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I lost 5 lbs in 1 week with my 1st set of aligners. I didn't want to keep popping them in and out. Now, instead of having just coffee in the morning, I'll eat something so that I won't snack as much. If I know that I'm going out at night, I'll usually keep them on as much as possible throughout the ...

I've never heard of chewies. I'll start my 4th set of aligners this week and I've been wearing each set for 3 weeks. I wonder if that eliminates the need for "chewies."

I first went to see an orthodontist when I was 37 years old. After some procrastinating, I went back at 41 and 2 days before I was to have 2 teeth extracted, I backed out. When my son got his braces off and I saw how great they looked, I decided it was now or never. I'm 48 and started treatment in J...

I had the same problem from day 1. My orthodontist gave me some orthodontic wax and it works great. Just roll it up and fill in the gap. It smooths out the roughness.