I am just putting on my last Invisalign aligner. By the way, they sure do look good. However, on its package is written “Please check the invisalign website for information regarding reproximation.” This concerns me. I looked up reproximation online. I do not have crowding at all. Do you know if this is printed on everyone’s last aligner?
– Janice from New Jersey

Janice,
No, this isn’t printed on everyone’s last aligner package. Something seems not right about this message. I wonder if it was an error.

Reproximation is shaving of the sides of teeth. If you have a little crowding, but not enough to justify taking out one or two teeth, then we just shave a little off the sides of several teeth to get more space so that the teeth can be all lined up. But this is either done even before impressions are taken, in other words, the very first thing after the diagnostic work is done for the Invisalign. Or it is done very early in the treatment, during the wearing of the first few sets of aligners.

I’d ask your dentist if he or she knows anything about this comment. But I suspect that it is just an error by the Invisalign people – that they used this package for your aligners and didn’t realize it had that comment on it.

And we’re glad to hear that Invisalign has worked so well for you. There is an extremely high rate of patient satisfaction with Invisalign. And we just love doing this treatment for people.

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