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I'm having one of my lower front teeth moved upwards at the moment. the ortho put an attachment on it to give some leverage..

yeah I know what you mean. They do look more uniform with the aligners... I'm on my second last tray..

My attachments are stained around the edges.. I just thought that was normal and haven't worried about it, but my teeth are pretty yellow anyway and the attachments are not on the front ones.

The worst thing about IPR for me was the fluoride stuff the dentist put in my mouth after she'd done it. I guess it was to strengthen the remaining enamel, but it tasted absolutely disgusting.. started running down my throat.. I almost puked!

I've been getting a lot of colds since starting invisalign. Have others experienced the same? What's the best prevention?

I go in every 5 trays. 9 trays seems like a very long time to me, with lots of scope for things to go off course...

Thanks. Well, I think the most difference is from the side, both in teeth and general profile, which I don't get to see so much, but I am glad to know is getting better.. ;) On the bottom there was a lot of IPR, so the whole front part of my lower jaw is moving back a bit. On the top the movement is...

Hi all. Am on aligner 10 of 20. Thought I'd post pics. Main issue is pulling back protruding teeth both top and bottom. These before/after side views show it best... before: http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv88/gdriftr/before_right_side.jpg aligner 10 of 20: http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv8...

I leave mine out for about 4 hours on average once a week. Things seem to be going ok. I'm not saying it's alright to do what I do, just letting you know there are worse sinners than you...

My God! I've never seen such straight teeth..

I just went for my 2nd check up. I had my first after the 1st aligner, now I just finished my 5th. so as I said above i was a bit unsure what would happen because I've been a bit slack on aligners 2-5, wearing them about 18 hours a day and on occasions having them out for 5 hours at a time. Anyway t...

Since I have protruding teeth both top and bottom which are due to be pulled back somewhat in the treatment, I am indeed hoping that my jaw is going to appear less bulky and my profile look a bit better by the end of the treatment.

I started off between 20 and 22 hours based on what I read on these boards. At the first visit my dentist was impressed with this figure and said as long as I kept above 20 hours it would be fine. Since then I've been a bit slack though, on a few occasions leaving them out for 4 hours at a time. I g...

John37, are you saying that the bone reforms properly around the root every 2 weeks, once for each aligner? I know nothing about teeth but that seems quick to me. I've also been wondering if there are any 'hiddens', i.e. When I wear the aligners less than I should, if there are problems I don't know...

I think it's quite possible for the molars to move out a bit, or more likely the tops of the teeth if they are angled in at the moment.

Regarding the number of trays, my dentist made adjustments after the first clincheck. Maybe yours did too and you are looking at a different version?