Adults: Living with Invisalign - Village Dental Clinic

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Adults often assume straightening teeth will disrupt everyday life. With Invisalign the trays come out for meals, so there are no food restrictions and nothing to get caught in brackets. Brushing and flossing carry on as normal, then the trays are brushed and rinsed. They can stay in for sport or come out if you already wear a mouthguard for it. Most routines change very little.

But am I too old to deal with the hassle of teeth straightening? You may be surprised to learn how little your routine will change with Invisalign. From your morning schedule, to meals, work-outs, and bedtime you can go about your day in much the same way as before you chose to beautify your smile with this state of the art treatment.

Always rushed in the morning? Simply pop out the Invisalign aligners, brush and floss normally, and pop them right back in place. To clean the aligners, you can either use the cleaning kit provided or brush and rinse with warm water. The process is easy and quick, allowing you to get out the door to your meeting or carpool in a flash.

Big lunch with clients or a special luncheon? No problem. With Invisalign, you remove the aligners during meals. No worries about spinach stuck in metal brackets and wires, or restrictions on the types of food you can eat. Enjoy your lunch with confidence.

But I love to play basketball at lunch, and soccer with my kids? If contact sports are a big part of your life, Invisalign won’t get in your way. You can leave the aligners in without concern that you might cut your mouth, or remove them if you normally wear a mouth guard when playing. Score another point for Invisalign!

I’m so tired by bedtime that I just want to fall into bed, won’t they take forever to clean? With Invisalign, no need to worry about the tedious cleaning and flossing between brackets and wires as with traditional braces. Since the aligners are removed for oral hygiene tasks, you can simply brush and floss your teeth normally, and then brush and rinse your aligners. It’s so quick that your pillow won’t have time to miss you.

As you can see, with Invisalign, your daily routine will experience minimal changes, but your smile will achieve maximum results!

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Questions patients ask us about this

Will Invisalign change my morning routine?

Very little. The trays come out, you brush and floss the way you already do, and they go straight back in. Cleaning them means using the kit supplied or simply brushing and rinsing with warm water. It adds a minute or so rather than reshaping how your morning works.

Can I play sport with Invisalign?

Yes. The trays are smooth plastic, so there is no concern about cutting the inside of your mouth the way brackets and wires can. If you already wear a mouthguard for your sport, take the aligners out and wear the guard as usual — ask us to check the two work together.

Am I too old for teeth straightening?

Age itself is rarely the deciding factor; the condition of your teeth, gums and bone is. Plenty of adults start treatment, and the discretion of clear trays is often exactly why. An assessment is what settles it rather than a rule about age — ring our Kogarah surgery on (02) 9281 0007 to arrange one.

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Village Dental Kogarah is at Shop 5/23-26 Station St, Kogarah NSW 2217. Eight clinicians work across our two Sydney practices, including a dental prosthetist — meet the team. We look after patients from Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Rockdale, Bexley, Bexley North, Carlton, Allawah, Banksia, Monterey and Sans Souci. If you would like to talk it through, call (02) 9281 0007 or book a time online.

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A note on this articleThis is general information written for patients, not dental advice for your own mouth. Teeth, gums and medical histories differ, and so does what suits them, so please have a dentist examine you before deciding on any treatment. If something in your mouth is painful, bleeding or has been knocked out, ring us on (02) 9281 0007 rather than waiting.