Category Archives: Invisalign

I’m getting Invisalign teen and am wondering if I’ll still be ale to kiss my boyfriend. Keisha T. – MIssissippi Keisha, It’s perfectly fine to kiss with your Invisalign aligners. Most have no issues with it. Occassionally, I hear of a patient who said it took a little getting used to. That doesn’t mean you will.…

I have an opportunity to leave the country for a month and a half in France. I’m about 4 weeks into my invisalign treatment. What do I do if I’m supposed to go to my dentist’s every two weeks for new aligners? Mary Anne K. – Richmond, Va Mary Anne, It’s perfectly fine for you…

I want to get invisalign, but I’m an avid coffee drinker. Will I have to give it up during treatment? Jane F. – New Mexico Jane, You can drink coffee during your treatment, but not while your invisalign aligners are in your mouth. There are a couple of reasons for this: 1. The heat of…

My husband left a few years ago and I’m finally ready to start dating. The only problem is, I’ve got no takers. Do you think my tooth gap could be turning off potential dates? Stephanie L. – Minnesotta Stephanie, I couldn’t give you a guarantee that your tooth gap is the source behind your dating…

My parents never believed in spending money on teeth. As a result, I have a giant gap  as well as some crooked teeth on the bottom.  The gap is big enough to assume there’s a small black hole in my smile. I’ve finally got my first real job and want to fix my teeth. However,…

I drank a bunch of hot tea when I was with friends.  Now my aligner is warped. What do I do? Rhonda W. – Montana Rhonda, I would go see your dentist and let him look at your aligner. Worse case scenario is he makes you a new one, but go in as soon as…

I have reason to suspect my dentist gave me a knock off instead of the real deal on my invisalign treatments. Is there some way to be certain of their authenticity? Also, are they supposed to be cleaned a certain way? If I do it differently will it matter? Sven B. – Pennsylvania Sven, Let…

I am planning on getting Invisalign. I know you can’t eat while the aligners are in and you just take them out for meals. I wondered if that meant I have to take them out whenever I drank too? I drink about five glasses of wine a day, plus some sodas. If I have to…

I have protruded teeth. I am wanting a cosmetic option to fix it, but don’t want braces. What are my best options? Alina M. – Montreal Alina, Both the options I am about to share with you will repair protruded teeth. However, neither will work if your teeth are extremely protruded. My most important advice…

I thought we’d address a common question we get sometime during a patient’s Invisalign treatment. Invisalign has a very high patient satisfaction rating, however, at some point every patient wonders why they have to wait the full two weeks before they can switch to the next set of aligners. Here’ s why. Your teeth will…