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A Compliance Guide for Aligner Patients
The habits that separate an on-schedule case from one that quietly extends by six months.
4 min readMedically reviewed
Aligner therapy is prescribed as a set of stages. Skipping wear turns the prescription into an approximation.
What consistent looks like
- Twenty to twenty-two hours of wear each day
- Aligners in during sleep, out only for meals and cleaning
- New tray on schedule — usually every one to two weeks
- All follow-up visits attended
Signals to bring back to your clinician
A stage that no longer seats fully, an attachment that comes off, or pain that persists more than a day after a new tray.
Medically reviewed
Reviewed and edited by Dr. Marianna Zadov, DDS. Last updated August 2026.
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