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If you have had fixed appliances fitted whether it be on the front of your teeth or behind your teeth then you will have been given wear and care instructions on the day they were fitted.
At this point we always advise to check your appliances daily to ensure nothing has come off and any additional items we may have added to the appliance are intact. Breakages can occur for a variety of reasons but the most common reason is that the patient has bitten into something they shouldn’t have.
‘Invisalign’ is a form of clear aligner system that straightens your teeth gradually over a series of aligners.
The aligners are to be worn for a minimum of 22 hours per day and are to be removed for eating and drinking anything that isn’t cool water. Should you have a warm drink with the aligner in situ it may cause the aligner to deform and become unfit for purpose. After eating or drinking your teeth must be brushed before placing the aligner back over your teeth.
Your smile is an important thing. Having a good looking and healthy smile can give people much more confidence to be themselves, however, it also affects how other people perceive you in all kinds of interactions, from job interviews to first dates. Research shows that 99.7% of adults feel that...
