HOW TEETH MOVE WITH ALIGNERS & BRACES l Dr. Melissa Bailey Orthodontist 

The turkey analogy is brilliant. I will try to keep my oven warm!

My orthodontist is very skilled, but is a man of few words. I would have really appreciated an explanation like this! Thanks for your awesome videos. I’m learning so much and it is helping with my compliance :)

This was so helpful and very easy to understand. I started my aligners a few weeks ago and I was so curious about what was really happening when I put in a new tray and my teeth get really sore. I really like knowing the actual mechanism behind it.

the oven analogy is a good one

I found this whole explanation very therapeutic. I had pain for 3 days and I'm on my first tray. But now I'm ok. This helps a lot to understand what was happening.

The Dragonball Z analogy was great!

This information is so powerful and I’m convicted because I haven’t been wearing 22 hours. Knowledge is power

The best explanation ever! Especially with those props! creative & cute 🥰

Awesome video! And your remark about the need to understand and the understanding contributing to the motivation: I 100% agree

Since I started aligners this month (at age 30), I am so fascinated by all things teeth movement and teeth hygiene. I used to neglect my teeth but I love videos like this now. Good job Dr Bailey, very interesting watch.

Wow, thank you!

Ah this is so helpful! I was just thinking this about my trays, wondering if it meant I could move trays more quickly as I didn’t feel the pressure. Now I know why not. Thank you

Thanks so much for providing that explanation. Definitely very helpful and extremely important information! You’re great! ❣️

I just got my clear corrects Thursday. This helps to understand the process so much better.

Great analogies Doc! It makes perfect sense! Let it set so it has time to rebuild.

You just answered my question with fit liners! Thank you, Dr.Bailey!!

This video is exactly the motivation I needed to keep my trays in as recommended-thank you so much!

Human body is amazingly designed

This video was so so informative enlightening and I’m so happy I came across it. Also, TrayMinder is a game changer for me. Before coming across it, I was trying to journal my aligner usage, which is not realistic for creating a consistent routine. I now feel very confident in my routine. Thank you for these helpful videos and tools. Also, I really enjoy Dr Bailey’s real-world analogies - I love her videos! Thank you, Dr Bailey!

Thanks for such an informative video! I am on week 4/23 of my trays and it has been good so far. I did a lot of research and spoke with my ortho, and decided on Invisalign. I am using TrayMinder and it really helps keep me accountable and mindful as I plan my meals and days.

Thank you, Doctor Bailey!!!!!!! I understand much better now.

Dr. Bailey, what a fab video explaining the movement of team. Great presentation.

Thank you! I just start using it and this video will help me to keep on!!!

Thank you for this excellent lesson. Very helpful.

This has answered so many questions - thank you x

This is extremely helpful in understanding how invisalign works to move teeth! I am not sure if you've done an indepth video on why attachments are placed where they are placed and how the specific spot allows it to move a specific direction but if not i'd love to see one!

I watched this whole video! 😮 you did a good job explaining

This’s amazing 🤩 Thank you!

This channel has been invaluable.

Wow great explanation Doctor. You've just earned a subscriber !!!!!!

never knew any of this and im on my second set of orthodontics!

You are a blessing!

Many thanks for this calmly explained process.

This was super helpful! Thank you!

My dentist just straight up told me all this off the get-go, didn't even have to ask. Only watching this in hopes i'd learn soemthing new about it, and i did... I learned that undermining resorption is bad. :) Thanks!

Great explanation! Thank you so much!

Thanks for the wonderful explanation Doctor 🌹

Love you and your videos! Thank you ❤️

Thank you for posting such a detailed explanation! I just started Invisalign at 40, and it's so helpful and interesting to hear the process behind what I'm going through. Here's hoping my continued efforts to improve and take care of my teeth result in better dental health.

Awesome video explaining it! Thanks

That was an amazing explanation. Thank you

I wish my orthodontist broke it down like this!! Awesome Thanks!

This was super helpful!

Thank you, I am getting mine today and very nervous. This really helps. Thank you so much for making me feel secure! Keep doing you!❤️

I have been wearing my Invisalign for 11 weeks and they are moving amazingly ! I know now how it works thanks for explaining

She’s AMAZING

Wonderful video! Informative & concise... :)

That's super interesting! Definitely this would be helpful education for new orthodontic patients :) Thanks!

Very informative and comprehensive. Thank you 😊

Thank you for describing this IN DEPTH! I’ve watched so many vague and short videos but I want to have all the info

This was a great explanation

This was an excellent video

This was really good information

So interesting thank you!

Thank you Dr. B.

Thank you Dr. Bailey 😁

Excellent explanation. I had no idea so much was going on. I’m trying to be patient but it’s a very slow process.

Awesome video..answered all the questions i had...i am on my 5th day with invisilign..

You have a gift for teaching; very clear and succinct with the information you provide. Thank you for making all of these videos.

Very helpful info. Thank you

learned a lot from 15 min video than my orthodontists. i Thank you a lot

You're lovely, Dr Bailey

Great video! Really appreciate the detail around bone remodeling. I’m starting Invisalign tomorrow. By the end of my treatment, if I’ve successfully moved teeth and the bone has remodeled appropriately, why do people need retainers? It seems there is not pressure on the teeth to move back. What causes teeth to want to move back to where they were?

thank you so much Dr. kindly, is it necessorly to ligate the tooth (with a torque spring), with ligature wire or it is enough with ligature elastic? 🌹🌹

Hello, do all orthodontists move teeth slowly (frontal resorption)? Is that the standard norm movement for Invisalign? Very informative video ☺️

Love your app, I'm using it right now :). I downloaded it first and then I found you here on RU-vid, a great channel as well. My humble two cents: I think it would be great if the user could set up different ''stop wearing'' cycles, like, Breakfast 20 mins, lunch 40 mins, snacks 30 mins, dinner 30 mins, etc. I'm a software developer myself =). Cheers!

SO HELPFUL!! Thank you! 😃 Downloaded the app last night to try. I’m an older patient (39), some teeth are wobbly, one more than the rest. X-ray shows tooth and gums/bone are in good condition but one tooth in particular has more ‘space’ around it (i forget what that area is called), I guess from the movement and changing trays too quickly for some teeth (7-8 days). I’ve been wearing tray 13 for 6 weeks because I heard a loud crack early in tray 12, but that was just before new years. Waited it out as I didn’t have any real pain. Didn’t know if it was the tooth, the tray, or what. Switched to tray 13 after 14days, had more pain, particularly that tooth. It felt weird, extra sensitive to touch, when wiggle or press on it could hear a really quiet click. Had an appt but then my tonsil was sore and with covid being a thing these days I felt I needed to be responsible and reschedule. Pain was not anything unreasonable but naturally if I did have a cracked tooth/root I didn’t want to switch trays yet w/o knowing what was going on. So, another 2 wks of tray 13 to make sure I wasn’t sick. Was clear to go in (at 4wks of tray 13), got x-ray/assessed, dentist said ther’s the slightest line where there could have been a crack but it’s definitely not cracked now (I take Vit K2 in a multivitamin format, maybe in the 6wks enough repair happened, OR maybe it wasn’t cracked at all) told everything but that space looks good but lets wait 2wks longer with this tray to see if anything changes with the tooth’s mobility. Now been 2wks, saw dentist again, still wobbly (I can’t move it with my tongue, or tongue can’t perceive it). So I’m moving on to 14 but will need to have a visit with my ortho for a followup to get his opinion, if concerned or if it’s expected for what we’re doing + my age. Last visit he had said 10days per tray is good if 7 feels too fast. I am inclined to think no less than 12... I suppose it can vary one tray to the next. Also realized that around tray 12 I was taking in far less calcium. I don’t drink dairy, rarely eat it (cheese, if I eat pizza basically). I mainly get calcium from almond milk and whatever greens/veg/fruit/nuts/seeds I put in my daily smoothie and my multivitamin. Still that’s not enough. So I bought calcium supplement that contains Magnesium and D3 and hopefully this will be a help to my teeth and bones. Especially at my age. I hope there a video on the use of “chewies”... I need an explanation about whether it is purely to ensure the fit is proper or if there is also some science about what that does to the gums/bone etc and speeds things up. Been confused on that subject. The “chewies” my ortho hands out are the plastic suction sticks they use to suck your saliva out during procedures. They have a wire to hold a bend in them. So biting on a wire (though covered by the plastic) is what I thought cracked my tooth. I was chewing when I heard the crack... going to buy some ‘Y’ shaped silicone chewy tool on Amazon today. Hopefully that will ensure I don’t crack teeth/bone in the future and be much friendlier (and sanitary).

Holly crap 🤩🤯who knew are teeth move and have shock absorbency. Human body is mind blowing

very informative

Hi, Doctor. I have been watching your videos and I love all of them. If you don’t mind me, I would like to ask a few questions. I recently got my first Invisalign and I wonder how common it is to put under anaesthesia before the teeth shaving. And is it common for the gum to be damaged during the procedure?

Thank you doctor, wonderful explanation!! I love your channel ; I got a question too-if the slow gentle pressure is the key to best results,why a there are lots of people reporting terrible headaches,in first 3 days,and others say it is not that bad and they didn't need any pills? For instance- I got clear aligners without attachements and it is not that unpleasant as I expected and heard. Thank you

Very helpful

I change my aligner every 5 days. My doctor said that if you want the treatment to be completed in a shorter time, you can change it every 5 days instead of 7 days, but you should make sure that the aligner fits well.

Hi Dr Bailey! I was wondering if you can speak more about attachments? Why do some people have more attachments? For me, they're the ones that really affect me--just because of how they protrude out and make it difficult to remove the trays :( Would like to hear more about this. THanks!

I am also one of those people who need to understand the why and how behind something so that I can fully commit to getting onboard with it. You accomplished that! I do have a question too: if it takes a minimum of 4 hours for the process to start and 6 is an ideal amount of time for pressure, then isnt taking out the aligner to eat a meal causing us to lose progress between breakfast and lunch? Incentivizes eating quickly but this is hard when teeth hurt lol

This is the best explanation so far. I am new to aligners and this is my aligner #1. I am on my Day 4 atm. My question is, is it ok to take it off, let's say for 4 hours for a special occasion like party where there's constant food and drinks? And I am actually saying just for a day in the 2-week period?

I am going through my number 12 aligner, and results really show. Thank you, Dr. Bailey!

Do you recommend taking calcium tablets when using aligners?

thank you, Dr. Bailey, this video was very informative and helpful, I got my Invisalign two days ago and the pain has been okay, now I don't want to jinx myself, but it doesn't hurt as much as I expected it to which is sweet. I have a question! is having a midline in the middle important? or is it just for aesthetics? i got a tooth pulled out when i was a kid so my ortho had to take the tooth on the bottom out as well. I really don't want to take more teeth out just to put my midline in the middle though..

I have been wearing my aligners for 6 weeks now, and I believe they are working. I usually feel tightness and soreness the first three days. Then it is back to normal.

So how do I know if the resorption and bone restructure after tooth movement takes 7 or 14 days? Should everyone change trays after 14 days to be sure that the resorption is finished? I’m 51 and I’ve been changing trays after 7-9 days. My teeth are very sore and feel very loose, but I don’t know how sore and how loose is normal, as I can’t compare. I can’t use the chewie in the first 3 days, as it hurts too much, like I’m pushing my teeth onto the bone.

Wow so cool

Great explanation, great content. So if instead of switching my aligners ever 7 days, I switch them every 6 days. And instead of switching my aligners every 14 days, I switch them every 10 days. Will that be an issue cause I have no issue with mobility? I get why I don't feel any pressure now cause it's filling in the space but will that still affect me if I switch a little too early? Plz respond 🙏

I have a 5mm midline diastema on my upper row that I’m going to close with Invisalign. Would you recommend having buttons put on teeth 1&2. I’ve seen someone have this, but I don’t think my orthodontist is doing this for me and I’m concerned. 😢

Hi Dr. Bailey, thank you SO much for your helpful videos and app! I’m on my first week of Invisalign, and I’m loving your app! ❤️ I just watched a YT video from a dentist who says that with braces, the tooth roots get moved, but with aligners, only the crowns get moved, and so the crown & root is basically twisted instead of aligned. He doesn’t recommend Invisalign for this reason and says to go with braces instead. I’ve never heard this before, and it’s a little concerning. Based on your video, it’s sounds like they do get moved, but is it to the same degree as braces? Do the roots stay in alignment with the crowns? I’d love your thoughts on this!

Hi can you do a video on, How to know if you will need elastics with your Invisalign? because I will be getting my Invisalign at the beginning of January and I'm curious on if im going to have to have elastics. I also have a open bite so hopefully this will give you and idea. 😬

Thank you for this video. I am someone who has boneloss and was advised by oral surgeon to not do orthodontis due to having very little bone. The orthodontis I consulted disagrees and wants to get my bite corrected. I'm 47 and honestly I prefer to not take the risk. I do need one tooth molar intruded and would do orthodontis for that particular tooth only. IStill thinking on how to proceed.

Hello Dr. Bailey, thank you very much for your very helpful informations. I am thinking about this procedure and I am a bit scared about my age (61). Can you recommand the treatment for aged people? Best wishes from Germany.

Thank you Dr Bailey! This video is incredible and I appreciate you taking the time to explain. I have a question. When only certain teeth are supposed to move but not the molars, what happens to the space? For example, my molars aren’t supposed to move but other front teeth are. Wouldn’t that cause space between those moved teeth and the molars if all teeth aren’t moving? Or does the muscle rebuilding fill the gap? If there’s a gap? Thank you!

hi again is it better to choose a doctor that can fix teeth for crown ...and can also does invisalign or just choose different doctor for each procedure . tks again

Hi Ma'am, how long are we supposed to wear our retainers after the treatment? Some say it's 6-12 months, but I have also read that we have to wear them forever, at least while sleeping, or the teeth tend to move back to their initial position. Please help me with this concern.

I had just removed my lower premolars to fix my under/crossbite. I put my rubber bands in 2 days after the surgery. Do you think by canine will move fairly fast since there’s no other tooth there? But the extraction site is still healing? I hope the gaps close as soon as possible, since I’m applying a heavy rubberband on that side.

We definitely are wonderfully made, as the Psalmist said centuries ago 😊

Hey, I just got mine out on today (on the younger side) and WOW they hurt, I understand that They will get better, but Is there any thing I could do to ease the pain? Thanks

OK so my aligners are here my appointment is set for tomorrow I’m excited a bit nervous but I’m ready 😆😆😆😆😆😆

Hello Dr. Bailey! Thank you for the excellent explanation. I currently have aligners and I'm on my 3rd week. You said not too leave them off long enough for "the oven to get cold". About how long does that take? 30min? Also, if my teeth are still a little sore, is that a sign I should continue with my curent tray until a have a few days that are completely pain free? Thank you again!

I got bonding done and year and a half later My Gap came back Teeth shifted in the middle How does this happen? I had braces when I was in 4th grade I’m in my mid 30s

hi, thank you for your video, its really helpful. Can you please tell me if the aligners can cause gum recession?

I’m new into this, week one, but the trays are tearing up the inside of my mouth and I always feel like I’m rushing to eat. I hate that.

What do you think about 7 day changes vs 10 day changes on someone in their late 20s? Are 10 day changes the sweet spot to wait for osteoblasts to do their job?