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Only one tooth is feeling sore. It doesn't feel like my teeth are being treated as they should and have a hard time feeling like they will move without my teeth being sore.

It's been about 4 hours since I got my first set inserted, but there's nothing. I can press against my teeth with my fingers like I could before and not feel anything. It doesn't even feel bad taking them out, inserting the aligners.

I am worried, since my dentist said that I should feel the same pressure as I would with regular braces. I had regular braces before and on the first day I could not even bite down without having my eyes damn near well up. Brushing and flossing was painful too for the first 7-10 days. It sucked, but at least I knew it was due to movement of teeth.

Any thoughts? Personal experiences?

Teeth do NOT have to hurt in order to move. Many people think more pain = more movement but that is a popular misconception.

it's also only been a few hours. Even regular braces usually don't even cause much, if any, pressure that soon.

Stop worrying. It's too early in treatment for that lol

Jenn

Well, it's been about 11 - 12 hours now (I know... I am up late), and some teeth do feel a little bit sore. I can definately feel it. We'll see. I suspected it to creep up on me.

See, when I had regular braces I teeth got sore sore after about 30 minutes. I mean bad!

I guess Invisalign is different.


Thanks!

Dont worry about no pain ~ no gain. I thought the same, sometimes, because when I first started my treatment, some trays I could feel the pressure, some I couldnt. Remember Invisalign usually works on only one or two teeth at a time - per tray. IF you dont feel pain ~ be happy, your one of the lucky ones!!