I was cleaning out my dresser and found an old pair of invisalign aligners. Can I use those as whitneing trays and just order the whitening gel? It would save me a ton of money?
Jillian K. – Ohio
Jillian,
Well, do you know which pair of aligners this is? If it’s anything but the last pair, you could shift your teeth and do your bite serious harm. Plus, they’re old, but how old? There’s a lot of information I don’t have here.
While some people whiten their teeth with invisalign aligners, that is always done during their Invisalign treatment, not consecutively.
If I were in your position, I would just talk to my dentist about it. Let him look at the aligners and make sure they’re the right pair AND in suitable condition. It’s possible, but I wouldn’t do it without checking it with your dentist first.
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