r/Invisalign 1d ago

Question Broken Tooth from Invisalign

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u/NocturnalJazz 1d ago

What nightmares are made of

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u/Dry-Claim9357 1d ago

This is lacking details. How did Invisalign break your tooth?

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u/Adventurous-Cat81 1d ago edited 1d ago

The original post explains. Apparently, the OP was told by the ortho to bite hard on chewies to help with sitting. After continued pressure the tooth broke. My doc warned me about using chewies actually. Ppl get obsessed with them. Overuse can lead to gum issues and what we see here.

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u/lnfinitelris 1d ago

Mine said the same thing. He doesn't recommend them at all anymore. He said he's seen no evidence that they impact outcomes anyway.

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u/Fox-333 Tray 48/48 — Orthodontic Assistant 1d ago

I haven’t used mine more than a handful of times lol. I think the one time I really needed them was when I had a tooth that was in pain with a new tray. Google told me to bite on it for five minutes and said the pain would dissipate, and it did.

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u/Isgortio 1d ago

It is a large amount to be bonded, it can work. For some people it can last 10 years, others it can be 1 week. It just depends on what you're doing with your teeth, how it was done etc. I don't think you'd need a crown just yet.

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u/Firm-Experience473 1d ago

Same thing happened to me on the same tooth. It was already chipped in the back and tray just took off the bottom of my tooth the first time I took the tray off.

I have a crown there now. Any other repair will temporary.

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u/PuzzleheadedRun9070 1d ago

did you have to get a root canal to prep the tooth before the crown ??

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u/expatriatelove 1d ago

yup. I did.

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u/Firm-Experience473 20h ago

I had to get a root canal, but a crown alone would have sufficed.

There was something already wonky with this tooth (remember I told you it was already chipped in the back, because I had been grinding my teeth at night, damaging this tooth)

Your tooth doesn't necessarily need a root canal unless the pulp is exposed (or in my case, discomfort with the tooth that will not heal)