Metal Mouth Message Board

i just switched to tray 5 last night and my teeth are hurting SO bad. i haven't eaten all day just because i don't want to experience the pain i felt this morning when i took them off to brush my teeth. i definitely know which teeth are moving with this tray - OUCH! with my first four trays, the pai...

i'm on aligner 2 and i got three attachments on top and four on the bottom right off the bat - no adjustment period! and they aren't terrible. the bottom ones you can't see at all, and the top ones also aren't too visible. after a while, though, you won't care who sees them. i have one on my very cr...

i use a metal nail file to file down that lower edge that scrapes the underside of my tongue. it works really well and leaves no sharp edges. i file vertically instead of horizontally so that it's smooth and even. i don't file down any other edges because the aligners are pretty comfortable everywhe...

THEY ARE TIGHT! holy.moly. i'm going to bed with them in, and i'm just hoping i can take them out tomorrow without too much effort. i feel a ton of pressure on my teeth. my first set had become a piece of cake - i could actually take the aligners out one-handed. not so with this set, certainly not f...

i also have to rotate a very "snaggly" incisor...is this going to be difficult? my dentist warned me that i will most likely need a refinement for this tooth.

Hi everyone! I've been reading this board for a while and all the information has been so helpful. I thought I would share some of my experience with my new Invisalign aligners. I've had a problem with my teeth since my teens, but in college, my snaggletooth (left lateral incisor, very protuding) be...