure
everything's moving into the places that they should be yeah make sure that the
spaces between the teeth are present as to what this should be and if there's
any adjustments that needs to be made either with in between the teeth or with
the trays then we do it in the appointments so there's nothing scary
then no they're not gonna pull a tooth out no no mostly like a review appointment yes
making sure that it's all moving correctly there are some adjustments that need to be
made usually but it's just to make sure everything's on track so once your
treatment is complete can you expect the teeth to all be the same height as well
it's obviously going to be a lot straighter but will the height of the
teeth all be the same like the classic Hollywood smile type look before you
start the treatment the Invisalign treatment you go over a treatment
plan and a clincheck is carried out which is a computer simulation of what
the expected outcome would be so that is the outcome that you'll be aiming
towards and at that stage if you want all you to be nice and straight
and level that's what should be discussed with the dentist at that point
to explain to me exactly what you're trying to achieve if it's achievable if and what options do you have sorry to interrupt
everything can be levelled out and if it's achievable then that's perfectly fine
then it will be achieved if it isn't achievable with the invisalign
then there are other restorative options available such as
composites and veneers and things like that so you've now finished your treatment but
unfortunately your teeth aren't looking the way you expected it to look or they're not looking in
the way that it showed on the simulation thing so what can you at this point that
can sometimes happen the teeth sometimes not track as we expect them to and it's
simple we just take new impressions send it to invisalign and new aligners are sent
and it's sorted so it can be fixed it is fixable yes so you can sue your dentist for it no (Laughter)
and that's my last question Dr Ehsan thank you very much for taking the time
out on this Bank Holiday Monday for us to film this I think a lot of people
are going to find this video very helpful when I first stared my treatment
I did search for a video like this on YouTube but didn't come across anything
like it that you were speaking to an actual dentist and getting their replies
so I think a lot of people are going to find this video helpful also if you guys
have any questions or it's not leave a comment below and we may make a part two
is that ok yeah perfect, down below, oh yes also please follow Dr Ehsan send some
love to him for taking the time out to help with this video on his Instagram
give him a follow I will leave a link here well I'll leave the Instagram ID
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an s6 fix retainer its not a fixed retainer start again, it's a removable retainer, amateur
(LAUGHTER) what was it an Audi s6 retainer an Audi s6 retainer
but you're not happy with how it looks what do you do at this point
(LAUGHTER) don't look at me like that (LAUGHTER) why have you got to be unhappy
you told me you were happy, no I'm happy but I'm just asking if someone is not happy with their treatment
but I guess if you're not happy you can just sue your dentist no please don't (LAUGHTER)
she's so angry if only you guys knew how angry she is even
right now she's going red Nadia you guys need to just get back to filming you need to stop having a laugh
guess we should get back to filming sorry Nads (LAUGHTER) it's literally the first few minutes where you
experience (Stutters - clears throat) sorry
(stuttering sounds) (LAUGHTER)
that's now it's become a battle now anytime we mess up we're going to battle
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