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my first set of aligners were not painful persay, it was just extremely uncomfortable having plastic in my mouth. might sound funny, but i felt claustrophobic. the other sets hurt quite a but for about two days. they hurt when they are taken off and put back on. i end up not taking them off for the ...

Hello all,

I just changed to a new set of aligners and have a question. Does Invislign, on occasion, move only one tooth at a time? I ask this because only one tooth is aching this go round.

Thomas

I would say that Invisalign has not been as painful as I expected. You can expect the first week to be the worst and there is pressure for a few days after you change your aligners. Any time you move your teeth there will be a moderate amount of pain involved. You will get used to it. I do not take ...

Well, I must admit that I have been pleasantly surprised with the whole Invisalign thing. The first week was the worst. For some weird reason that made me feel claustrophobia and the plastic took some getting used to. Now I do not even notice them. It feels more odd when I have them out and my teeth...

Hello all. I am on day six with my aligners. I am in the DC area and had my initial consultation and molds done on May 12, received my aligners June 17. I go back for a follow-up in ten weeks. I have 19 top and 14 bottom. It cost me 4600 and included retainers and two years of follow-up visits once ...

Thanks for the advice. I will try it. I will wear 19 aligners on the top and 14 on the bottom. The worst part is getting used to the plastic in my mouth.

Day two with my invisalign, and it has been much easier then expected. I just wanted to know if the invisalign cleaning system was worth the cost?

Thanks

Hello all,

I was just wondering what the average current production time for Invisalign is? I had my molds and x-rays taken about two weeks ago and an chompimg at the bits to begin. I guess I am just using this forum to placate myself.

Thanks