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Reply With QuotePeople would tell you that you should NOT skip a tray. Instead, you should call your ortho who should have the one you lost re sent and wear your previous tray until it arrives.
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Anyone done this??
I switched trays yesterday and the bottom one vanished into thin air (like socks and tea spoons). I hunted high and low for ages and could not locate it so I have had to go on to the next one - so almost like skipping an entire tray.
There's not a lot else I can do and am just hoping that it doesn't mess up my treatment or damage my teeth.
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People would tell you that you should NOT skip a tray. Instead, you should call your ortho who should have the one you lost re sent and wear your previous tray until it arrives.
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Sounds sensible - I wonder how long these things take, though... I will ring them tomorrow.
Thanks.
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You have so many upper trays compared to bottom. Possibly they will just have you wear the one you put in for an extra few weeks?!
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You'll be finished with your lowers so much sooner than your uppers that it shouldn't make any difference in your timetable if you wear the old lower tray until a replacement tray arrives from the ortho. If you skip a tray, you may miss important moves, and that could ultimately disrupt your treatment as time progresses. It shouldn't take but 2-3 weeks or so for your new tray to arrive.
I'll add puzzle pieces to socks, teaspoons, and Invisalign trays!
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Reordered trays generally arrive in our office within the week. Do not skip to the next tray. Keep in mind that there may be a fee for replacement, depending on the original treatment plan you have worked out with your orthodontist!
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This happened to me too. I seem to have a habit of yanking them out at night, and managed to lose the bottom tray... Luckily I was due to move onto the next set that day anyway but otherwise would have had to pay for a replacement!
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I called today and was informed - by the receptionist - that I should move on to the next tray.... funnily enough, I found the missing tray under a chair today so have switched back to that now... what a caffuffle!
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Glad things worked out for you! Whew! A few days of worrying, eh?!
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