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i currently have the same issue with my RWB treatment, and have for a couple months. when I bite down w/o the trays on, my front teeth touch before my molars, so I effectively can't touch my molars together. sounds like a relatively common thing. My dentist mentioned that for some people the molars...

lesley wrote:At one point in my treatment, I too could not feel my back teeth while eating - and I used to be able to. Of course I was worried too! Now, I can feel them and it is perfectly normal -just wanted to ease some people's worries!

thanks lesley!

thanks for all the replies... the wierd thing about my bite is that my back teeth don't touch completly when I bite down while eating... lesley, that's great that your bite was fixed.. I have an overbite and my ortho said he will try and fix it ... so hopefully that's whats happening. too early to t...

hi Ravengrl.
i started invisalign on march 24th.. amd on second trays now, and my bite is a bit off too. I have an appointment with my ortho in May and plan on asking him about it. It feels wierd when I chew/eat. How about you. Did you ask your ortho?
Thanks.

thanks for the reply. i called my ortho about it and his assistant told me it is a normal thing for the jaw muscle to feel a bit sore.. mine doesnt feel sore, it was feeling tingly and I told her that.. she said unless there is a clicking/popping of the jaw, I have nothing to worry about. but please...

Hi, Just got my first Invisalign trays last week and have gone through all the "teething problems" like everyone else here. Thanks to all the information on this website, I have been quite well prepared. However, today I noticed that my left jaw joint feels a little tingly and my ear feels...