The Trials and Tribulations of Losing Your Invisalign Teen Aligners...

My most recent update about Angeline's Invisalign Teen treatment is a little late, I'm sorry about that! After catching the most awful illness of our lives coming home from Rome last week, Angeline and I are just now getting out of bed and beginning to feel slightly human again. What a way to end a fabulous European vacation! {insert sarcastic look here}

We don't have much new information to share about Angeline's Invisalign Teen treatment plan right now because well, this summer has not been very productive. Between Angeline "forgetting" to wear her Invisalign Teen aligners while on our cruise in June, and losing her aligners at the airport the day we left for a two-week vacation in Europe...see where I'm going with this?

Because Angeline lost her aligner before we left for two weeks, we were unable to get a replacement set because we were in Europe. I figured it would be okay, we would just have her put on the new pair when we got home in August.

I was so embarrassed to tell you guys that she hasn't done well this summer, but then as I began thinking about it, I realized that this is actually one of the great benefits of the Invisalign Teen treatment plan over orthodontic braces: you can work with them.

The Invisalign Teen treatment plan came with a guarantee, and a replacement set of aligners. Apparently, we aren't the first family this has happened to if they've built it into their program!

And if your teen hasn't been so great about wearing their Invisalign aligners, and aren't quite ready to move to the next set when it's time, they can simply continue to wear their current set for another week or so to catch up, so to speak!

We have our next appointment with our orthodontist on August 21st and at that point, we will know just how far behind Angeline has fallen in her treatment plan. While we've already noticed a slight improvement in her dental issues, I'm hoping that we haven't undone that improvement by her not wearing her aligners properly this summer!

With the back-to-school season in full swing right now, have you thought about starting your teen's year off right with an orthodontic consultation? One of the main deterrents to many people facing the choice between traditional braces and Invisalign is that their dentist says they aren't a good candidate. What you may not realize is that not all dentists are actually licensed to provide Invisalign, and since there is no profit involved in referring a candidate to a qualified provider, they simply say that the patient isn't a good candidate. Getting a second opinion is so important!

I suggest taking the Invisalign Smile Assessment and finding a qualified dentist or orthodontist using the Find a Doctor tool on the Invisalign website if you are considering Invisalign treatment for yourself or your teen!

Don't forget to check back later this month as I share our updates after Angeline's next appointment!