Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, it's been about 11 - 12 hours now (I know... I am up late), and some teeth do feel a little bit sore. I can definately feel it. We'll see. I suspected it to creep up on me. See, when I had regular braces I teeth got sore sore after about 30 minutes. I mean bad! I guess Invisalign is different....

Only one tooth is feeling sore. It doesn't feel like my teeth are being treated as they should and have a hard time feeling like they will move without my teeth being sore. It's been about 4 hours since I got my first set inserted, but there's nothing. I can press against my teeth with my fingers li...

How sore should I be...? I feel slight pressure in my teeth, but I don't feel sore like I used to when I had regular braces (metal). Then I cuold not even suck on a straw without feeling pain. Now - with Invisalign - I feel no pain when biting down (just to try, not when eating). I guess the aligner...

I meant the "buttons" attached to the teeth, not the actual plastic aligners. Sorry.

I am having my Invisalign braces put in tomorrow. It cost me $4050 (all inclusive). I will be getting 19 attachments - 10 lower / 9 upper. This seems like a lot of them?! However, with that being said, my dentist is a VERY respected Southern California orthodontist, and he suggested Invisialign for ...