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Originally posted by snowgirl:
Invisaglign isn't for everyone, no product ever works for everyone. As for me, I love invisalign! I have a total of 13 trays, I just put in number 5 and my teeth look amazing. They are already so straight, though they weren't really crooked to begin with, just some minor crowding on the bottom and one tooth on top that started to turn out. I was told to leave each aligner in for 2-3 weeks but I've been putting a new one in after 7 to 9 days because my teeth are moving sooo fast. The did do some "polishing" between the teeth which is basicaly filing down in between the teeth so that there is room for them to move. It's a little uncomfortable but not painful. I love invisalign, I'm so glad I got them. Don't get discouraged, it's not for anyone and I've been told it's really only best for minor cases.

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Originally posted by snowgirl:
Invisaglign isn't for everyone, no product ever works for everyone. As for me, I love invisalign! I have a total of 13 trays, I just put in number 5 and my teeth look amazing. They are already so straight, though they weren't really crooked to begin with, just some minor crowding on the bottom and one tooth on top that started to turn out. I was told to leave each aligner in for 2-3 weeks but I've been putting a new one in after 7 to 9 days because my teeth are moving sooo fast. The did do some "polishing" between the teeth which is basicaly filing down in between the teeth so that there is room for them to move. It's a little uncomfortable but not painful. I love invisalign, I'm so glad I got them. Don't get discouraged, it's not for anyone and I've been told it's really only best for minor cases.

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Originally posted by Kris:
I'm thinking of getting Invisalign Braces but worried about few things...Could someone tell me: can you smoke with them?Or would that leave stains?What about kissing? And what would be the average price in UK? My dentist's quote is £3000 (and pay no more)+£250 assessment session.I will appreciate all replyes!Thank you.

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my dentist quoted £4000-£5000, where are you getting yours from?

It still did not sit right with the buttons. You can see a gap from the bottom of my front two teeth and the aligner, and the next two teeth over also aren't completely covered. He suggested I wear the aligner for half a week and it might settle in.

I was used to the lowers "settling" when I first put them in, but this seems a lot different. Has anyone else ever experienced this with their front teeth?

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Originally posted by Will:
Dear Karen, I'm looking for an Invisalign Dentist in Denver, Who did you go see for you're Invisaligns?

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the first 2 days are a bit getting used to but all of the other ones are easy.

Was wondering if you guys having so much difficulty removing them (& I know more buttons must make it proportionally more difficult) - have you tried using a small piece of paper towel to grasp your aligner?

It makes all the difference to me - & I do start by grasping one side of the back, then pop off the opposite before lifting the front. I do find my top easier to take out, likely because I only have one button there.

Boy - my teeth/mouth have never been so CLEAN - that is definitely a bonus. No funky smells yet & am not using anything to brush them with except the electric toothbrush (as directed by my hygienist - & she is quite a perfectionist - of which I'm thankful)

I do notice the slightest slisp still (s' & f's), and it seems be worse when speaking to customers at work - likely because I'm more self conscious then. Not really noticable to anyone else, though. Thankfully - no spitting on anyone. I deal with a lot of people in my service related job & THAT would just not do...

How's it goin', Big E? Hope you had a good week in Miami! I was thinking about your question of posting pics somewhere & am considering starting a BLOG myself - if I get brave enough, I'll let y'all know...

It's great to hear you and others are doing so well! Things are going very well for me too. The first 2-3 days I felt the pressure in my teeth and they were sore when eating and brushing. Also the aligners were a little difficult to get in and out.

But now it's been almost a week, and there isn't really any discomfort or trouble getting them in and out anymore. They just snap right into place. No trouble speaking and no one notices them.

So I'm real happy so far. I just hope I get a result close to what the computer model shows. Good luck!

About the end results: my sentiments exactly.

OK - I got brave & I've been busy figuring out this blog thing. For anyone interested, here's my link:

http://smilingwideopen.blogspot.com/

You can be brave too - post a comment if you like. Upon doing a blog search, I did come across a few others - interesting reading!

Thanks!

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Originally posted by Andrea:
Hello Relle,
I noticed, too, that that my upper and lower molars are not meeting, but I thought it had to do with the attachments on my lower teeth. Since my attachments are very big, I'm not able to close my mouth the same way I used to before I got them. There is always some space between my lower and my upper teeth. But perhaps my molars have realy moved and are not meeting anymore. I hope this is going to be corrected until the end of my treatment.
I also noticed a bitter taste in my mouth. It started with trays #4 which I'm wearing now.
It is also true, that each tray has sharp edges at different places, but I notice them immediately and not only after some days of using the new trays.
Well, tomorrow I'm changing to trays #5 (bottom 23, top 28) and I am really starting to see some tiny differences.
Until now, everything went well and I'm very satisfied.

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Originally posted by Jayne:
I found this board by accident, and I'm glad I did! I just got my aligners yesterday. I'm doing the Express, and will have gone through 10 sets by the time I'm done. It will take 5 months. Another case of traditional braces as a teen and wisdom teeth crowding!! I have "buttons" on some of my teeth and they are making it very difficult to get my trays out. I used a paper towel last night and it was much easier. I hope it will get even easier to take them out...it has already gotten easier putting them back in. I really like my ortho, but he didn't have me try it myself before I left the office. Next time I go, I'll make sure to try it with him there. I am very lucky - we have really good dental insurance from my husband's work, so the treatment is costing me around $900. But Express is supposed to be less expensive anyway.

Another thing is that I am doing Weight Watchers, and I have snacks (that I can't skip) built into my day, so it will take some getting used to taking out/cleaning the trays a bunch of times a day. That might be a pain, but I have to do what I have to do!

Do all of you clean after each time you eat or just once or twice a day?

Thanks,
Jayne

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Now all I have to is wait 4 weeks till the lab stuff comes back.

I'm a little worried about adjustign once retainers are in place. Espcially during social situations, where I must remove them. But must become routine after a while. And I figure on the last day of a retainer tray, I have drinks socially and not have to woryy about staining the tray or cleaning the retainer the next day. The two hour window seems small to have the trays out.

I am on set 7 of 18, I have 8 buttons on my teeth, and no one every even knows I have them in! I am very happy with invisalign.

Hope this helps!

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Originally posted by Donna:
Hi - another newbie here. I'm interested in getting invisalign and would really appreciate someone who could recommend an ortho/dentist in the Atlanta/Alpharetta/Duluth area that they've liked.

my email is donuttony@hotmail.com

Thanks!

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Originally posted by newperson:
I am thinking of getting Invisalign, but have some questions. I been looking on all these pages of the forum and havent noticed too many people who have finished the treatment. How straight has your smile become? Do most of you need braces afterward? How many of you require a retainer after the treatment? How long do you have to wear the retainer? Did anyone get an overbite fixed? I believe its the way to go, but i want to make sure i make the right decision before i spend 6k.

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Originally posted by pat:
i received my invisalign braces 4 days ago.
they do not hurt and they are easy for me to remove. my concern is that i don't feel any pressure on my teeth. how will my teeth move if they are not under pressure? I am very concerned about this since I don't want to wear them for a year and have nothing to show for it. I would appreciate it if a dentist would reply to this. I called my dentist and asked him and he said that it was good that I didn't have any pain and that the process was very gentle. I am very suspect, again, because how can my teeth move without pressure?
My dentist told me my procedure should take about a year.

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Originally posted by Jwizzman:
I have a question: what's the deal with brushing teeth? Is it possible to brush your teeth too many times a day and it effecting your teeth negatively?

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So far it's been a breeze.
I have soreness the first couple of days but I have had no problems gettin them in or out.
I am very satisfied and I can see changes already.

@Karen you might want to rethink the smoking thing. I quit when I got mine. It was tough but well worth it. Other than the obvious dangers of smoking it decreases the blood flow to your mouth. This is not a good thing when you need your gums and jaw to heal fast. You could endanger your treatment.

Here's something interesting: While brushing yesterday, I decided to pop my trays into about a 1/2" of Listerine in the usual clear, hard plastic ("Lucite" maybe?) cup I keep for soaking them in at home. They were in it for maybe 5 minutes while I brushed/flossed. Took them out; gave them a once-over with my toothbrush, then rinsed as usual before putting them back in my mouth.

When I went to rinse out the cup - there was an unremovable "film" left behind where the Listerine had been - almost as if it had etched the plastic. OK - so that's not likely a good thing to be soaking your trays in for any length of time (full strength solution, I mean) if it can do that to hard plastic.

I'm on Day 15 of this first set & am not going to change to the next set for 3 more days - just suits my schedule better to switch out on Sundays. This set is absolutely crystal clear so far & I haven't been using anything to clean them at all besides a drop or two of antibacterial dish soap in the soaking water during breakfast - that's been it until I decided to try the Listerine bath. All this talk here of different methods/products to clean trays just prompted me to do sumthin'...

Let's see... I am on tray 26 of 29 total. Here's a few notes about my invisalign experience:

1) The first 12 to 14 trays were the most uncomfortable. I think because these were shifting the molars. All the rest have been just kinda tight.

2) I started noticing rapid results at about tray # 18 or 19. Within 3 or 4 trays, there was a drastic difference in my front teeth. That was neat.

3) My discipline, or lack thereof, fell to crap about tray # 17. I have days where I'll forget about it after lunch and go hours without it in... I'm probably wearing the trays about 18 hours a day on average.

4) Since tray # 10, I've been switching trays every 12 days. Even with my shoddy daily wear time. I'm evil.

Thats about it. Great results so far, with only one tooth left to be "twisted" straight! I'll post links to photos when the treatment is complete.

Use a soft brush, dont push too hard (the food isn't caked on) and only use a small bit of toothpaste.

After I eat any meal I literally swish water in my mouth and between my teeth to make sure my teeth are free of anything, then give a nice soft brush over all teeth. I also did that before inviz so its nothing new...

Brushing too hard or using too much paste can destroy the enamel. Also, studies have shown that brushing prior to 30 miuntes after drinking cola is very bad for teeth. So probably best not to brush directly after eating a meal that involves a cola type of product. I guess the cola puts the enamel in a state that brushing right after cola can break it down.

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Originally posted by Jwizzman:
I have a question: what's the deal with brushing teeth? Is it possible to brush your teeth too many times a day and it effecting your teeth negatively?

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Originally posted by bg:
i also live in miami. i was charged $5995 for both top and bottom even though my bottom teeth are perfect. im going to ask my ortho if i can stop wearing my bottom trays.
can anybody tell me if maybe i got ripped off

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Also, I had a question about the "buttons" they attach to your teeth. How do they determine which teeth they go on or how many are attached? The reason for me considering Invisalign was so that no one would notice if I was wearing them...seems like the buttos would be noticed if they are on your front teeth.

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Originally posted by Anne:
Another newbie here, folks. Did my homework before choosing Invisalign & so far all is going very well! Am only on day 4 of my first set of trays (23 for both top & bottom).

Found some very useful tips here - especially like the paper towel piece for removing - works like a charm. I've 5 buttons (all on premolars: 5 bottom & 1 top) so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones - no one else can see them at all.

Neither my husband or sons can tell I am wearing them. I actually think my teeth look better with them in - the gaps are minimized & they appear brighter (must be the "lens" effect).

After my records appt. with final impressions made, my dentist "tweaked" the treatment plan several times until satisfied. Originally, my uppers (gaps & overbite) needed fewer trays (lowers are crowded), but was advised to have both sets in for the same duration & I'm quite happy with that. I think it would feel strange to have both & then only one for the remainder.

I was shown my Clincheck for my approval before we proceeded. The trays arrived within 10 days after that. So far I've only felt some pressure the first couple of days - it was most apparent once the trays were removed upon eating - then, I could tell it was there! No pain to speak of, though (& I forgot to take a painkiller before my appt. like I read here - turns out I didn't need it anyway). No rough edges, either.

The only thing I'm using to clean my trays is a couple of drops of anti-bacterial dish soap in the water they soak in. Just a Colgate Motion toothbrush to scrub. So far, so good.

That link above contains most of the same info that's outlined in the Advisalign Consent/Agreement form that we all sign
(didn't we?) My cost including whitening is $4500 Canadian with a payment plan.

Like someone (Josh maybe) said here before:
"Keep your eyes on the prize."

Hang in everyone - time will fly by!

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