Reviews you can trust, from real people like you.
How it works
- Our highly-trained Review Moderation team evaluates all reviews before they're published to ensure they're written by people like you and not a member of a doctor's office.
- This multi-step process takes up to 24 hours from review submission to publication.
- Doctors can't pay to have reviews removed or hidden.
- Reviews are only removed at the reviewer's request or if they violate our Terms of Service.
If you have questions or believe we should re-evaluate a published review, let us know.
Sort by:
*Treatment results may vary
I went for my Invisalign scan ~2 weeks ago and I...
I went for my Invisalign scan ~2 weeks ago and I picked up my first two sets of trays yesterday. I put them in at the orthodontists and they showed me how to take them out and gave me instructions on cleaning as well. I do not need attachments for another 4 weeks so right now the trays pop in and out very smoothly.
Day 1
I found the trays very obtrusive in my mouth, especially with the bottom one. My tongue kept rubbing along the bottom edge causing pain. I took two extra strength Advil and I found I became less aware of the trays once I alleviated the minor pain. I got home and chewed on my 'chewies' mindlessly as I watched a show and I must say this really helped with any discomfort due to pressure. A large number of blogs I have read say the trays feel like thick peanut butter on your teeth; in my opinion it feels more like I have popcorn kernels stuck in around each tooth and my tongue is always trying to fiddle with each bump, edge and crevice. The pressure on my teeth is minimal at this point and it really just feels like I am teething and I want to chew on something. I stuck with soup and yogurt for dinner only because I wasn't very hungry. Sleeping was much better than I anticipated and I didn't wake up once despite how foreign the trays felt all day.
Day 2
I woke up and totally forgot they trays were in my mouth until I moved my tongue the wrong way (this was during the first few moments of being awake, you know those moments where you slowly regain your senses). I immediately got up and removed my trays to brush and floss my teeth followed by brushing my trays with a baking soda/peroxide mixture. So far no film on my trays but it is only day two so I will keep updating this aspect. I drank a Timmie's Iced Cap (I am Canadian, living in Alberta ????) through a straw and just popped my trays out to rinse after I was finished. By 11 am the jagged edges on the bottom tray were really bothering me and I had to take another Advil. At noon I ate an entire 6" sub and felt no discomfort whatsoever and it was refreshing to take the trays out and put them back in again. I was actually concerned about my ability to eat as my coworkers who have had braces kept telling me I would be on a liquid diet for weeks (I knew Invisalign was different but I needed to eat something for myself). I keep a toothbrush in my purse anyway so brushing and flossing after each meal is no biggy. I have had a lisp since yesterday but I find it is already starting to dissipate the more I talk. Also if I make a conscious effort to enunciate I can avoid the lisp altogether (my coworkers still had fun getting me to page staff in the shop and mechanic bays just to hear my newly uncontrollable lisp blast over our intercom system :P which I found quite funny as well). I had sushi for dinner and, again, no problem eating at all! By the time I got home I had had enough of the rough bottom edge I did some googling and took a bit of advice to use the buffing side of an emery board and lightly buffed off all of the small 'hair-like' plastic bits that were irritating my tongue and guess what!? NO MORE IRRITATION :D If you do decide to do this do not try and file down any of the contour, just gently scuff across to remove that unfinished edge. I did a bit along the problem area, rinsed and put back into my mouth to see where I missed and repeated until I was satisfied. I probably only did 3 gentle passes along the inside of my bottom central and lateral incisors. I am now going to brush my teeth and head to bed (I have been chewing on my chewies this whole time while I have been typing this and my mouth feels very comfortable and the trays are less noticeable.
I will be attaching photos of my mouth without my trays and with my trays; my orthodontist has told me I have very minimal issues aside from spacing to correct (this is definitely a personal endeavor as I have always been too shy to smile with an open mouth because of the spaces)
I hope this posts helps all my fellow Invisaligner newbies keep their head up and their smiles big! And for those who are on the fence, it isn't that bad! As an added bonus I snack less and drink much more water :)
Court
Day 1
I found the trays very obtrusive in my mouth, especially with the bottom one. My tongue kept rubbing along the bottom edge causing pain. I took two extra strength Advil and I found I became less aware of the trays once I alleviated the minor pain. I got home and chewed on my 'chewies' mindlessly as I watched a show and I must say this really helped with any discomfort due to pressure. A large number of blogs I have read say the trays feel like thick peanut butter on your teeth; in my opinion it feels more like I have popcorn kernels stuck in around each tooth and my tongue is always trying to fiddle with each bump, edge and crevice. The pressure on my teeth is minimal at this point and it really just feels like I am teething and I want to chew on something. I stuck with soup and yogurt for dinner only because I wasn't very hungry. Sleeping was much better than I anticipated and I didn't wake up once despite how foreign the trays felt all day.
Day 2
I woke up and totally forgot they trays were in my mouth until I moved my tongue the wrong way (this was during the first few moments of being awake, you know those moments where you slowly regain your senses). I immediately got up and removed my trays to brush and floss my teeth followed by brushing my trays with a baking soda/peroxide mixture. So far no film on my trays but it is only day two so I will keep updating this aspect. I drank a Timmie's Iced Cap (I am Canadian, living in Alberta ????) through a straw and just popped my trays out to rinse after I was finished. By 11 am the jagged edges on the bottom tray were really bothering me and I had to take another Advil. At noon I ate an entire 6" sub and felt no discomfort whatsoever and it was refreshing to take the trays out and put them back in again. I was actually concerned about my ability to eat as my coworkers who have had braces kept telling me I would be on a liquid diet for weeks (I knew Invisalign was different but I needed to eat something for myself). I keep a toothbrush in my purse anyway so brushing and flossing after each meal is no biggy. I have had a lisp since yesterday but I find it is already starting to dissipate the more I talk. Also if I make a conscious effort to enunciate I can avoid the lisp altogether (my coworkers still had fun getting me to page staff in the shop and mechanic bays just to hear my newly uncontrollable lisp blast over our intercom system :P which I found quite funny as well). I had sushi for dinner and, again, no problem eating at all! By the time I got home I had had enough of the rough bottom edge I did some googling and took a bit of advice to use the buffing side of an emery board and lightly buffed off all of the small 'hair-like' plastic bits that were irritating my tongue and guess what!? NO MORE IRRITATION :D If you do decide to do this do not try and file down any of the contour, just gently scuff across to remove that unfinished edge. I did a bit along the problem area, rinsed and put back into my mouth to see where I missed and repeated until I was satisfied. I probably only did 3 gentle passes along the inside of my bottom central and lateral incisors. I am now going to brush my teeth and head to bed (I have been chewing on my chewies this whole time while I have been typing this and my mouth feels very comfortable and the trays are less noticeable.
I will be attaching photos of my mouth without my trays and with my trays; my orthodontist has told me I have very minimal issues aside from spacing to correct (this is definitely a personal endeavor as I have always been too shy to smile with an open mouth because of the spaces)
I hope this posts helps all my fellow Invisaligner newbies keep their head up and their smiles big! And for those who are on the fence, it isn't that bad! As an added bonus I snack less and drink much more water :)
Court
Photos
Here are my photos :) one without the tray and one with. The tray is doing a very good job of hiding my gaps by reflecting light; so, for me I am already way more confident when smiling because my teeth look way better with the trays in. This really helps encourage me to keep them in ;)
update photos
I promise a longer blog post mid week when I change to tray set #2. For now here are some comparison photos; you can see how my tray ones don't look as tight now that I have had them in for ~10 days. Keep smiling!
Provider Review
Dr. Rob Strasdin