“6 weeks to go - a tip regarding toothpaste and mouth irritation”

I am a 48 year old female who since the age of has 5 wanted beautiful teeth.

I had a minimal problem on my top teeth which REALLY bothered me - my bottom teeth were a bit more mis-aligned which oddly enough did not bother me as much because they didn't show up much in pictures.

I found that I was an "express case" - only needing 10 sets of aligners.

With 6 weeks to go, I can say I am extremely happy with the results on my top teeth. They are almost perfect. My bottom teeth have a ways to go to be straignt and I'm not sure they will be completely straight in 6 weeks, but we'll see. Even if they are not perfect, I think I will be happy with the result.

I have one major piece of information to share that I have not seen mentioned anywhere else. BEWARE of certain kinds of toothpaste!! I had never had any big problem with the inside of my mouth being irritated. Suddenly, my mouth became VERY sensitive to my aligners. After a week of taking them out constantly because they bothered me so much, it finally dawned on me - I had changed brands of toothpaste just before the problem started. I had switched to Crest Vivid White. I immediately stopped using it and went back to my old brand (Colgate Total) and the problem began to clear up within 24 hours. Amazing... I guess the Crest Vivid White was just too strong and made the tissues inside my mouth very sensitive.

So, for any of you experiencing irritation from your aligners - try changing to a milder toothpaste.