Invisiline
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I'm on my 3rd set, you get a new set every 2 weeks. Can't see much yet. Will wear them for year and a half I think.
Yes, the first time you put them in they hurt. You put a new one in every 2 weeks, therefore they hurt every 2 weeks. When you take them out the teeth they pull on most are sore and tender.
Yeah, about 1k more than reg braces, I think. I think my whole getup is around 6k, which includes all office visits, x-rays, molding, trays, retainer after, etc.
You are supposed to wear them every second you are not eating. they are 'optimized' for 22 hours a day. Every time you eat or drink something not water you take them out. The good news you can eat anything you want. The bad news is you have to take them out every time you want to eat. This means you can't just grab a quick drink of something, or sit and watch your kids at a game and chew seeds for an hour and a half or stuff like that. Basically water is your drink and snack because you don't take them out for water.
Yes, the first time you put them in they hurt. You put a new one in every 2 weeks, therefore they hurt every 2 weeks. When you take them out the teeth they pull on most are sore and tender.
Yeah, about 1k more than reg braces, I think. I think my whole getup is around 6k, which includes all office visits, x-rays, molding, trays, retainer after, etc.
You are supposed to wear them every second you are not eating. they are 'optimized' for 22 hours a day. Every time you eat or drink something not water you take them out. The good news you can eat anything you want. The bad news is you have to take them out every time you want to eat. This means you can't just grab a quick drink of something, or sit and watch your kids at a game and chew seeds for an hour and a half or stuff like that. Basically water is your drink and snack because you don't take them out for water.
If your teeth require much vertical correction, or any kind of twisting, Invisalign is limited.
I had high canines in my upper set of teeth and a slight twist on another. Invisalign aligned all teeth almost perfectly within the the vertical plane. It was not able to pull the canines down or sufficiently apply needed pressures to correct the "twisted" tooth.
I had to go regular braces afterward and my teeth are pretty much perfect now. That said, not everybody requires verticle manipulation of teeth, so I was probably not a good candidate to begin with, and Invisalign can work very well for the right issues.
You get used to that soreness between set changes after about 3 to 5 months.
I had high canines in my upper set of teeth and a slight twist on another. Invisalign aligned all teeth almost perfectly within the the vertical plane. It was not able to pull the canines down or sufficiently apply needed pressures to correct the "twisted" tooth.
I had to go regular braces afterward and my teeth are pretty much perfect now. That said, not everybody requires verticle manipulation of teeth, so I was probably not a good candidate to begin with, and Invisalign can work very well for the right issues.
You get used to that soreness between set changes after about 3 to 5 months.
They glue these little plastic or something bumps to the teeth they want moved and each tray has a bump where they clamp over the top of that bump and try to move in whichever way.
The bumps make it feel like you have food in your teeth every time you eat. And a lot of times, they catch it and you do anyway.
You end up brushing your teeth 900 times a day so your cleanings go fast. I was told early to use a baking soda whiting toothpaste. The soda because something about the chemical composition of your mouth changes slightly and you get dry mouth and lips and the baking soda is supposed to help. The whiting because when you brush so often it can actually help brighten your teeth quite a bit. I already notice it and mine weren't that bad in the first place.
The bumps make it feel like you have food in your teeth every time you eat. And a lot of times, they catch it and you do anyway.
You end up brushing your teeth 900 times a day so your cleanings go fast. I was told early to use a baking soda whiting toothpaste. The soda because something about the chemical composition of your mouth changes slightly and you get dry mouth and lips and the baking soda is supposed to help. The whiting because when you brush so often it can actually help brighten your teeth quite a bit. I already notice it and mine weren't that bad in the first place.
My oldest daughter just got out of them and my youngest got hers the week before last. The youngest still hasn't figured out how to talk without a lisp yet. Getting better, but still obvious when she has them in.
Must be nice. This was my mouth 5-6th grade. My mom was an assistant/hygienist or whatever you call it for an ortho when she was in her early 20s in the 70s. She swore up and down that full brackets worked the best even if it was the mid 90s. I like my teeth but I still haven't forgiven her.
Holy cow you could pull an 18 wheeler with a loaded refer out with that chain
my wife is on the tail end of wearing them and they worked perfectly. I think she wears them at night but she has a grinding problem which is probably more of the reason now. They have worked out great. And she had some issues as a former dentist screwed up her teeth. The are picture perfect now. It was a pain at first but she got used to it especially after seeing the early results.