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You could do that - take them out - but since I can only have them out for 2 hours per day - it cuts into my time. Here is how my routine has progreseed: I get up - tkae them out & begin drinking coffe (I am a caffien addict - & I don;t like to eat in the morning) I leave them out for about ...

Good for you!! Let me know how it goes.

Linda

I am only on aligner # 3 & I get terrible headaches for the first 3 days they are in. Over the counter meds have helped. They subside after about the first week - then in another week it times to put in a new set. It is not a migraine though - I can handle it the pain - it tells me my teeth are ...

I used warm salt water gargles at night when the aligners were out & the pain has gone!! Then last night it was time to move on to my # 3 aligners - I tried for 45 minutes to get them in. I finally asked my husband to help me. He was able to muscle them in - until we heard the famiar "snap&...

Last night when I put my upper aligner in I had a little pain at the gum line above only 1 tooth. This tooth has a bump on it & it is close to where I hook the aligner with my finger nail to pull it out. I have been checking the area & it isn't red or swollen or bleeding. Is this normal?? It...

I am on tray # 2 & the pain subsides - for me - after a few days. I can pop the bottom off fast - no problem. The upper still gives me a little trouble as I have 2 bumps together & I have to pull a little harder - but no pain to speak of. I move to aligner # 3 on Thursday night. I now can pl...

$ 6,000.00 here in CA. My insurance paid $ 1000.00 up front. My orthodonist is letting me use my flex spending from work - so I paid some in 2008 & will pay off the balance in 2009.

This is for 15 months of treatment - all the trays, x-rays, follow up appointments, etc.
Linda

WOW!! Do let us know how it goes. I was told if I had them out too long it would extend my treatment by several weeks or months.

Linda

How funny we are all the same! I do the same thing!! Get everything ready - have my salad all made & tossed - my water out & open - then I dash to the bathroom - take them out - start my timer - sit down & eat (fast!!) Then go brush & floss & put them back in. STOP THE CLOCK!! I ...

That's a great idea!! I'll add that to my routine. One last thing - would it be so terrible if I had them out just 3 hours day - an hour per meal? Right now - with only 2 hours out - I set the timer when I get up - then stand at the kitchen sink & drink coffee as much & as fast as I can. Thi...

That IS interesting!! She told me - water -plain old water. I then started with a list - what about diet 7-Up? NO- water. I asked about the cold coffee througha straw & she gave me this heavy sigh . . .& started to tell me that the invisalign rules state tha only plain water can be consumed ...

Thanks so much!! I actually got a count up clock & track the time I have them out. It just seems so stringent!!

I just really enjoy/need coffee!!

Linda

Hi all ~ I just started on my 2nd tray last week & I have been sneaking coffee through a straw. The dentists said NO COFFEE as it will stain - so I figured a straw wouldn't hurt? I know the hot coffee could warp the trays - so I am drinking iced or blended drinks. Am I going to be in trouble lat...

I am new here & am only on my 2nd set of aligners. I didn't realize there were so many rules when I signed up for the Invisalign. When they told me no coffee with them in (this was after all the appointments, the money paid & I was there to get my first set) I was like - WHAT?? Then she told...

Have a glass of water at the same time and alternate, swooshing the water around as much as you can. Staining isn't what should be worrying you: it's soaking your teeth all evening in all that acid, which will soften and erode the enamel. And above all, don't brush right afterward - take out the tr...