INVISALIGN JOURNEY - MADE ME VERY SICK

SO, today is my second day. So far, I have found the trays to scratch my gums and cause blisters and cuts and bleeding... so i took advice from others and filed the edges with a nail file. Its worked massively. I would recommend this if youre struggling with them.

My only gripe right now was when I took out my trays yesterday I had a shock - theyd filed my teeth down. I was told it was a little bit - but I have to say mine are noticeable. VERY much so! Its freaked me out and ive felt anxious about it since. (i'll take photos)

Eating has been a little odd... the tooth shaving has put me off eating and putting anything near my front teeth. I hate it. They hurt a little, but thats to be expected i suppose. I mam=naged to eat chicken and potato and salad.

Im so adament to get this over with I am choosing to have my brace in more than ever - I take it out for an hour a day... if that. Today ive managed half hour break for dinner and lunch.

I am trying not to stress about this filing of my teeth... but its hard cuz honestly without my brace on my teeth look awful. So lets hope they close!!

So I've moved onto my 2nd tray. I was excited. I can tell you its exactly the same - tight, uncomfortable and very sharp. Ive tried my best to file down the edges where its rubbing but I have to say its not helping on the back bottom tray - my tongue is sore and irritated. Ive bought some brace putty from Boots. Its mint in taste and you take a small amount out and stick to the area thats rubbing for instant relief. It helps. Im hoping much like last time the tray will get easier to wear as the week progresses.

My speech is deffo slighty lispy. And I have found no issues taking them in/out when I need. I have been drinking tea through a straw placing the straw at the back of my mouth to help miss the braces. It works. The last ones went very yellow and really smelt bad... so im going to try take them out more to drink this tray.

So far I have notice zero affect on my teeth. They still have a hideous gap front bottom where she filed them away. I hate it.

I also would tell anybody to keep water by the bed as my mouth gets dry now and i wake up unable to sleep properly as my mouth gets sore.

Will up-date as I go. But heres my smile as of now:

This product for me has been an absolute nightmare. I was doing fine, until i finished my trays and then they gave me "refinement" which consisted of another load of trays. I went ahead, as my teeth if im honest havnt moved all that much how I wanted them to.

The gap closed, and now they were looking slightly more tidy but the issue with my two front teeth was still there.

On my second tray in the refinement stage, I noticed buzzing in my left ear. Sadly, im one of those lucky patients that developed tinnitus during my treatment. It was faint at first and I wasnt even sure it was my ear, but by tray 3 it was louder and I could hear it constantly. I was getting very upset about this, but this was just the start of a huge can of symptoms....

My neck went stiff, and I was getting headaches more and more. My vision was a bit off - almost blurry. I started getting fullness in my left ear - the same ear as the tinnitus - and I sometimes had an ear ache.
This all started in February 2018 this year.

I went to a ENT specialist who told me my ear was perfect and that everything was better than normal andmy pain was something else. I had no infection or loss of hearing, just weird symptoms that nobody could diagnose. Then I googled it and read that there plenty of folk out there that had the same issues as me with this product.

I have developed TMJ problems due to having plastic on my teeth, which altered my bite for so loong.


Next I went to see a TMJ specialist in London, Patrick Grossman. He explained to me my joint in my jaw was slipping and the braces were causing my jaw to sit backwards and work differently,thus causing me trouble. I had to pay £2600 for a splint, which was probably the best thing I ever bought - instantly my jaw unlocked and I felt somewhat better. Headaches started to sooth, and I wasnt feeling as much pain. Before I was taking pain killers every day, now its much less frequently. The worst part of my symptoms currently is the insomnia. The jaw damage has disrupted my cranial nerves and i cant get more than an hours sleep on sleep meds. I am tired constantly and when my jaw aches its awful. Right in front of my ears.

I have now had my splint in for a month, and unfortunately my teeth shifted back and were showing signs of the shaving. I was really unhappy so I decided to pop the brace back in to tweak my teeth,especially now my jaw was feeling better - I didnt have them in long and my symptoms blew up again. I am now currently with a splint, and the Invisalign is under my bed - where it belongs. I wont ever use it again and i will not recommend it. Its not a great way to straighten teeth long term due to pressure on your jaw joint - and when it goes, boy its painful and irritating. I am plagued each day with a variety of symptoms and feel gutted i responded this way.

If you are thinking of getting braces Id highly recommend wire braces by a trained orthodontist, not a dentist selling you a product.

Its not been worth the damage to my head nor my bank balance. I am now in splint therapy, seeing a osteopath every week, having regular massages and am on sleeping pills and muscle relaxants.

These horror stories DO HAPPEN, so be careful!

I will add a photo with my current teeth status and my original starting point.
There IS a clear difference, but not as much as id hoped.

It wasnt worth it for me personally and hope I get better soon. Peace and Love to anybody struggling. x