“Just started!”
Invisalign: Worth it
Pain: Mild
I began my Invisalign treatment on my top and bottom teeth yesterday. All in all my orthodontist says I will need 10 months' worth of treatment. I'm not in pain, it just feels like there is pressure on my teeth, which I can cope with. What I do struggle with is taking them out - they are so tight and I have to yank at them for ages before they eventually pop out!
Does anyone have any advice on techniques for taking them out?
My thumbs are killing me from when I've had to use my thumbnails to go underneath the plastic to get a proper grip. The other thing I'd like advice on is how to deal with socialising when wearing Invisalign!
Sure you can take them out when you eat, but what do you do when you go out for drinks one evening? I don't want it to fail so I'm considering just abandoning drinking completely! Surely it isn't effective if you take them out and put them in 5 times in two hours???
Can anyone help me please?
Mar 4, 2008Comments and replies (36)
unregistered guest
12 Mar 2008
I am 1 week into my treatment. As you mention, the taking them out and putting them back in was difficult. But, a week later, I'm happy to report, it's not so bad. I do notice that my thumb nails are stubby now on the edges. I have 8 attachments, which posed challenges on this also. I just lift up on the back, with the edge of my thumb, on each side, and then work my fingers forward. A week later, it's getting easier, so either I'm getting better at it, or my teeth are loosening up. The initial discomfort (from the 1st day) has also gone away. I have dropped a bit of weight in the last week, since I'm not snacking. I do keep a toothbrush and paste in my desk at work, and am carrying a toothbrush travelkit in my handbag. My water drinking has increased, I'm brushing 3 times a day, and I've quit snacking...hmmm, sounds like this might be a healthy year. Good luck
unregistered guest
13 Mar 2008
I started Invisalign today! Getting them in and out really easily. Slight lisp but not bothered about that really. However they are making me feel sick. Haven't actually been sick (yet), but just the feeling of your mouth filling up etc etc. Has anyone else experienced this?
unregistered guest
16 Mar 2008
....I was coming here to read reviews and so far a majority are positive. I am starting my invisalign this wednesday and cannot wait - i have had terrible experiences before with other was of sraightening my teeth, that i had given up but i have a good feeling about ivisalign. I hope I am not disappointed!!
unregistered guest
23 Mar 2008
i am 14 and am getting invisalign in a few weeks. i was wondering if anyone could tell me just how often you have to take them out. for example, do you have to clean your teeth after EVERYTHING you eat? and do most people get lisps from invisalign or do only some people? i am really hoping mine work, so please respond! thanks.
unregistered guest
24 Mar 2008
Hi katykay, I can only tell you my experience. I have only had mine 3 weeks now. I carry a small ziploc with a travel toothbrush and paste. And, I have a toothbrush and paste in my desk at work. During the week, at work, yes, I brush after lunch. And, I have brushed while out to lunch and dinner with friends. I was out of town this last weekend, and not able to brush after lunch, so after I ate, I drank lots of water, swished it around in my mouth before swallowing, etc. Then put them back in. When I got a chance to brush, I did so. I had decided to start right out with good habits. This includes keeping them in about 21 1/2 - 22 hours a day. I am hoping I can keep this up. As to lisping. I had a bit of a problem the 1st day of the first set, but when I moved to my 2nd set, I had no lisping at all. Good luck and best wishes.
unregistered guest
25 Mar 2008
hi. im 15 and im seriously thinking about getting invisalign. i really dont have bad teeth i only have one thats really bothering me on the top. i see all these things about how difficult it is to get the trays out before you eat. and since im 15 i am at school and i dont have time to brush after lunch. i was wondering if there is any allternative to doing this everytime you eat something. i really dont want to get braces for the obvious reasons of having metal across your teeth. and they seem very uncomfortable. so any help or suggestions would be great! thanks!
unregistered guest
30 Mar 2008
I am on my 17th tray now and I have only 4 more to go. I couldn't be happier with results. My teeth look great already. I was having problems with lisping every time I was getting a new retainer. It was super annoying sine I already have an accent and having a lisp on top of that made me look like a total dork! Lisping stopped somewhere on the third retainer. It took a while for me to get used to them, and since I tend to eat all day long it became little difficult to snack. Dentist told me not to drink while wearing a retainer, but I do anyway and just try to brush my teeth as often as possible, or at least rinse the. It's not that hard once you get used to it, and my dentist even told me my teeth are in a really good shape, even thou I don't walk around with a tooth brush. I can't wait to be finish. Good luck to all of you just starting your treatment.
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31 Mar 2008
Does anyone drink sugar-free sodas with your trays in? Other than staining, is there any reason not to? Thanks
unregistered guest
31 Mar 2008
This is my first day on InvisiAlign. So far not too bad. Like everybody else, I've also got lisping, and I hope it will go away in a couple of days. Snappin it back is so much easier than taking them out. When I was doing it in the bathroom before lunch, I gathered some curious looks. My plan is to have breakfast and lunch only, but I can see it will be difficult for some social occasions. If nothing else, this treatment should form a very healthy habit.
unregistered guest
1 Apr 2008
IM GETTING READY TO START MINE IN ABOUT A MONTH.WHAT ABOUT SLEEPING WITH THEM?DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM OUT AT NIGHT?