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[@jessicawashburn]

🙏🙏🙏 thank you! Great video!!!

[@Straightsmilesolutions]

MAHALO!

[@yewwut]

Hi! Thanks for the video. Have you ever come across somebody using a power ridge on a tooth that has an attachment? I have power ridges on my upper lateral incisors and one central incisor. The lateral incisors have attachments on them and the tray is now smooth where the old ones had a “pocket” for the attachment. The tray barely goes over the attachment and the power ridge does not touch the tooth at all. I already brought it up to my ortho who saw me for a minute and said it was fine but I am starting to question his judgement.

[@Straightsmilesolutions]

I have quite often and there's no issue. Perhaps you have a manufacturing defect? Show your doc and ask for a refinement

[@mersome4630]

Can you wear the aligners backwards if you don’t like the results?

[@Straightsmilesolutions]

You mean like wear it backwards down the sequence? Sure, I guess as long as your doc is supervising you. Or- just stop wearing your retainers.

[@GayleFalkenthal]

Thanks so much for this. My dentist never mentioned the bite ramps. I was incredibly upset by them when they popped up on aligner 15 of 18. What a nasty surprise. They are HORRIBLE. 28 days and counting and I am miserable. Invisalign works but I’ve hated every single day of it.

[@Straightsmilesolutions]

Wow...are they really that bad?

[@GayleFalkenthal]

@@Straightsmilesolutions To me they are. I feel every tiny little thing and my mouth is too small for my teeth to start with, so these feel like I’m wearing a full mouth guard locking my whole mouth down. I find them so distracting it’s driving me nuts. But what I really object to is not bring informed ahead of time. 27 days and counting. It can’t be over fast enough.

[@trackee2024]

@@GayleFalkenthal I have the bite ramps too and find them super annoying. I am a jaw clencher and have had TMJ issues in the past, so I guess it's good to hear that they'll help. I find myself just clenching on the ramp though. It seems all my trays will have them, too. :(

[@Lizeth0102]

@@GayleFalkenthal I understand what you are saying, I’m sorry but most of f*ckin orthos don’t tell you everything bc of the money; they just care about people’s money, they’re unethical.

[@samhugh4965]

I have bite ramps starting on tray 3 ( switch to tray 2 tomorrow evening). I have power ridges on both upper and lowers and it hasn’t bothered me at all. So fingers crossed on the bite ramp.