Alcohol?

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#1 Post by **youngone22** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:22 am

Hi!
I am an active 23 year old that is going to embark on my invisalign experience too. I just wanted to know your thoughts on drinking alcohol with the aligners in. I know some people only drink water with them in, which is pretty much all I drink, however on nights I go out, to a bar or whatever, I would rather keep the trays in just bc I will be gone for such an extended time period (ie 3, 4 hours, even longer sometimes). Is it okay to drink liquor with a straw, such as with a cranberry/vodka or malibu baybreeze (my favorite and drinks I drink most often)? Just curious to see what people have to say about the liquor thing, since I've seen posts about beer and wine.

Thanks.

Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:41 pm

Hi newbie.

I'm an active 28 year old and go out every weekend to bars and drink. I know I will be drinking something other than beer (i.e. Jack and Coke), so I take them out before my first drink. I put them in when I get home and although it sometimes is upwards of 4-5 hours - I don't feel it's a big deal.

I've been sticking to at least 20 hours a day, but sometimes on a Fri or Saturday night it might get as low as 18. This is why we chose Invisilign vs. traditional braces - for this convenience.

I'm on tray 11 of 32 and I've experienced absolutely no problems...knock on wood!

#3 Post by **diehard** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:22 pm

im the opposite of u my teeth look beter at the moment with trays in and im at the end as well, because i have the dreaded black triangle and the tray hides it plus iv worn the trays so long i feel more comfortable with them in.
also booze is mentioned in the sugar topic

#4 Post by **avl** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:04 pm

i drink a few beers after work a few times a week ..i keep them in and just take them out afterwards and really brush my teeth and the trays really well. as long as it isnt red wine or cranberry i dont think its a huge deal. if i go out to a bar for a few hrs, its the same deal..as soon as i get in i brush well and make sure all is clean.

#5 Post by **avl** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:06 pm

sorry just re-read original post...id stay away from red stuff even with a straw unless you rinse out ALOT during the course of the night.

#6 Post by **PIMPmyTEETH** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:58 pm

i drink just about everything with them in. as long as the liquid isn't hot. i will usually take them out for coffee or tea. if its a real pain to take them out at the time, i'll wait until the coffee or tea has cooled off quite a bit.

i'll even eat some soft foods with them in, such as breads, donuts, cookies.

no harmful effect on my treatment as of yet.

#7 Post by **diehard** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:19 pm

you can also use milk my hygenist advised me as its an alkali

#8 Post by **PIMPmyTEETH** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:25 pm

Meryaten - i realized that after my reply. but, i couldn't find an edit button, so I just left it alone.

when i'm naughty (as in drinking acidic beverages with my aligners in), i always rinse with water or brush as soon as possible afterwards...or even in between drinks. even though i have rock hard enamel (never had a cavity), doesn't hurt to be cautious.