This first week is hurting real bad, and applying light pressure with the mint between my front teeth helps me a lot during my work day. This made mine slightly hazy at the points where I was biting and I assume, as a result, more susceptible to stains in those spaces.

Movemints can be used anytime to seat clear aligner trays and help eliminate dry mouth and discomfort for patients. In addition, the biting pressure applied to these appliance-safe products helps gently establish the aligner over the teeth without damaging the patient's orthodontic tray, teeth, or soft tissues. According to the California Dental Association* and other clincial studies, Xylitol inhibits the growth of the bacteria that cause cavities. Brands of orthodontic chewables such as Movemints serve several purposes and are dissolvable, making them extremely easy for patients to use.Whether you are looking for something to freshen up your breath or just a little something extra, we have the perfect mints for you. Removable orthodontic aligner patients are always instructed not to eat or drink anything while wearing their appliances, sugar-free chewing gum and mints included. Dental MoveMints are a specially designed mint that you bite on to help seat Invisalign and other clear plastic aligners and retainers. Properly seat your trays, alleviate dry mouth and bad breath, and perform chewing exercises, all with one tasty mint!

Best of all, Movemints are sugar free and sweetened with Xylitol to promote oral health while they freshen breath and fight dry mouth. This week's Product Bites podcast features new launches from Adravision, Formlabs, Owandy Radiology, Henry Schein Orthodontics, Dental Creations, and Dental Blue Box. Dissolvable options such as Movemints can also be recommended to patients who prefer to use a product that helps with odor, dry mouth, and combatting tooth decay (as they contain xylitol.

They're the perfect size and hardness, and because you consume them, they don't add to landfill like regular aligner chewies! Dave Pechersky and launched in 2018, Movemints offer a breakthrough treatment for clear aligner patients – providing fresh breath, more comfort, and Delicious Progress™ through the aligner journey. At nearly 60p per individual mint, I was expecting a good quality product that would be a suitable alternative to the silicone chewies - but it turns out they are just an oddly shaped regular breath mint. Use gentle pressure to make sure your aligners are fitting well and ease the discomfort of tight trays. You can trust Movemints because it was developed by a leading orthodontist and clear aligner provider!

So, if you are looking for a convenient, natural way to keep your breath smelling fresh, check out our selection of mints today! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Sharon Boyd, MA, RDH — Sharon has over 20 years of dental industry experience and is the founder of DentaSpeak, LLC. We also sell retainer cleaner products like Retainer Brite, Sonic Brite, DentaSoak, OAP Cleaner, and Cleanse Freshen Go retainer cleaning wipes and spray. After that, patients can choose to use them as often as needed, such as each time the aligners are re-inserted, like after meals or brushing and flossing.For instance, if a patient is progressing to a new pair of alignment trays and one does not set over the teeth correctly, the Movemint or "munchie" is chewed in that area of their mouth to help seat the aligner in that space. She often collaborates with practitioners and patients, bridging the gap between care needs and patient concerns.