Comments on: Invisalign Braces- A day in the life

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:09:21 +0000

I regularly leave my invisalign out for 4 to 6 hours a day. This is because I socialize a lot, and will often be out with friends for drinks and dinner for several hours at a time. I also like to drink coffee in the mornings and afternoons, and go out to lunch a lot. So, it’s just very hard to wear them 22 hours per day. I don’t know if I’m hurting myself by doing this, but I also don’t wan to change my lifestyle.

By: Stephany

Stephany — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:43:24 +0000

Hi, I just started Invisalign.. I’m on 1/23 and just about to switch to the next set (in 1 day). I tried the 2nd set on today.. out of nothing but complete boredom and curiosity.. and was worried to see that I couldn’t get them on very easily, especially the lower aligners… also when I put them on I had intense pressure that was alot more painful than the first set of aligners. I know I shouldnt have tried them on early but now I’m worried that they wont fit, or will hurt a lot and I don’t want to go to my ortho and find out somethings wrong.. like you I don’t realise how long I’ve been taking them out for, atleast 2-3 hours a day.. and atleast 6 hours on the first day as I already had a toothache when I started and couldnt take the pressure the aligners put on my tooth. So I’m a little worried I havent worn them enough… any advice?
Also, apologies for sounding like a neurotic newbie

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:06:16 +0000

Did you end up quitting? I’m in the same boat you’re in…

By: admin

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:51:33 +0000

Hi there,

Don’t panic snishik- all is not lost! I think they’ll be tight when you get home, but they should still go in. If I were you I would just be extremely vigilant on wearing them for 22 hours a day for the rest of the two weeks and if you are in the second week consider wearing them an extra day or two.

Good Luck!

By: snishik

snishik — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:11:03 +0000

i just got to work and realized that i left my invisalign trays at home! is this horrbile that i wont be wearing them all day?! i’m so panicked!

By: cocoti68

cocoti68 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:18:34 +0000

Hi all! It’s my first time blogging and the reason is the same: great blog!
I decided to try Invisalign as my son’s orthodontist recommended it to me a year ago because I was curious about it.
I wore those ugly metal braces from 15 to 18 years old, I’m 42 now… I was supposed to have my wisdom teeth removed at that time but I was too afraid so of course, my teeth became crooked again due to a lack of space.
In the old days, the general dentist who was acclaiming himself the “specialist of braces” would just pull out the “useless” teeth to make space in your jaw… So I got 4 teeth (premolars) removed at the age of 12… But it wasn’t enough apparently…
Arrives the “real” orthodontist” from France in 1984 in Tahiti (where I was born and lived all my life), my Dad decided it was time that I see a real orthodontist, plus he was french from France! You know the rest: metal braces up and down fro 3 years that I decided to have them removed by a general dentist because I decided that at 18 years old, it was just enough!
Here I am today wearing those plastic trays, it’s been 2 months now and I’m still telling my self that I maybe made a mistake in a sense that I find them so uncomfortable and very annoying when it comes to remove them.
I don’t know at this point if i really needed them, well, I have a couple cross bites and my bottom teeth are crooked. I guess I was attracted by the idea of the whitening kit that came with it for free, $4,000 later…
I didn’t use the whitening gel yet, but I will as I paid for it…
Wow, anyways, I try like most of you, to wear them as much as I can but not without difficulty.
I am a mom with 3 children and a husband and boy, you have to have your mind everywhere at all time! And of course, i forget to wear my trays sometimes for 6 hours… Like today for example, I forgot to wear them because I was in a rush: left the house at 10:30am and came back home at 4:30pm, I feel bad!
Well, I’m seeing my orthodontist in 9 days and I will tell her the truth. I already told her at my last visit that I’m not wearing them 22 hours a day but between 16 to 18 hours a day… and she said it’s fine as long as I don’t forget a day but I did…
But the one good thing about it is that I snack less and I lost 5 pounds in 2 months so I’m happy about that!
Can’t wait to be done with the treatment and enjoy my coffee and red wine without worrying about some plastic in my mouth!
One question: does anyone know if the plastic used is safe?
Thanks again and wish me luck!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:06:13 +0000

Hi there,

I paid just over $6k JM, although that was in Australia. If you live in NY that is probably about right, in Australia that would be very expensive.

By: JM

JM — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:24:09 +0000

Can anyone tell me how much you have paid and how bad your teeth were? I was just quoted $9,000 (40 – 50 aligners required) which seems alot compared to what I’ve heard others have paid. Even the Invisalign website says up to about $8,500. My teeth arent that bad, just my 2 front ones mainly.

By: Monica

Monica — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:25:30 +0000

I have a question if anyone can help me. I received my first aligner today and it seems like in the back the aligners feel not as tight as in the middle to the front. I feel the pressure so that doesn’t worry me but did anyone feel this when they started. It just feels like when I bite down on the back molars the plastic squishes downa and back up again. Is that normal.Please please let me know.

Thanks.

By: karin rinella

karin rinella — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:20:16 +0000

Thank you!! I’m 67 – Tray one – having such a difficult time removing the braces – the white wine (with or without) helps ! But not during the day when I get so hungry and don’t want to go through the removal process – the Invialign Diet!