“It Might Be Worth It, but Be Aware.....”

Hey Kelmo- it is only day 2, right? The pain should be gone by the weekend. You will adjust, your eating habits should only be affected the first/second day after you start a new tray. Yes, you talk a little differently but I wear them to court and have yet to have anyone make any comments. They do take a little time to get used to speaking in, however. And how can you say they make your love life uncomfortable when you have had them on less than a week?

Hi Kelmo, I also recently started wearing invisalign trays. I am on my second set of 26. I agree, the pain can be a little intense when you get that first set. I'm sure you are probably doing better by now considering you posted on July 9th but I'll go ahead and say it anyway: IT GETS BETTER! =) You feel a tremendous difference as you go into the second week. My trays became very easy to take out. If it were not for the buttons, I'm sure I could have popped the bottom tray out with my tongue...lol I was so ready to move to the next set. Your teeth are shifting so its not going to be pain free. I will say that my second set did not "hurt" the way the first set did. The tenderness is very minimal now and I can remove the trays easier. I only experienced the pressure/tightness. I am not saying that I would go biting an apple on day one of a new set, but it is nothing like the discomfort of the first set. I have 7 buttons and yes, I almost had a fit on day 1 and 2 trying to remove the trays. I came across a site that sells an aligner removal tool (A.R.T.) and a great travel case that includes aligner case, toothbrush, toothpaste,etc. for retainer and aligner wearers. www.dentakit.com As far as invisalign interfering with your love life, I'm not sure what you mean by that. Business as usual here. :) Maybe you can explain?

My ortho has me wearing each set for 3 weeks!....ugh! :( I am on my 6th set. I have 26 sets total so it's going to be a while for me. My teeth were already pretty straight. I just have a gap that I always hated between my upper left k-9 tooth and the tooth right in front of that one (sorry I don't know how to better describe where gap is...lol). When I take pictures, it always comes across as a missing tooth (in my opinion). I can see a difference already. My molars have really shifted. They are tilting more inward and are very straight. Great hearing from you. Seems like you are moving right along.

Hey i just got my Invisalign today! I am so excited! I'm not feeling much pressure like at all. I feel like I keep having to push them in more to feel anything. Is this normal? And when I put them in, there is always my saliva in there so then it makes little bubbles. How do i get rid of that? Did anyone else have that problem too? Me and my new boyfriend haven't kissed. Is the Invisalign going to make it awkward? i didnt have bad teeth they just slightly tilted back. but i wanted them perfect. im looking so forward to seeing a difference in my teeth.

thanks KELMO7! so helpful. yeah as the days have gone on. they have oddly kinda just started fitting properly. i no longer feel they are loose which is great. and i pretty much figured out how to get rid of the bubbles...Q TIPS. haha. after using toothpaste and stuff to clean them, dry them with a qtip. =] i hope thats not bad but it works. haha

Wow what kind of insurance do you have that pays half of the fee? because i really need invisalign but really cant afford it

It was through my former employer. Self-insured. Sorry.

Do any of you have overcrowded teeth? if so what kind of effects are there? good? bad? does it work? hurt? My teeth are not that bad fine on top but a little overcrowded on the bottom. I'm getting married so I want them perfect for pictures

alright so i got mine today, they kill like hell right now honestly. i have 11 trays total, the one thing i have found that works better than pain killers is ICE COLD WATER, it gets under and helps my teeth feel much better, hopefully it will get better and it should

im thinking about getting this because my bottom teeth are overcrowded.
How bad is the pain? Is it as bad as your wisdom tooth growing in? Because that was the most unbearable pain I've ever had!!

Omg I want 2 get these invisalign so I'm going crazy on checkin how much it costs and stuff how do u use the invisalign everyday or wut do u need 2 do? And 1 moar thing how long will it take for ur teeth 2 be completly straight cuz my teeth are pretty messed up up and down so yea :(???