Drinking Hot Coffee With Invisalign

Because the trays are made of plastic hot beverages can warp the trays changing their shape so that they will no longer fit comfortably over the teeth.

Drinking hot coffee with invisalign. Sugary and alcoholic drinks will lead to. Milk drink only water for the very best results. I savor my coffee drinking it s l o w l y. Carbonated sparkling water such as la croix other carbonated beverages.

As mentioned above water is the only safe beverage you can drink while wearing invisalign aligners. You cannot drink coffee with the aligners in. If a patient is drinking liquids hot enough to warp invisalign trays they would be extremely burned inside their mouth. As a local event like the initial contact of a beverage with an invisalign aligner hot coffee is frequently served at a temperature of 71 degrees c 160 degrees f to 85 degrees c 185 degrees f.

Warped trays also will not be able to move the teeth into proper position. Drinking coffee with invisalign aligners will stain them too. Either i remove the aligners every time i take sip of coffee or i speed up my coffee drinking. I drink iced coffee with mine in almost every day i actually am drinking starbucks while reading this post haha.

I got invisalign during my third year of medical school. Drinks you should avoid with invisalign. Hot tea will stain and warp the aligners. Aside from the staining that could occur teeth could be at more risk for decay or tooth damage.

I drank lots of coffee with them in because it didn t seem worth it to take them out for the 30 minutes 1 hour i would be drinking the coffee. Or i give up coffee. Any other alcoholic drink. And sorry your hubby is right.

Though trays should not warp with coffee or tea staining can occur on the trays or teeth. It is recommended to wear aligners 22 hours a day. Then if your teeth aren t clean it can lead to decay because of the acid and sugar combo. I use target brand denture cleaner tablets in the machine 1 2 tab in the morning and 1 2 tab at night and my trays stay clear and never stain.

It s not recommended to wear aligners while drinking hot or colored beverages. That being said while wearing invisalign you can only drink cold water and maybe some clear sparkling water. You can see my problem. Tea and coffee are both hot and also staining making them beverages to avoid during invisalign treatment.

A 12 ounce coffee may last two to three hours.