Invisalign - Brilliant Idea or Mid Life Crisis? - Dacula, GA

I am 56.... coming up fast on 57. I have always wanted to straighten out my overlapping two top front teeth. Kids, mortgage payments, and life always came first. I have enquired with several of my dentists in the past several years. More than 1 told me I would have to have teeth removed first... That never appealed to me. Then I got a new dentist 2 years ago and he started appealing to my vanity - "very nice white teeth for your age. You really should consider braces.." Long story shortened up - I am on my 2nd tray with Invisalign. I am told I will need 29 trays on top, and 14 on the bottom. So far, I have had really sore gums, my tongue was raw the first week or so. Thank goodness it is much better now. I have discovered ortho wax. This is my personal life saver. I have a lisp that doesn't seem to want to go away. My mouth is ALWAYS dry... My husband says I smile weird and talk funny. All that sounds negative. That being said, my mouth is better today. I am starting to get used to brushing and flossing multiple times a day. I am hopeful that it will mean a better checkup. But I have never had bad check ups.. so not sure how I will gauge that outcome. It's way too early to give a thumbs up or down on my overall experience at this point.

Put tray 4 in two days ago. I took the advice of others and put them in before bed with a couple of aspirins.... That worked pretty well. My sleep was not interrupted and by the next morning I had no pain. So far so good. I still have a lot of dry mouth issues, but seems very slightly better than at first. Still lisping a little... which seems to get worse at the end of the two weeks. I am not sure why that would be true. My biggest complaint on tray 3 was that they really seemed to discolor badly. I truly my teeth and my trays with toothpaste no less than 4 times a day. Still they got yellow and even a little green. Very nasty. Wish I could find a really good solution to keep them clear like when I first put them in...

Put tray 4 in two days ago. I took the advice of others and put them in before bed with a couple of aspirins.... That worked pretty well. My sleep was not interrupted and by the next morning I had no pain. So far so good. I still have a lot of dry mouth issues, but seems very slightly better than at first. Still lisping a little... which seems to get worse at the end of the two weeks. I am not sure why that would be true. My biggest complaint on tray 3 was that they really seemed to discolor badly. I truly brushed my teeth and my trays with toothpaste no less than 4 times a day. Still they got yellow and even a little green. Very nasty. Wish I could find a really good solution to keep them clear like when I first put them in...