28 year old female uk starting Invisalign

Hey! Haven't updated in a while so thought I would post. Had my first tightening/band change the other day and I was expecting my teeth to be really painful the next day after but they weren't at all. Iv still had no irritation from the brackets, I can now eat anything (within reason) again, I just carry a mirror and tooth pick with me everywhere as food does get stuck in the brackets. Am loving my new turquoise bands, I'm not embarrassed of the braces at all, infact I actually quite like them. Can't recommend enough after enduring Invisalign, however I appreciate that everyone is different.

There's no getting away from the fact that braces hurt! Woke up this morning and my teeth are painful, not an unbearable pain but like a constant deep dull ache. The first time you eat with them on feels so weird and it's horrible when all the food gets stuck but I remember from before than this is something you very quickly get used to, swill with water after every meal and most of it gets dislodged. I bought some interdental brushes as these are good to get between the teeth and bigger ones to go between the brackets. Iv also switched to sensodyne toothpaste as my teeth get really sensitive when they move. Other than those few issues that I was fully expecting I'm actually surprised that it's been quite easy. I haven't had any irritation of the gums/lips/tounge so far, the Invisalign trays caused me a lot of irritation in the first couple of days and I had mouth ulcers everywhere. My speech hasn't been affected at all, i had a lisp with Invisalign where my tounge was hitting the plastic. My mouth isn't dry and although I'm sticking to soft food for now while my teeth are tender I can't imagine it will affect my eating too much, I used to just cut things up more when I last had braces rather than bite into stuff and I drink through a straw.

Well got my braces fitted this afternoon. Wasn't a bad experience at all, was actually easier having these on than having the Invisalign attachments on! Feels a bit weird and tight but no pain (as of yet) will update in a few days.