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#1 Post by **coffeespoons** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:30 pm

THEY ARE TIGHT! holy.moly. i'm going to bed with them in, and i'm just hoping i can take them out tomorrow without too much effort. i feel a ton of pressure on my teeth.

my first set had become a piece of cake - i could actually take the aligners out one-handed. not so with this set, certainly not for the first few days. i'm also going to have to file down the bottom like i did the first set; otherwise the lower edge would scrape along the underside of my tongue and the last time, it hurt so badly after a day, i couldn't even talk.

wish me luck!

#2 Post by **John37** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:54 pm

Try to keep them in for a long time when you put a new set in. I try for at least 12 hours. Also, don't have the previous set out for too long before you put the new set in. I find the first two days are the worst, then it's not too bad after that.

Good luck taking them out tomorrow morning.

#3 Post by **lomdogs** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:30 pm

i'm also going to have to file down the bottom like i did the first set;

Explain to me how and what you use to "scrape the sides." Everytime I file down the plastic, I get it sharper, not more dull. Is there a secret to this? I have used a metal file, an emery board and a glass file for nails.

#4 Post by **coffeespoons** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:49 am

i use a metal nail file to file down that lower edge that scrapes the underside of my tongue. it works really well and leaves no sharp edges. i file vertically instead of horizontally so that it's smooth and even. i don't file down any other edges because the aligners are pretty comfortable everywhere else.

#5 Post by **Sofie** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:46 am

I just switched to my 5th tray and for some reason so far the 2nd one was the absolute worst.

#6 Post by **PaulInc** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:33 pm

Call me a masochist but i really enjoy the tight feeling and the pain(if any) removing them the next day. I know and can feel them working. I always try and figure out which and how each tooth is getting pushed and pulled.

I dislike the last week in an aligner because you cant feel them doing anything.