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Invisalign retainer
Hello doctor,
From 6 months I am using retainer that have plastic and metal hooks and I feel tight after wearing. Today dentist provide me Invisalign retainer and after wearing it is not as tight as previous metal and plastic retainer.
When I asked him that Invisalign is feel less right than previous one. He said that it will get tight after few days.
So, please let me know Invisalign retainer will get tight after few days or not?
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Use hard retainers for better retention.
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It won’t get tight.use hard one for better retention
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It depends case to case
We need to examine the severity
For Invisalign there will be multiple tray need to be changed every 7-10 days
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If it's retainer then it won't get tight. Usually Invisalign material is soft plastic that's why you are feeling it loose than previous retainers.
My suggestion would be go for hard plastic retainer than soft one because it provide better retention.
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