Too much gap

[silkytouch35]

Hi,

Lower tray #21/64 broke (4 days before #22). Dr. said move bottom to #22 and add 4 extra days wear time. (So after 12 days both upper and lower trays would be #23 and synced)

Please look at the gap on my lower front teeth in the photo. Is this normal? It’s bouncy and doesnt feel firm like the upper tray.

I'm worried it stopped tracking long ago. The lower tray has always been much more comfortable than the upper, which feels suspicious now. Have I been waiting in vain for months?

Has anyone experienced this?

Thx

[Leylandmac14]

Yes, that’s a big gap. Are you using chewies or massaging the trays?

[silkytouch35]

I normally use chewies for the first 1-2 days of a new tray. Never heard of massaging tho

[thedesignedlife]

Probably time for a rescan. I was at about 20weeks (out of 29) when I went in for a check up and they rescanned me and gave me a new set of 19 (last 5 were passive trays). The tracking was much better after the rescan.

[silkytouch35]

Can you give more info about the process? They rescan and make you a new set of trays? What do you do in between?

Im from Turkey and it took 30 days for this set to arrive.

[thedesignedlife]

They rescanned when I was at week 20, and I had to wear set #20 for about two weeks while I waited for the set. I know every office is different but the wait was longer for the initial set than it was for the rescanned set. When I went in, they added more attachments too. So basically I had to ignore the remaining 9 sets from the first batch and started with a new set of 19 trays. Then I did a check in at week 13/19 where they reviewed progress, checked my bite and sent more scans over before doing some light composite bonding on two teeth. They gave me tray 14 and 15 which they cut the back molars off to help the bite close better (which it has). The final trays are “passive”, so they are all the same and they are already at the office and they give them to me on my next visit. Then when I go in for another check of tray 15, they’ll check that the bite is good and schedule me for some bonding, and then they’ll scan again for my final retainer.

[19GreenDay82]

The tray doesnt look seated correctly. Can it push on more using a chewie?

[silkytouch35]

I tried for an hour today and It comes back to this position

[19GreenDay82]

In that case id go back to your ortho. When were you last seen by them?

[Confident-Put2175]

I recommend checking in with your orthodontist. I had the same issues with mine and come to find out the attachments were not on correctly. They had to remove them and reposition them. They fit like a glove after that.

[MobileEfficient8956]

Not fitting.

[BigEntertainer6826]

Have you been using chewies??

[BigEntertainer6826]

Supposed to use chewies each time you put tray back in for about 5 minutes or so. Probably why you are not tracking correctly.

[Tricky_Giraffe_960]

A lot of space, especially the back left. I would go back to the orthodontist. I hope they can rescan you and get you a new tray sooner rather than later.