Just had anchors put on my teeth - made one tooth sensitive

[bham813]

I wanted to see if anyone else has had this experience with Invisalign. I just had my anchors put on yesterday and I notice that is has made one of my teeth that has an anchor (on the bottom left) quite sensitive. It is very noticeable when I try to remove the botton tray. If I touch that tooth when removing the tray I get quite a jolt of sensitivity - very annoying and believe me, it doesn't tickle! Has anyone else had this to happen to them when the anchors are attached?

[DrJasonKTam]

The attachments alone should not cause this type of sensitivity.

Here are some possibilities:

-you had existing gum recession, leading to exposure of the root of the tooth. This can be extremely sensitive and may have been exacerbated by the addition of the attachments.
-you have some sort of cavity on the tooth that has developed/was present previously and is now becoming sensitive.
-not likely, but some enamel could have been removed during reshaping of your attachments.
-tooth movement has caused this tooth to be in hyperocclusion, leading to inflammation around the ligament of the tooth.

Definitely let your doctor know about your concern.

[Robin8]

While waiting for you doctor to address your concern, try to brush with Sensodyne toothpaste and put a dab of it directly on that tooth & its gum line to reduce its sensitivity. It helps especially if you have gum recession.

[jacjac]

I dont really know much and i have only just had mine put on as well, but i've had sensitivity from two teeth- one top, one bottom- bottom one has a button on it but not top, i was thinking its coz my teeth are moving since only one of them had a button.
Maybe its the same for you, has it gone away yet or still around?