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2023

Keeping Your Transparent Aligners Transparent: Stained Invisalign Trays

Is a stained or discolored Invisalign tray a problem? Your self-confidence might be affected by this obvious new feature of your smile (since yellow and brown discoloration can be quite prominent). Depending on what stained your trays, your treatment may be affected, even though this is not likely. So what do you need to know about stained and discolored Invisalign trays? Beverages and Staining Your orthodontist will recommend that you should only be drinking water while wearing your trays—and they’re not being too cautious.…

One night, I was eating hard candy (a bad habit of mine), and I bit into it and felt shooting pain in my tooth. I knew I had a dental emergency, but I did not want to bother my dentist that late at night. I took pain relievers that barely dulled the pain, and I had the worst night of my life. I couldn't sleep and counted down the hours until the dentist opened the next day. When I called, the receptionist told me I could come in right away. When I arrived at the dental office, the first thing my dentist said was that I should have called the night before, because he was in the office treating another dental emergency! I created this blog to remind others that you have to put yourself first sometimes, and in the end, you may not even be inconveniencing anyone after all.