Metal Mouth Message Board

Hope you are starting to feel better, I am on week 12 of 28 and I have had to file some parts on most of mine, it was a tip that I learned on this website and has been invaluable. I haven't had the attachments yet but I have got the bobbles on the aligners so it might happen yet, I don't feel as if ...

Hi Newbie Welcome to this site! I've found it really useful to read other peoples experiences with Invisalign. I am on week 4 of 28 and really quite used to them now. I still feel really thirsty and drink water all the time, I love a cup of tea when I'm at work but just have water most of the time a...

Hi Bucky1
I didn't have the washing advice from my dentist so that's helpful for me, I've been using toothpaste on a little brush, it gets very messy!!

Hi Bucky I'm also two weeks into Invisalign, not experiencing any bad breath (not that I've noticed anyway) but when I was approaching the two weekly change which was yesterday, I felt like I could taste the plastic a bit and it wasn't too nice. My dentist said I could drink anything except very hot...

Hi Eve and Janey 1 Thank you for your posts, sorry but I haven't been on for a while. Today I put my second set in, forgot how 'tight' they feel at first. I'm getting on alright with them, a really useful tip I read on this site was to file the sharp bits, I did suffer for a day or two at first. I h...

Thanks Annelou, I'm also surprised they can't tell I'm wearing them, and I don't mind telling people either, infact I show them my teeth when I'm got the Invisalign in, something I would never have done before! I've found it useful to read this board and the blogs. There are quite a few people who a...

I'm 47 and had Invisilign fitted on Wednesday 31st August 2011. This was a huge decision for me, I have never liked my teeth and was very embarrassed about them even avoiding talking about teeth with friends/colleagues, I used to change the subject and they must have noticed. I'm sure some people ha...