{"id":12,"date":"2023-11-17T16:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mainstfamilydentaldanville.com\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2024-01-02T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:40:44","slug":"can-you-get-cavities-with-invisalign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstfamilydentaldanville.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/17\/can-you-get-cavities-with-invisalign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavity Caution: Can You Still Get Cavities with Invisalign?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Invisalign is the premier clear aligner treatment that helps you shift your teeth for a better bite and improved oral health. The sturdy plastic slips down over your pearly whites, completely covering them as it does its work. This aspect leads many patients to believe that Invisalign could also have the side effect of preventing cavities. But is that true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn more about Invisalign<\/a> and how cavities form, continue reading. What you learn may help you improve your oral health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Do Cavities Form?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cavities are the result of bacteria that form on your teeth after eating. At all times, your mouth is home to thousands of bacteria that perform many tasks such as helping to break down the food you eat. Other, more harmful bacteria also make their homes there, feeding on the particles of food that get left in your teeth for form a sticky film called plaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This plaque spreads and grows the more you eat food, and eventually starts making acid. This acid is what eventually wears holes in the enamel of your teeth\u2014cavities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Invisalign Prevent Cavities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Invisalign does not protect your teeth from cavities. In fact, poor oral hygiene and Invisalign could accelerate the process. For the treatment to be effective, you need to wear your aligners for 20 to 22 hours per day. This means that if plaque is on your teeth when you slip your aligners on, you\u2019re trapping it against the enamel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Do if You Notice a Cavity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a few signs that you\u2019re dealing with a cavity including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n