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Hi lfkat1

Excellent, bet you were well pleased for them to move after just 4 days, one last question sorry- did you have to wear the clear aligner during the day as well as at night for a while and if so for how long?

Thanks Mater33

Hi lfkat1 Great thanks, how much does the retainer type invasalign thingy hurt in comparison to the IA? Does the tight feeling wear off after a few days and have you notice any final changes yet? I get mine a week today but im a bit pessamistic that it wont work, after my dentist filed my teeth the ...

Hi Vicky

Many thanks for the info, helps a great deal to know that there is something else there that can help finish them off.

Hi Alina

My teeth took about 6 weeks before i noticed anything ;-(

Good luck all.

Hi Oscar

Is this simply to hold teeth in position and to wear at night only or is this to assist with moving teeth a bit more?

Hi vickypayne86 I read your post about the clear aligners for small movements...can you elaborate ? are there such a thing and are you/ have you had them yet? its just my dentist has told my IA will not move my teeth anymore and I would like just a little bit more movement still so if there is such ...

Hi all Can any of the more experienced IA wearers help!!! I am at the end of my treatment now....14 weeks.... and my dentist told me yesterday that my IA has done all it can for me. I am dissapointed as my teeth still have a bit more movement to do to make me happy with them but he said that the IA ...

Hi all I just wondered if anyone could comment on whether they suffered from a sore tongue from wearing the brace. Ive been wearing mine for 12 weeks now and my dentist has now started me wearing the back piece that goes behind the teeth and my tongue has suddenly become very sore sore and looks a b...

Hi Caroline30

Have you been on the Inman Alinger website? they have a section in there where you enter your town and they give you a list of certified Inman Aligner specialists. Link is below:

http://www.inmanaligner.com/find.php

Hopefully your dentist is on there ;0)

Hi michen333 Don't know if it helps but the top of my plastic IA bar is just below my gum line. Ive been wearing my IA for nearly 10 weeks and on my next appt next week he said he is going to adjust it to be more towards the centre of my teeth. My teeth stuck out quite a bit at the start and i guess...

Hi. Can anyone advise on the filing? what does it feel like etc? Do you get injected to numb it? Also can anyone comment on when your dentist has been really reluctant to file but you think its necessary? Im just trying to get a picture on its as i dont think my teeth have any more room to move back...

Hi bluey I myself was told i was a very mild case too. My top 4 teeth protude and i had a gap between them. Im 33 and have wanted a brace for more than 10 years. Im told my teeth werent that bad however i felt i resembled Mater from cars and finally in May i plucked up the courage to have a consulta...

Hi xpresso I have only had mine a couple of weeks so i may be the closest in 'wearing time' to you so far. The only comments i can give is that speach does improve after a week (well did for me). Do you have it top and bottom? I only have it at the top though. To bite into food was very difficult at...

Hi MeMeMe321 Yes the 1st week or so was agony when taking it out but then that sort of wore off. I have had my brace just over 3 weeks in total but couldnt wear it for more than a few hours a day for the 1st week and a half...now i cant even feel it in my mouth at all and have gone from one extreme ...

Hi mememe321 Thanks i will try the tabs....so are you saying that your teeth moved from the outset? Ive been wearing mine practically 24/7 for a week but no movement yet...do you think this is normal, should i wait another week and if still no movement go see my dentist or am i being in patient? Tnx...

Hi all. I have a question...can anyone tell me what they clean the IA with? at the moment i am just using a brush and toothpaste but it looks quite grubby and chalky inside. Also i have been wearing my IA for 23 hours a day for a week now and i just wondered if anyone could comment on when i am like...