{"id":62,"date":"2018-01-03T02:27:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T02:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonesandknightdds.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2018-01-29T02:28:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T02:28:16","slug":"dentist-in-san-antonio-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonesandassociatesdds.com\/blog\/dentist-in-san-antonio-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Care of Invisalign Aligners \u2013 Tips from Your Dentist in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"\"womanFor quite some time now, you\u2019ve been wanting to improve your smile<\/a> and increase your confidence, and you\u2019ve decided that this is the year to do it. You\u2019ve heard a lot of positive things about the effectiveness and comfort of the Invisalign method and have decided to go that route. But there are some things that you need to be aware of so that your experience will be the best that it can be. For starters, you need to know how to care for your aligners. That\u2019s why your dentist in San Antonio has decided to weigh in with some tips. Find out what they are as you continue reading.\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are Invisalign Aligners?<\/h2>\r\nBefore we get into how to care for your Invisalign aligners, let\u2019s take a moment to discuss what they are and how they work.\r\n\r\nThey are clear, BPA-free plastic trays that are custom designed to comfortably adjust gapped, misaligned or crooked teeth until they are fully corrected. After your trays are fabricated, your dentist will give you all of them at once, so that you don\u2019t have to go back to the office for adjustments. You will simply put in the next set of trays in the sequence every two weeks and discard the previously worn pair.\r\n

The Right Way to Care for Your Invisalign Aligners<\/h2>\r\nAlong with saving you time by not requiring you to go to your dentist\u2019s office for adjustments, Invisalign aligners offer other benefits, and what\u2019s unique is that their advantages correlate with the requirements for caring for them. Here are some examples:\r\n