Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey there, I'm just about a month into treatment. On occasion, while I'm making dinner, I'll drink something other than water. Juice or soda. That said, I only have the aligners in for less than half an hour when doing this and then I take 'em out for eating so they get cleaned up right away and my ...

I've got crowding too, and am 2 weeks into a 9 month treatment. Similar situation. Some questions to ask: Does that fee cover refinements? Mid course corrections should they be needed? Will the charge be higher if the treatment takes more trays than the estimate? If Invisalign is not working for you...

Hi Neil, Glad things are going well for you so far. My dentist decided to have me wait a month before getting attachments, so I'm still left wondering how those will work. :) The care and maintenance booklet was not incredibly insightful, but you can find almost the exact same information here: http...

I'm not sure exactly why you'd want your aligners out for meetings. When in meetings, I speak in front of people and no one notices. I'm a sign language interpreter, so Deaf people spend hours on end staring at my hands and lip reading me, so far no one has noticed. The only reason's I'd want to tak...

Yeah, I can't really use the accessible bathroom - I work in disability services, so it's a big no no - especially for me. :) I've started using the restrooms for brushing up - and it is a bit of a pain since I often have other materials with me, so I end up holding papers and binders while I brush ...

Hey there, It's my understanding that dentists/orthos can choose to bill for Invisalign however they choose. At my dentist, just about everything is one price. If I needed 3 trays or 30 trays, it would have cost me the same price. If I get no refinements, or if I get refinements multiple times, it's...

I e-mailed my dentist and he wants me to stop in for a quick check.

I'll go in tomorrow. Better to find out now what's going on than have problems while away on vacation!

Humm, interesting. Thanks for your feedback. It's not my intent to make anyone uncomfortable - but we all have different opinions about what is or is not acceptable or gross. So, am I going to gross people out while brushing in the bathroom? I can't make it home every day for meals - I'm sometimes a...

Hi All, Today was the first day with Invisalign that I've had to clean up after lunch in the office. I work at a college, so my options are: staff break room, public bathroom used by about a billion students and staff, private restroom reserved for folks with disabilities or just be dirty and gross ...

Thanks for your feedback guys. Glad to know I'm not the only one with this. The lower aligner seems to sit in there differently each time I put it in. I'm just a bit worried because when it comes time to switch to the next aligner I'll be about 800 miles from home and my dental office, so won't be a...

Hey there, I just got my aligners this past week. I don't think running with aligners in would be a problem. Like the last person mentioned, sports drinks could be a problem. Maybe just cut them with water? If you take things like gu or power gel, I'd just do it with aligners in, not worry a ton and...

Hi All, I've been reading up quite a bit on the message boards here, but have not seen anything relating to my current quandary. I received my first set of Invisalign aligners on Wednesday. When I tried them on at the dentist office, the uppers fit fine, but I don't have such a great fit on my lower...