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ROBINCT unregistered	posted 06-30-2005 09:12 PM Tongue irritation is normal. In a about a week, the irritation will be minimal. That's what happened with me. I just finished my first full week, and I have to say that my Invisaligns feel, well...invisible. Sometimes, I begin to eat with them in. My problem is this: What's the best way to clean them? I brush them often with my toothbrush and soak them in Listerine, but know there is still a whitish residue on the aligners. Does anybody have a secret they can share? Thank you! P.S. As for buttons, I have four so far with more to come. I think they're more irritating/annoying to have than the actual aligners. But I assure you, they're still better than braces alone! Smiles to all! .
lil unregistered	posted 06-30-2005 10:06 PM if you're brushing your trays everytime before you put them back in, you shouldn't have the white film on them. but you could try brushing with vinegar (per my ortho). remember to rinse well. other people use a 1 part water, 1 part hydrogen peroxide solution. i haven't tried this because the vinegar works just fine. .
Peggy unregistered	posted 07-01-2005 10:29 AM Hi everyone, I am just beginning week 3 of my treatment--still on first aligners--3 weeks on, change, then 3 more weeks, etc. I have 54 top sets and 42 bottom sets so a ways to go, but I am going to hang in there and do what my ortho tells me. As far as the tongue irritation, my whole first week was bad for that-- all along the sides of my tongue were really raw and sore, but today, I can't even notice that. I still have some rubbing along the front inside lower lip, but my ortho gave me some wax to use and it works great. It seems that the aligners tend to "soften" up after the first week, so don't worry--the sore tongue will clear up. For cleaning, I basically brush my aligners after removing and before I put them in with regular toothpaste. That has been working just fine and remember, you will be switching out your aligners every 2-3 weeks anyway, so I would not recommend any chemical soaks, etc. My ortho even said not to use the denture soaks, etc. Besides, since you are supposed be wearing these at least 22 hours a day except for eating, there really no time to be soaking them. I have 8 buttons on my teeth--2 each side top and bottom--and more to come. These are very important in not only keeping the aligner in place but helping to turn certain key teeth that need to move to anchor the others down the road. I have lost 2 of my buttons, but no big deal--I just drop by my ortho and they are happy to replace them. They tend to fall off my crown teeth and they need to use a special adhesive for those attachments. I am really looking forward to moving on to my 2nd aligners on Wednesday--probably will have another "break-in" period, but like everyone says--each day/week is a step closer to that beautiful smile we are all hoping for and I have waited 48 years to do this for myself. Good luck to everyone and "talk" to you soon... .
Rhino unregistered	posted 07-02-2005 11:48 AM quote: Originally posted by debbie: Hi I just go invisiline and i have to wear them for approx 11 months and the cost was 3,600.00 debbie where are you located? who is your Dr? because where i live invisalign prices can be as much as twice as much. thanks .
Listerine unregistered	posted 07-02-2005 02:07 PM I have started rinsing with Listerine for about 1 minute 2 or 3 times throughout the day with the aligners in. Now when I brush the aligners I have noticed far less white film. .
ryanlion07 unregistered	posted 07-03-2005 09:30 AM ok..i am finishing up my second set this week and its been all good. not really having too much difficulty removing them, its only the top i am doing and i have no dry throat or gum irratation. I have been good about wearing them for 21-22 hrs a day, in the morning I soak it in retainer brite for 20 mins while eating to help with the smell and at night i soak it in a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide solution and I think both work well. One day I used lysterine mint, the green one, and I felt it made it loook sort of green, as though the green soaked into the plastic, maybe I was being paranoid, which is nothing surprising. Its pretty amazing how quickly your teeth will move back to its old position if you keep the aligners out for a length of time. Yesterday i went to a wedding wearing them and then at the reception there was so much food, its was a huge polish wedding where they serve like 10 courses of food from 3 pm till 3am. So I took the aligner out at around 3 and with all the food etc I said it wouldnt hurt to leave it out for a few hrs...was I wrong. When I put it back in at like around 9 pm it so tight, almost like the first day of this set, which was 10 days ago. I guess it proved how you need to wear them all the time to stop the teeth moving back. So hopefully I provided some insight and keep at it all. .
T unregistered	posted 07-03-2005 11:22 AM I've had my aligners for a few months and i noticed that they were getting a white film sooner than usual. i got a deep cleaning and now the film doesn't start to appear until the end of the second week./ quote: Originally posted by ROBINCT: Tongue irritation is normal. In a about a week, the irritation will be minimal. That's what happened with me. I just finished my first full week, and I have to say that my Invisaligns feel, well...invisible. Sometimes, I begin to eat with them in. My problem is this: What's the best way to clean them? I brush them often with my toothbrush and soak them in Listerine, but know there is still a whitish residue on the aligners. Does anybody have a secret they can share? Thank you! P.S. As for buttons, I have four so far with more to come. I think they're more irritating/annoying to have than the actual aligners. But I assure you, they're still better than braces alone! Smiles to all! .
Eric unregistered	posted 07-05-2005 12:41 PM I'm on my last tray for both the top and bottom teeth and have to wear them for several more months. I've noticed a build-up of white film in different areas. I brush the braces thoroughly every time I take them out, but cannot remove this white stuff. I noticed Invisalign has a cleaning system but it seems pretty expensive ($95.00). Does anyone have any advice? Thanks. .
ryanlion07 unregistered	posted 07-05-2005 09:08 PM hey eric, when you say you have to wear them for a few more months, do you mean you have to wear your set for few months to keep the teeth in place...like a retainer, or do you mean that your treatment did work to schedule and they are ordering you new trays. Seem to be hearing alot on this board about failed treatment, but I guess if it was more frequent there will be more articles about it...so I hope its just few and far between. I'm on my last tray for both the top and bottom teeth and have to wear them for several more months. I've noticed a build-up of white film in different areas. I brush the braces thoroughly every time I take them out, but cannot remove this white stuff. I noticed Invisalign has a cleaning system but it seems pretty expensive ($95.00). Does anyone have any advice? Thanks. .
Elle unregistered	posted 07-05-2005 09:50 PM I clean my aligners by soaking them in hydrogen peroxide and water. I also brush them with regular dishsoap. Toothpaste tends to leave a white film on aligners--I've found the dishsoap works great! .
Eric unregistered	posted 07-06-2005 08:18 AM I changed trays every two weeks and now I on my last set. My teeth have been moved into place, but now I have to continue wearing the last set to enable my teeth to become fixed in this position. Once this is complete I understand I will have to wear a retainer at night. It took only 3 months to move my teeth into position, but it will be approx. 9 months for the total treatment. Thanks. .
Paul unregistered	posted 07-07-2005 04:32 PM Mine was $5000 also for 11 months. I'm in CA. quote: Originally posted by Lien: [QUOTE]Originally posted by micky: [b]I got my quote on Invisalign last month. It's $6700 for both my upper and bottom teeth. The treatment will be 12 months. Is it a normal price? I am wondering how much you guys spend on it? Wait for your reponse. Thanks.[/Q] My treatment will be 18-24 months and it's a $5000 flat rate for everything: molding, the trays, the follow-up visits, and retainer. I'm located in New Orleans, so that might make a difference?[/B] .
chatonjolie unregistered	posted 07-08-2005 05:37 PM I am on my second day of my first set of liners... everything everyone is saying on here has been incredibly helpful and right on spot! I have been doing ok myself... a little uncomfertable with only one instance of such bad pressure/pain, that I had to take them out for a few minutes and message my gums before putting them back in. I agree with someone else who wrote on here that the most awkward thing is not being able to close my bite all the way, which also causes a bit of a lisp - I get annoyed if I think about it, so I just try to not notice. Hopefully it won't be so noticable to myself as soon as I'm used to them. I do have a question though. I read both on here and other sites that your ortho should have a "respresentation" of some sort as to your treatment. Like a computerized animation of your tooth movement and your final results. But when I went in to get my first set of liners, I was shown no such demo. Is this normally something that should come with your treatment? I would really like to see the supposed final results and the order in which my teeth are being moved with my liners. 9 months of liners for me... then 3 months of the last liner and I'm assuming a retainer for the rest of my life as well. i have 4 buttons on top and two on the bottom, all of which I was never told about prior to coming in to get my first tray. I don't think it makes them that much more noticable, unless you are staring at my teeth from the profile. My teeth don't have any crowding, just the two front ones are a lil crooked, so hopefully I will be an easy job! .
ROBINCT unregistered	posted 07-08-2005 10:00 PM I'm back! I've graduated to my second aligners. By the end of the first week I got so used to the first pair, I often forgot I had them on, but when I put in my second aligner, WHOA! Did I notice. It was incredible pressure, but I think I adapted much more quickly compared to when I put the first aligners in. Thank goodness! I did have a scary incident occur today, however. I had gone to the restroom to rinse my mouth out after having had some coffee (luke warm, of course) and when I opened my mouth, I discovered blood under the right side of my aligner. ICK! I was so scared. I thought a tooth was surely coming out or something, but what actually happened is that my new aligners are a little "rough" around that edge, so it kept rubbing against my tongue, causing it to bleed. PHEW! I took some fine-grained sand paper and sanded that edge down. It's much better now. As for the question above, I did not see a computer animation of my teeth's movements, but I did request that my orthodontist e-mail me the final results. He did. The images showed my teeth from three different perspectives with "before" and "after" shots for comparison. By the end of this treatment, my teeth will be totally changed. My only concern is that I will need to "reshape" some of my teeth when they are in their final place because after years of having crooked teeth, many on the bottom teeth are misshapened. I hope this is part of the treatment or at least not too expensive. Anybody ever have that procedure done? Anyway, gotta go. Smiles to all! .
katie unregistered	posted 07-09-2005 11:54 PM yah i hate my braces. It feels like my teeth are locked up in prison and they really rub. Invisalign sounds advanced and efficient but i would never pay that much for treatment. I'm not really a big fan of paying all this money to normalize your teeth in the first place. mine were pretty bad though .
reggly unregistered	posted 07-10-2005 12:06 AM i agree i wouldn't pay 4000 or whatever the price is to fix and few teeth myself. I hear thye have braces for dogs now. That's going too far .
Jeff unregistered	posted 07-12-2005 01:53 PM Hi, can you give me the contact info for this dentist. Thanks in advance.. jeff2u@hotmail.com quote: Originally posted by price: i live in southern cali and my treatment will be 4500 for everything. which includes molding, whitening, all the trays, diagnostics, retainers.. etc my dentist says that that's her standard rate for everyone, regardless of the patient's tooth movement plan or the length of procedure.. etc. i'd say the 6000+ is quite expensive.. you should look around to another dentist if possible i haven't gotten my trays yet but i'm kinda scared that the buttons will be visible.. i'm gonna be a bridesmaid in july and i wanna be able to smile without feeling self conscious about the trays/buttons! .
Cal surfer unregistered	posted 07-12-2005 04:34 PM Hey Invisaligners.. After searching for info on speeding up the process, I found this board, and similar questions. I too wondered if you could simply change your invisaligners every week instead of two. I read the post by the Dentist who warned against it due to bone growth, however I believe that to be incorrect. If you dentist will show you the animation Invisalign created for your mouth, you will notice each tooth is moved very slightly, usually one at a time. The dentist who posted the answer claimed that speeding up the process would reduce bone growth. This just doesnt make since. If the tooth is only moved ever so slightly, by retainer A, then how can moving to retainer B early (which does not affect that tooth) be of any harm? Furthermore, once the teeth are in their new positions, the bone will grow as it did before you ever moved them. Invisalign was not even invented by a dentist, so don't let yours stick it to you on price or fill you full of crap. A full set of aligners cost the dentist just under one grand (US). There is plenty of room to negotiate with them. Three grand is about the average price in CA. I have cut my time in half and my dentist and I are very pleased with the results. by the way, .... he gave me all my aligners from the start.....as yours should! .
Kimbob unregistered	posted 07-12-2005 05:08 PM Right, I'd take the advice of someone who calls himself (herself?) "Cal surfer" over that of an educated dentist or orthodontist. I can appreciate your position that only one tooth at a time is being moved, and further that consumers need to be wary of unscrupulous providers. And as much as I hate the feeling that I'm helping make someone's Mercedes payment, I also realize that I'm paying for more than a simple device. I'm paying for their knowledge, expertise and experience. You may be pleased with the results now, but bone loss is potentially a long-term issue. I hope for your sake that you have made a wise decision about speeding up the orthodontic process. I have heard the bone-loss cautions from several other sources in addition to this message board, so I will err on the side of caution and complete my treatment as recommended by my ortho. Along the same lines, I have a friend whose teenage son took the advice of his friend (a fellow teenager) rather than his orthodontist. Even though the ortho said that the young man should wear his retainer at night indefinitely, perhaps even forever, the friend "knew" better and said the retainer wasn't necessary. The teen is now getting his second set of braces because his teeth have moved so much already. Please, people, err on the side of caution when it comes to your teeth. They're more than just cosmetic - a healthy mouth is one of the keys to your long term overall health. quote: Originally posted by Cal surfer: Hey Invisaligners.. After searching for info on speeding up the process, I found this board, and similar questions. I too wondered if you could simply change your invisaligners every week instead of two. I read the post by the Dentist who warned against it due to bone growth, however I believe that to be incorrect. If you dentist will show you the animation Invisalign created for your mouth, you will notice each tooth is moved very slightly, usually one at a time. The dentist who posted the answer claimed that speeding up the process would reduce bone growth. This just doesnt make since. If the tooth is only moved ever so slightly, by retainer A, then how can moving to retainer B early (which does not affect that tooth) be of any harm? Furthermore, once the teeth are in their new positions, the bone will grow as it did before you ever moved them. Invisalign was not even invented by a dentist, so don't let yours stick it to you on price or fill you full of crap. A full set of aligners cost the dentist just under one grand (US). There is plenty of room to negotiate with them. Three grand is about the average price in CA. I have cut my time in half and my dentist and I are very pleased with the results. by the way, .... he gave me all my aligners from the start.....as yours should! .
dentures for you unregistered	posted 07-12-2005 10:02 PM u don't see people in traditional braces cutting their time in half by rushing their adjustments because their orthos know better. ur dentist agrees with what ur doing???? ur dentist ought to have his license revoked. quote: Originally posted by Cal surfer: Hey Invisaligners.. After searching for info on speeding up the process, I found this board, and similar questions. I too wondered if you could simply change your invisaligners every week instead of two. I read the post by the Dentist who warned against it due to bone growth, however I believe that to be incorrect. If you dentist will show you the animation Invisalign created for your mouth, you will notice each tooth is moved very slightly, usually one at a time. The dentist who posted the answer claimed that speeding up the process would reduce bone growth. This just doesnt make since. If the tooth is only moved ever so slightly, by retainer A, then how can moving to retainer B early (which does not affect that tooth) be of any harm? Furthermore, once the teeth are in their new positions, the bone will grow as it did before you ever moved them. Invisalign was not even invented by a dentist, so don't let yours stick it to you on price or fill you full of crap. A full set of aligners cost the dentist just under one grand (US). There is plenty of room to negotiate with them. Three grand is about the average price in CA. I have cut my time in half and my dentist and I are very pleased with the results. by the way, .... he gave me all my aligners from the start.....as yours should! .
Josh888 unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 02:20 AM What Cal Surfer says actually does make sense... But thats only IF your aligners were actually moving only one tooth for each tray, and a different tooth each tray. And the next tooth that moved couldn't be close to the previous tooth -- the teeth are neighbors in the same bone, so we need to pick a part of the bone unaffected by the previous tooth. In that case, I agree with you 100% (I'm no dentist or ortho, however) -- each tooth that moves has ample time for the bone to repair because that particular tooth won't move again until several trays later, which is plenty of time even if you change your trays once a week. Unfortunately Cal, this just isn't the case... Perhaps a few trays (maybe one or two out of 30 trays) may move only one tooth, but overall the trays are moving several teeth at the same time. And I don't need a computer animation to see that -- I can feel it with every new tray I pop in my mouth. My teeth hurt right side, left side, front, and back. This particular tray I'm wearing now feels like every friggin tooth in my mouth is being moved, though probably a few of them aren't. It would be a rediculous waste of time & money if the trays moved one single tooth 0.25 mm each tray... I'd be wearing invisalign for a decade! The computer animations are very simplified illustrations of your treatment, not the actual treatment. If you actually cut your time in half and your dentist has taken x-rays and checked your bone density and everything looks great, then I'd say you're fortunate and your body possesses superior recovery ability... Or you may wake up one day with a pillow covered in teeth... Ha! Nah, best of luck to ya, and if everything works out great you can come back in 10 years and post a picture of you smilin' with all your teeth in tact and tell me what an idiot I am for wearing my aligners the full amount of time... .
Josh888 unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 02:38 AM Here are a couple treatment animations I found... These thing are just simple representations of how your teeth will move throughout the treatment, but in almost every single one I've seen, you can clearly see multiple teeth moving at the same time. In the animations I've seen where only a couple of teeth are moving, the movement is so great that its obvious multiple consecutive aligners are required for such movement. http://www.cosmetic-dentist-toronto.com/images/Thomas_Animation.gif http://www.cosmetic-dentist-toronto.com/images/Mike_Animation.gif http://www.cosmetic-dentist-toronto.com/images/Michelle_Animation.gif .
Crooked unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 11:38 AM Hey guys! plz check out my post of TONS of ?'s! lol. 1.Does teeth shaving hurt? 2.Anyone know FOR SURE if u will have to get teeth pulled? (i have crowding.. lucky me) 3.When they take the 3-D thingy to make ur invisalign braces , does it hurt? i saw a pic on google, the lips were being pulled pretty hard, looked painful! 4.I have this very crooked tooth sticking out on top right smack dab in the middle, will these buttons( That are noticible) be placed on it? thnx! .
LFORT unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 02:50 PM I am in North Jersey and mine were $3900 just for bottoms. I just started my fourth tray (of a total of 18) today after a visit to the orthodontist. When I mentioned that the first tray had hurt my tongue he said I could shave them myself with a nail file or sandpaper if it happens again. I don't see any difference yet in my front teeth, but I know they're all gradually moving. My bite is horrible when my trays are out - can't even close my mouth. Not a problem though. Overall I am extremely happy. .
EFort unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 03:31 PM I had to have my teeth shaved on two different occasions. The ortho also told me, like your story, that I will have to do some shaping of my teeth after the straightening is done. My two front bottom teeth are not only crooked, but a different height from years of wear, and once they are brought in line, I will have to have them leveled off. So what you heard doesn't seem far off from what I was told. I did not get the impression though that the leveling process is covered under my $3900 fee (bottoms only, not tops). I'm sure that addl. bill will be interesting. .
Gappy unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 11:27 PM I am wondering if anyone else is using invisalign to close a gap in their front teeth? I feel as I'm not reaping the full benefits of this "virtually invisible" solution. The air/spit bubbles in between my front teeth make the aligners painfully noticible. Not just NOT invisible, but almost as noticible as metal braces. And in a why-does-that-girls-teeth-look-slimy way... The bottom aligners look great comparatively. I'm hoping against reason that this will get better?? Irrelevant info: I have 14 sets for top and 16 for bottom (to bring in a bit of a flare). I paid 4,100 in mass. .
Gappy unregistered	posted 07-14-2005 11:29 PM I forgot to mention I've been wearing them for, oh maybe 4 minutes now and am about to experience my first night in the Invisalign treatment. My tongue is already starting to voice it's anger at the new, abrasive intrusion... .
Swag unregistered	posted 07-15-2005 12:04 AM Hey I was wondering if you just get invisalign for the top only? What would be your guess on the price for the top set only? Thanks .
Josh888 unregistered	posted 07-15-2005 02:07 AM Crooked: When they did my mold (the 3D thingy, I presume), it was pretty tough... Not extremely painful, but the dentist had to practically put his foot on my chest to get it out of my mouth. This was for the top mold only (due to the hard palate of the mouth) -- the bottom mold was a piece of cake. As for shaving the teeth, I haven't needed any shaving so couldn't tell ya. And as for pulling teeth, that would depend on your situation... I don't think they have to pull teeth for invisalign very often, but I suppose they do in some cases. Gappy: In my experience, the air/spit bubbles occur when you first put on a new tray -- the tension of the new tray causes most of that. I know that when I put on a new tray, the tray is more visible due to that tension (air) for the first day or two, but then once the teeth are moved into position and the tension is alleviated, the trays are much less visible (as you'd expect). And I WISH gaps were my problem... gaps are corrected much faster than overcrowding (I have 29 upper trays, I'm on #9 now). Swag: When I first talked to my dentist about invisalign, I was interested in the top teeth only, since the bottom teeth were only very slightly imperfect, and I could live with that. But then my dentist said that actually the cost was only a little more to do them both -- I wouldn't save much by doing the top only, so I might as well do the bottom also. From what I understand, most of the cost is in the setup for each case, and they don't charge any additional setup when you do upper and lower at the same time. My dentist said that if I did the upper only, I would save a few hundred bucks, but if I came back later to do the bottom, they'd charge the setup fees all over again and I'd be out another few thousand smackers... .
ryanlion07 unregistered	posted 07-15-2005 04:39 PM Swag.....I have only uppers and it cost me $3,400, and insurance is picking up 2/3 of it. I am in CT. I picked up my 3,4 and 5th trays yesterday and again the ortho did some shaving. doesnt hurt at all. he is only shaving in between the lateral incisor, canine and first premolar to make a little room in front to move the lateral incisors which are the only ones which need fixing. They are not moving any of my molars. with regard to switching trays prior to the 14 days I think its a bad idea. just some common sense says so, and my ortho says he wouldnt recommend it. Here is my theory. Moving your teeth is like bending a branch on a tree. u can put lots of continuous pressure and bend the branch all the way and this might cause the branch to snap, same way that moving the teeth to quickly can loosen the bone and case the teeth to fall out. Even though the teeth are not really moving during the 2nd week of each tray, the tray holds the teeth in their new position and allow it to get set. Also if you switch trays each week you will keep moving the teeth and then when your treatment is done your teeth will sort of "sling shot" back to its old position as it has never got time to "set in". Sort of like the branch again, bend it to quickly over time and when you let go it will just "sling shot" back to its old position. But if you bend a little each day and hold it in that position and then bend some more and hold etc etc then the branches shape starts to get more curvey over time just like how we all want our teeth to get. those are my thoughts for the day.... .
TJS unregistered	posted 07-19-2005 11:31 PM Hi, I'm in hyde park and I went to Dr. Reuben Collins on 55th and Lake Park. I needed the whole mouth top and bottom ($5000), but the other costs are $3500 if you only need top OR bottom or $4500 if you need top and bottom but only on the front teeth...At least that's what I was quoted. My experiences are the same as most people's here. I only had problems with removing the aligners on the first day. Now it's a cinch! quote: Originally posted by toothy: Hi! I live in Chicago too and I'm looking into getting insialign braces. Can you give me the contact info of the orthodontist you went to? Also, does insurance cover these? Thanks! .
Mai unregistered	posted 07-20-2005 02:52 PM I have a friend who works for a dentist and is receiving invisalign treatment from him. He lets her wear them for 1 week each, telling her that the 2 week ordeal is really for payment purposes (prolong the treatment so that the payment plan would be less intense). I've read some brief articles concerning bone loss, and told her I hope he's not using her for experimental purposes! Like most of you, I'd rather be cautious than sorry. Off subject..for those who are still contemplating undergoing invisalign treatment, I urge you to please go to a reputable orthodontic and do not choose a general dentist simply because of lower fees or any free services that he may offer (many are offering free whitening, for instance). While I'm sure there are general dentists out there who will do a good job, be aware of their lack of experience in orthodontic treatment (an article I read stated that they only need to attend a 2 day seminar training for invisalign, they do not need to have any prior orthodontic training, and invisalign was not offered to general dentists until as late as 2002...that's only 3 years ago!). I don't know if this info is accurate, but I do know that I am utterly displeased with my treatment and I don't think I would be in this situation had a more knowledgable orthodontist treated me instead. Please do your research thoroughly! Be sure to ask how much work will be done by the doctor himself and not by his assistants. Ask what percentage of his patients reach their projected goals by their last tray (you'd be shocked at how inaccurate invisalign plans can be...i personally believe this is a combination of align technologies as well as the dentist's lack of experience). I wish someone cautioned me about all this a year ago...what a hard lesson to learn. .
lr unregistered	posted 07-20-2005 06:56 PM quote: Originally posted by BigDog3030: Ok....week two of Aligner 1, and here are my thoughts. Nobody can tell that i have them in which is why i got them. I have a pretty visible job, and at my age (35) im still relatively young for my position, so I needed something inconspicious. Havent had too much pain, i feel a little pain when i take them out, which makes a little sense. As for taking them out and putting them in, Ive had no problem with this. The inside of my mouth was a bit raw for the first couple of days, but is fine now. I do experience the CONSTANT dry mouth, but am drinking water all the time. It is annoying, hopefully my mouth will get used to it. Now here is where I have questions and concerns. My biggest is this...please tell me if anyone has experienced this....when I have them in, i get sort of a throat irritation, almost like a sore throat. Im always clearing my throat. I really find it uncomfortable. It immediately goes away when I take them out. Im assuming it is because of the kind of plastic used, but it is really bothering me. If any dentists read this...please respond!!!! i've had mine for two years and have never experienced dry throat. I don't believe it's normal, it might be related to your dry mouth...which by the way will go away in due time. After a couple of months, they literally just become a part of your mouth..it's amazing. so don't worry. .
BB unregistered	posted 07-21-2005 12:30 PM I've been wearing Invisalign braces for almost two years, with very few problems. However, my results are less than I had hoped. I had a slight overbite and my bite was slightly off center but neither of these problems have been corrected. The only real difference I've seen is a few 'leaning' teeth are starting to straighten up. No one has commented on a change in my teeth--which is probably more than I should expect. I'm supposed to be 'done' in a few weeks. My dentist says he wishes the Invisalign co. wouldn't claim they can correct so many teeth problems because the trays can't do as much as traditional braces. (He is an 'official' Invisalign orthodontist.) I was wondering if anyone else has had similar results. Thank you! .
MM unregistered	posted 07-22-2005 11:56 AM I was quoted 6000 for 12 months. I'm in NYC. I'm wondering if I can get it for less as well. .

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