Irritation of the gums or lips from the aligner is actually rare, but I do see it every now and then. The good news is that the irritation is really easy to fix. When I do see the irritation, it is from the edges of the aligners rubbing on the gums or lips. The remedy is to trim and polish the areas that are... more
Will Invisalign irritate my gums and lips like traditional braces?
I am currently wearing what's called a space maintainer... I am not sure why (they didn't really explain it to me) because all I want are straighter teeth. I hate the thing, how it looks, how it feels.
I was reading some of the comments on Invisalign and want to know the chances of them being extremely irritable like some of the writers were saying.
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10 Dec 2008
My situation may be unusual, but I've actually had far less mouth irritation during the treatment than prior to. I can only assume my then-crooked teeth dug into the sides of my mouth while I slept. Now, they can't. :)