I cured my receding gum problems with Vitamin D supplementation. My doctor has me on 2000 IU per day, and my last two dentist visits since starting the Vitamin D have been the best of my life. I went from severe bleeding gums to no bleeding at all. Get yourself some Vitamin D3 immediately!!! The best investment you can make in your oral health, though the benefits extend to other areas, as well.
My first set of aligners caused a severe allergic reaction with extraordinarily painful mouth sores and significant puffiness and swelling of my lips and cheeks. The sores themselves were NOT located where rubbing was occurring, but rather higher up in my oral cavity about a half inch above my top front teeth. After consulting with my doctor and the Align company, I was notified that they would send me a new set of aligners that were essentially hypoallergenic. The new aligners have been MUCH better. I'm now on trays 5/16 and haven't had any more mouth sores or issues.
My first set of aligners caused a severe allergic reaction with extraordinarily painful mouth sores and significant puffiness and swelling of my lips and cheeks. The sores themselves were NOT located where rubbing was occurring, but rather higher up in my oral cavity about a half inch above my top front teeth. After consulting with my doctor and the Align company, I was notified that they would send me a new set of aligners that were essentially hypoallergenic. The new aligners have been MUCH better. I'm now on trays 5/16 and haven't had any more mouth sores or issues.
Since the poor sleep lasts a couple days (not just the first night), I'm not sure it will help to switch in the morning. That will just increase the number of times I have to remove a new set of trays during those first 10-12 critical hours when my teeth are adjusting to them to the largest extent. I think it's just going to be part of the process for me. We're moving teeth, so it shouldn't be surprising that it causes headaches and impacts sleep for the first 2-3 days...
They said the only difference was that the new trays were cut and washed by hand. Sounds like either they don't want to share information on the material OR their cutting and washing process produces some sort of residue that is the cause of the allergic reaction.
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