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Incognito Braces for over Two Weeks
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I'm writing a review, because I found them so...
lweissMay 25, 2014
WORTH IT$10,400
I'm writing a review, because I found them so helpful before I made my decision to go with lingual braces. I'm 34 and had traditional braces when I was younger. I was completely against regular braces right now, probably because of my age. (vanity maybe:) So I got Incognitos just on top, but I may have to get them on the bottom as well, we will see (my bottom teeth are still perfect from braces before) My experience has been very similar to others. Day 1: eating was very difficult, speaking was actually pretty good. Days 2-5: very bad headache, lots of pain, speaking horrible. Days 6-9: no pain, eating soft foods, speaking still really bad. (I admit lots of tears because I tried to practice the rainbow passage, singing, etc, but didn't do any good. I started regretting my decision, because how could I live without being able to talk!). Day 10: Amazingly my tongue has adjusted, and speaking has gotten better all of the sudden, eating is ok. Currently: no pain, just annoying to have in your mouth sometimes, speech is good. When I'm tired, speaking is definitely harder, but i'm mostly the one who notices. At this point, I'm happy with my decision to go with Incognito. For me it's worth putting up with some discomfort to be free of visible braces. I will say that I can't just eat anything I want anymore, but i'm willing to put up with that. If you just got Incognito, give it a good 2 weeks before you freak out, trust me! Hope this review helps someone:)
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October 15, 2015
Hey, whoever you are, thanks for the post. Could be really helpful. I have just had linguals fitted this morning and am so far not enjoying the experience. No real pain, but my speech has gone to pot (with a pronounced lisp, not great as i am in communications) and when I first tried eating, it was a real mess. I have been thinking for a long time before I did this and chose these over Invisalign (partly on the advice of the orthodontist) so hope I've made the right decision. I have to say they feel a lot more intrusive inside my mouth than I expected, but as you say, i'll give it a few weeks before I make any hasty decisions!
UPDATED FROM lweiss
2 months post
Almost 3 months
lweissAugust 1, 2014
I still have just upper braces, still not sure if I will have to add the bottom eventually. I'm so glad I got this kind! No one knows I have them which is so great! Also, when I'm out and about with friends, I'm able to pick up a bite to eat with them whenever. Having to take out/clean a retainer would be so annoying. I had a tooth extraction a few weeks ago, and had a empty space for about a week. Then the ortho bonded a fake tooth on to kinda fill the space. They will shave it down as my teeth move. The fake tooth looks a little strange, but way better then nothing. I just had my first real wire change on Monday, and it was pretty easy. The put a little thicker chain wire on to help pull my teeth over, so it's a little thicker feeling behind some of my teeth. But still, you can't see anything from the front. I trust my ortho, and am definitely spending a lot for this, but happy so far! My teeth are kinda hurting lately, but no pain no gain! Just means they are moving.
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August 1, 2014
A lot of Invisaligners complain about the having to remove the trays for eating and not being able to snack. I got used to it, but it's definitely something to consider, and wire braces (like Incognito and the others) are much better for that. I'd love to see pictures!
August 9, 2014
Lingual braces of any brand -- Ovation, Incognito, whatever -- are barbaric and should be banned unless they're applied at Gitmo. No one should accommodate torture unless she or he welcomes a gulag sentence.
May 6, 2015
Your experience was not good. Others are doing much better, including myself, now at 6 weeks with Incognito upper and lower braces. They are not uncomfortable for me now, my eating is good (tooth tenderness only), and my speech is a bit lispy but no one seems to notice or care. Referring to them as "torture" would not describe my experience at all.
May 8, 2015
I'm glad for you. I can only describe my own horrible experience during the wearing of them, and seven years later still dealing with nerve pain in the upper teeth, which also were damaged by the brackets that were applied. I should have done more research and trusted my instincts by escaping early when I knew it was all wrong. Bad decision I made by staying with the torture. I still compensate for the speech defect that resulted from obviously poorly applied braces.
I have seen reviews here on RealSelf in the past from people who were dissatisfied because they ended up with teeth that were perfectly in line on the inside, but, due to natural differences in tooth thickness, the teeth weren't perfectly in line on the outside--the lingual side that everyone sees. But it would also seem to me that if an orthodontist were aware of that possibility, they'd be able to deal with it. Have you discussed anything like this with your doctor? I didn't even know some of my teeth were different thicknesses until I was done with my Invisalign treatment and I could see in the trays (and feel with my tongue) that some of the teeth stick out further into my mouth.