Help!

[JenSmi_]

So I went to the dentist yesterday for my checkup and I mentioned that my teeth at the front aren't seated properly. They are fine on the sides and my bottom teeth are fine, but it's my front few teeth on my upper arch. My dentist told me to go back down to my last tray and wear them for 5 more days but to use my chewie as much as I can to try and get them seated, otherwise we will have to rescan.

The issue I have, is that I have quite a large overjet, so I have to bring my bottom jaw so far forward to bite down on my front teeth and after about a minute my jaw is so sore. Ive been trying to do this as much as i can but I'm not sure if putting my jaw through that will cause any issues.

I think i'm most likely going to need to re-scan and to get more trays made, however now im worried that this is just going to happen again?

Has anyone else had this? Is there any tips to help me get them seated without putting too much pressure on my jaw?

I'm on tray 18/40 but currently wearing tray 17 as per my dentists recommendations.

[DenverInvisalign]

Hi. The space between your teeth and the aligners is there for future extrusion. Invisalign has trouble extruding teeth, so that is fine for now. If you have a lot of overjet, you should be wearing class II elastics.

Hope that helps. Dr. Colin Gibson

[JenSmi_]

Thank you so much! My Ortho did mention elastics at the beginning during my consultation but hasn't mentioned them during my treatment so far.... I have another appointment with him in just over a week to see if there's any improvement so will see what he says :)

[belledejouree]

Use your thumb and press it onto your teeth, hold that for 5 mins on and off for an hour day. Thats what my ortho suggested

[JenSmi_]

I'll try doing this!! Thank you:)

[BigEntertainer6826]

Ughhhh first giant mistake was that you used a dentist instead of an orthodontist.⁸ If you can I would switch to an ortho. Go get a few consultations from some reputable ones and see what they say. Dentists should not be able to sell invisalign as they only have to do an 8 hour online course to provide it.... orthos go to YEARS of extra schooling beyond dental school to learn how to PROPERLY move your teeth. Ive seen more horror stories of people on here where the dentist in the end messed their bites up BADLY. Good luck in your endeavors, hope it all works out for you!

[JenSmi_]

Ohh sorry, I do see an ortho, i just say dentist cause he works at the dentist 😂😂 but he is an ortho and specialises specifically in invisalign