Metal Mouth Message Board

My initial price included the removable retainers, which I prefer since I like to floss easily. However, if I request a new one, which I'm sure I will because I don't think I'll like having the same one for an entire year, I'll have to pay like $50 for one.

I was given 11 aligners for top and bottom starting last August. I had the greatest dental health during that period of time since I drank tons of water, brushed, flossed and rinsed religiously. I had no problems with any of the aligners, but for that first couple of days of pain upon changing into ...

I just switched to my 5th tray and for some reason so far the 2nd one was the absolute worst.

I had a small cavity filled just last night. My dentist is my ortho too which is wonderful. He just told me to make sure I had my aligner with me so that he could be positive it would fit properly after he was done.

I paid $4500 through Care Credit for only 11 aligners. The doc started with "There's this thing called Invisalign Express which is a bit cheaper and only requires 10 aligners or less. You don't qualify for that." Well, thanks bud. :roll: But I guess paying the $4500 for the 11 with any ref...

I brush after lunch at work and I find it comical how people look at me as if brushing my teeth is a crime.

I just put in trays 3 of 11 last night and was wondering the exact same thing. My ortho gave me three trays the other day so when I look at tray 5 I can see that the shape has changed since the first one. My jaw is very narrow, hence the crowding, and the fifth tray is considerably wider. That will ...

I posted a thread that someone else already posted....duh....that's what happens when you can't drink coffee anymore.

Hi. New here but have read the boards for a while now. It's nice to see similar experiences. I am only on set 2 of 11 u/l and have only two attachments, one on each side lower so they're not noticeable at all to anyone. The first set made me lisp for two days, constant dry mouth, and an awful cut on...