Drinking Iced Coffee With Invisalign

I use target brand denture cleaner tablets in the machine 1 2 tab in the morning and 1 2 tab at night and my trays stay clear and never stain.

Drinking iced coffee with invisalign. I take communion with the aligners in. Drink your cup of joe with breakfast. Avoid drinks such as red wine that can stain the plastic. Hot tea will stain and warp the aligners.

Keeping hydrated will help avoid problems such as bad breath and stop your mouth feeling uncomfortable. If you try this don t drink piping hot coffee or a hot beverage of any kind with the aligners in. Hot drinks like tea can warp the plastic. Invisalign are virtually invisible smooth aligners.

Before i even began invisalign i bought an ultrasonic cleaner from amazon. While i m at the confessional here s one more. Sugary and alcoholic drinks will lead to. If the plastic warps and the fit is off your teeth won t get the necessary force to achieve the movements your orthodontist programmed into that set of aligners.

I was told i m fine for iced coffee hot coffee could warp the trays but to use a straw if i can and if i can t brush to at least get a. Drink plenty of water. You won t be able to sip on your favorite blend all morning long while wearing invisalign. In general the kinds of problems associated with drinking beverages other than just cool water tend to fall into the following two categories.

Adverse effects that the drink might have on aspects of the invisalign system such as aligner warping or staining or affecting the properties of its plastic. Drinking anything other than water can negate this main selling point. Dark drinks like coffee tea and wine will stain the aligners. I drink iced coffee with mine in almost every day i actually am drinking starbucks while reading this post haha.

Don t drink hot drinks such as tea or coffee with your invisalign in as you could warp them. 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. That being said while wearing invisalign you can only drink cold water and maybe some clear sparkling water. Drinking coffee with invisalign or any other hot beverages can cause the plastic to warp.

The aligners are plastic and it s critical that they hold their shape to do their job of moving teeth.