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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAt\nClear Braces Direct London<\/a>,\nour team knows all there is to know about invisible aligners and can offer you\nadvice and survival tips for those first few weeks of use. Great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, our team at Clear Braces\nDirect London<\/strong> discusses how to look after your aligners to maximise\nthe realignment process and keep your teeth healthy, so enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep them clean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A key piece of advice that our team at Clear Braces Direct London<\/strong> will typically provide to those\nwho are beginning the process of using Invisalign is to keep them clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This will not only help with the \u2018invisible\u2019\naspect of the aligner but also keep your teeth and gums healthy as you won\u2019t be\npushing food debris against them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To keep your aligners clean, simply rinse them\nunder a cold tap; do not use hot water to clean them, and refrain from using\nmouthwashes as this can stain the plastic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Time yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These aligners are removable, and as such, you\nwould have to wear them for around 22 hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The best way to stick to this limit (as obvious\nas it sounds) is to time yourself. If you leave the aligners out of your mouth\nfor more than 2 hours a day, you can delay the process and even cause your\nteeth to revert to their former positions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Take pain relief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may have heard that Invisalign is a pain-free\nway to straighten your teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst we are aware that it uses gentle pushing\nmotions as opposed to pulling teeth, it can still cause some discomfort. This\nis usually the most evident when you have just switched between aligners and\nhave to adjust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To mitigate these sensations, it may be wise to\ninvest in some over-the-counter pain relievers, such as ibuprofen or\nparacetamol. If you experience too much discomfort at any time, please talk to\nour team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Use the app!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems that nowadays there is an app for\neverything, and the same can be said for realigning your teeth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you use these aligners, you will be given\naccess to an associated app, which will allow you to send our team selfies of\nyour smile so that we can assess how the aligners are working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Should we feel that you need to come in to have\nan appointment based on any of the photos that you send, we will inform you and\nbook you in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It goes without saying that these aligners are\nnifty and lifestyle friendly. However, that does not mean that you won\u2019t need\nto see our team; we estimate that when you use Invisalign, you will require an\nappointment once every 6-8 weeks, just so we can check on how the process is\ngoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, to help us maximise the effectiveness of the\naligners and keep an eye out for problems, try to attend all the appointments\nmade for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you new to using Invisalign aligners and in need of a bit of guidance on how to look after them? At Clear Braces Direct London, our team knows all there is to know about invisible aligners and can offer you advice and survival tips for those first few weeks of use. Great! 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