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Upper Respiratory Reaction with Invisalign - Denver, CO

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The first 24 hours were fine except they were very...

Denver597March 10, 2011
$4,000

The first 24 hours were fine except they were very hard to get out. This got better over time. But very soon I developed a funny dry cough. I didn't feel like I was getting sick, just had a persistent cough. It grew worse over a couple days and I began to suspect the new clear braces. I realized that I stopped coughing soon after taking them out!

I googled "Invisalign Allergic Reaction" and got several hits. Others had the same problem, some accompanied by nausea. Yikes! My new plan to correct my bite has hit a wall! My ortho never heard of this, but I cited the pages on-line. He is currently contacting his Invisalign rep and will get back to me. Waaah! I don't wanna be a metal mouth again at this age!

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Robert T. Rudman, DDS, MS

Robert T. Rudman, DDS, MS

Orthodontist

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Sharon at RealSelf
March 10, 2011

Wow, I've never heard of an allergic reaction to Invisalign. I'm curious what your dentist says after talking to the Invisalign rep, so please keep us posted!

Beirut2686
March 28, 2011
please somebody help me. I have varicose veins and I noticed they are getting worse since I put in the second tray..Has anyone had headaches after putting in aligners. also the roughness of aligners is causing blisters in my lip..help I paid a lot of money for these things
elie12345
February 25, 2013
It seems you have other systemic diseases.There is no relation between varicose and Invisalign .Invisalign is a costly treatment.
Denver597
March 28, 2011
Invisalign is aware of the problem and will correct it. My ortho contacted them and they replaced the trays with their hypoallergenic version made from a different material. So far, they're working great and no coughing or other side effects!
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Sharon at RealSelf
March 31, 2011

That's great news. Yay! Who knew they made hypoallergenic trays? :)

anon6088
March 31, 2011
My wife has had hives for most of this year. On Feb. 27, she removed the invisalign trays and slowly she is getting over the hives. Her Ortho told her the sales rep had not told him about problems with people that have allergies, asthma, ot similiar problems. They have a procedure for doing trays differently in those situations. Problem is, myh wife suffered hives and breathing problems for three months. Why didn't the company tell the provider of this alternative. They have not responded to me when I ask about this problem. Maybe why FDA got involved in Nov. 2010.
Denver597
March 31, 2011
Did her ortho tell her to stop wearing the trays immediately once she told him/her of the breathing problems? If not, switch orthos. That is unacceptable. If the company has the hypoallergenic trays for these cases, then it obviously is admitting that there is a problem. Good luck. I didn't know of FDA's involvement. I'll look it up. Thanks.
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