Coffee Invisalign Attachments

If you try this don t drink piping hot coffee or a hot beverage of any kind with the aligners in.

Coffee invisalign attachments. You might receive more attachments than you are expecting. Every night i brush my aligners with a tooth brush and tooth paste. Drinking coffee with invisalign aligners will stain them too. I drank lots of coffee with them in because it didn t seem worth it to take them out for the 30 minutes 1 hour i would be drinking the coffee.

And also you must brush your teeth after you finish your cup before you put them back in. It will not only distort the trays but it can become trapped between the tray and your teeth. I drink one cup of coffee every morning and my aligners do not have any yellowing. I take communion with the aligners in.

Recent invisalign procedures may include attachments or enamel colored ridges that stick to your teeth like braces brackets. The aligners are plastic and it s critical that they hold their shape to do their job of moving teeth. Invisalign is an appealing option for many adults and teens who want straight teeth without obvious metal braces. I haven t had coffee or wine stain my attachments though i only have coffee about once a week and wine once or twice a week.

While i m at the confessional here s one more. If you are a good candidate for invisalign braces there are a few things to understand about this orthodontic method including the little known invisalign attachments. Then if your teeth aren t clean it can lead to decay because of the acid and sugar combo. A study by liu evaluated the staining effect of coffee black tea and red wine cabernet sauvignon on several removable aligner systems and commented that of these three coffee was the one that tended to be the worst offender.

As a local event like the initial contact of a beverage with an invisalign aligner hot coffee is frequently served at a temperature of 71 degrees c 160 degrees f to 85 degrees c 185 degrees f. You cannot drink coffee with the aligners in. How invisalign attachments work. Staining is more common.

You must always take them out before drinking coffee. I got invisalign during my third year of medical school. The attachments can stain if you drink a lot of dark liquids like coffee tea or red wine. Invisalign aligners are powerful.

And sorry your hubby is right.