invisalign has been great for me because usually i drink so much pop/soda that it cant be good for me but with invisalign im only drinking water and fruit juice now and again.
great stuff
will have straighter and whiter teeth soon enough Iced Coffee Through a Straw?? Also 22 hours a DAY!!
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cant you just take your aligners out and drink coffe brush your teeth then put them back in?
invisalign has been great for me because usually i drink so much pop/soda that it cant be good for me but with invisalign im only drinking water and fruit juice now and again.
great stuff will have straighter and whiter teeth soon enough
invisalign has been great for me because usually i drink so much pop/soda that it cant be good for me but with invisalign im only drinking water and fruit juice now and again.
great stuff
will have straighter and whiter teeth soon enough Braces On Teeth << My Invisalign Adventure
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Wildewoman
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You could do that - take them out - but since I can only have them out for 2 hours per day - it cuts into my time.
Here is how my routine has progreseed:
I get up - tkae them out & begin drinking coffe (I am a caffien addict - & I don;t like to eat in the morning)
I leave them out for about 40 minutes - then brush, floss & in they go!1
At work - about 10 am - I take them out for only 7-10 minutes for a breakfast bar & maybe some oatmeal. Then bush, floss, & back in they go.
I try & keep them in until I get home - the make a salad & something else to eat - out they come for about 40 minutes - then back in for the night.
It was hard at first - but I have gotten use to it.
I wish they had said 21 hours a day to wear them - that would be an hour per meal.
Can anyone tell me if there is a definite rule?
Last time I was in to the orthodontist & received trays 6- 10 - they said that one of my bumps wasn't "perfectly centered" - she told me to chew on the little plastic stick for a minute or two each time I went to put the tray back in. This would help this tooth "catch up"
She also said that if I DON'T wear them 22 hours per day - that I will need to wear them an extra WEEK per tray!! EEK!!
Thanks!!
Here is how my routine has progreseed:
I get up - tkae them out & begin drinking coffe (I am a caffien addict - & I don;t like to eat in the morning)
I leave them out for about 40 minutes - then brush, floss & in they go!1
At work - about 10 am - I take them out for only 7-10 minutes for a breakfast bar & maybe some oatmeal. Then bush, floss, & back in they go.
I try & keep them in until I get home - the make a salad & something else to eat - out they come for about 40 minutes - then back in for the night.
It was hard at first - but I have gotten use to it.
I wish they had said 21 hours a day to wear them - that would be an hour per meal.
Can anyone tell me if there is a definite rule?
Last time I was in to the orthodontist & received trays 6- 10 - they said that one of my bumps wasn't "perfectly centered" - she told me to chew on the little plastic stick for a minute or two each time I went to put the tray back in. This would help this tooth "catch up"
She also said that if I DON'T wear them 22 hours per day - that I will need to wear them an extra WEEK per tray!! EEK!!
Thanks!!
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myhollywoodsmile
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I'm not sure exactly how long mine are out each day to be honest, but i think certainly nearer three hours than 2.
I can't believe the 23.5 hours suggestion! That would be almost impossible.
I actually find it really hard when I am cooking for the whole family and can
t taste the food to check whether it is ok, I have been known to slip my aligners out and then put them back in until I finished cooking. Very rarely though.
I don't eat or drink anything but water with them in though. I would be seriously concerned about the sugar in contact with my teeth after all the dire warnings I have read on here. Having said that I do have very weak teeth which were full of fillings even before I started.
I can't believe the 23.5 hours suggestion! That would be almost impossible.
I actually find it really hard when I am cooking for the whole family and can
t taste the food to check whether it is ok, I have been known to slip my aligners out and then put them back in until I finished cooking. Very rarely though.
I don't eat or drink anything but water with them in though. I would be seriously concerned about the sugar in contact with my teeth after all the dire warnings I have read on here. Having said that I do have very weak teeth which were full of fillings even before I started.