Invisalign Care & Maintenance

It’s crucial to maintain good oral hygiene during Invisalign treatment, and you will need to clean your teeth more frequently. You must brush and floss your teeth thoroughly after every meal or snack or after any drink other than water. If you fail to brush your teeth and replace your aligners, you trap food and plaque bacteria in the tray.

While your aligners are removed, you need to clean them too. There are several ways you can clean your aligners thoroughly. Cleaning methods include:

• Soaking your aligner trays in mouthwash
• Soaking your aligner trays in a 50-50 solution of hydrogen peroxide and water
• Soaking your aligners in denture cleaner
• Soaking your aligners in a 50-50 solution of water and vinegar

You can also clean your aligners by rinsing them under lukewarm water and by brushing them gently with your toothbrush. Invisalign sells a proprietary cleaning kit to keep your aligners clean and fresh and to help prevent discoloration of the aligner trays.