Took a couple of weeks for me. Maybe take some painkillers for a few days. It does get better though. I’m almost at the end and I’m so glad. They are a pain in the butt
Took a couple of weeks for me. Maybe take some painkillers for a few days. It does get better though. I’m almost at the end and I’m so glad. They are a pain in the buttGot my first six sets this morning and oh my life I've never been so excited for lunchtime so I could take them off for a few minutes!! My teeth are so achey. I hope I don't take ages getting used to them.
Oh god! Surely notTook a couple of weeks for me. Maybe take some painkillers for a few days. It does get better though. I’m almost at the end and I’m so glad. They are a pain in the buttbut I’m excited to have straight teeth for the first time in my life!
Yeah it was more taking them in and out that hurt. It’s such a weird sensation having them in. My next appointment I’m getting my bumps filed off and fitted for my retainer. Going to get some bleach which you can use in the retainer so they’ll be white and straight! I’m going all outOh god! Surely notI'm on the paracetamol and ibuprofen but doesn't seem to be doing anything. It's not painful to be fair, just achey! Feel like I want to bite straight through them. That's fab, get you! You'll be out and about with straight teeth in no time
Yeah I'm hating it not gonna lie. Just keep reminding myself of the end result and hoping it'll get more bearable! Hahaha amazing! I'll be looking out for you on the cover of cosmoYeah it was more taking them in and out that hurt. It’s such a weird sensation having them in. My next appointment I’m getting my bumps filed off and fitted for my retainer. Going to get some bleach which you can use in the retainer so they’ll be white and straight! I’m going all outnow I just need to lose about 3 stone and I’ll be ready for my magazine shoot
It might be worth getting a second opinion. Mine is considered a very complex case, including overcrowding on the bottom requiring a tooth removal and my dentist managed to come up with two possible treatment plans for Invisalign.Waited a month for my consultation only to be told that my teeth are more of a complex case and they would need to refer me elsewhere to an OrthodontistSo frustrating, I assumed they would have one within the practice!! Am I dumb for not checking this before? Defo an FYI for anyone going for a consultation - it's worth checking as my teeth are not extreme by any means, just some overcrowding on the bottom where I rejected braces in my teens so I'm really quite surprised.
Waited for ages and paid for a pointless appointment (only £45 so didn't bother arguing it) but now I've got to wait some more and pay again! Life
Yeah you're definitely right! I mentioned having declined braces within the first 5 mins and I could tell from then on he wasn’t interested. That’s why it feels a bit unfair, if it was that easy for him to decide against me then there should really be some screening questions beforehand (or at least some more information as to who they cater to) to stop people wasting their time and money.I think different dentists/orthodontists have different levels of training or are more up to date with advances in the treatment anyway.
I would just ring up a bunch of places which offer invisalign and see if they have appointments available, idk if it’s the same in the UK but where I live, most practices offer free invisalign consultation where they’ll tell you whether or not they can do it for you, a rough estimate of how long they think you might need it for and a price quote. I was lucky in that the first place I visited offered me a very reasonable price and I really the orthodontist and the team, but I think it defo pays to shop around.Waited a month for my consultation only to be told that my teeth are more of a complex case and they would need to refer me elsewhere to an OrthodontistSo frustrating, I assumed they would have one within the practice!! Am I dumb for not checking this before? Defo an FYI for anyone going for a consultation - it's worth checking as my teeth are not extreme by any means, just some overcrowding on the bottom where I rejected braces in my teens so I'm really quite surprised.
Waited for ages and paid for a pointless appointment (only £45 so didn't bother arguing it) but now I've got to wait some more and pay again! Life
I got mine today!! They are grand when they are on but oh my word taking them offI got my invisalign fitted yesterday. They are mostly ok, but the pain of taking them off is horrific. Please tell me it gets better
It gets better I promise!! I'm on day 7 now and I was where you are but now it's just annoying rather than painful.I got my invisalign fitted yesterday. They are mostly ok, but the pain of taking them off is horrific. Please tell me it gets better
I’m on day one of my clear aligners! They aren’t sore at all when they are actually on, but taking them on and off is sore enoughIs it achy the entire time the aligners are off or just while taking the thing off? I need to decide between fixed braces and aligners and I am currently at a loss.
I cannot lose any more weight and I live off tea so the whole 22 hours water only thing sounds so bad.
It gets better I promise!! I'm on day 7 now and I was where you are but now it's just annoying rather than painful.
Thank you both! this gives me hope. Having them in is completely fine but taking them out is awful. I only have mine for 6 months thank God!For me it started off painful and then it just became an ‘achy’ feeling. I barely had any pain other than at the start of my treatment. I had 14 aligners in total over 9 months
I've had fixed braces and am now having invisalign. So far, I've had no pain whilst i've got them in. It feels odd but there's no pain at all. Taking them off is the only pain i have at the moment, and my teeth don't need to move around a dramatic amount so I'm hoping the pain will be minimal for me. Metal braces are more convenient in terms of no need to take them off constantly to eat etc BUT the wires in my metal braces used to break all the time, they used to dig into my mouth and the pain of them was horrific when they were tightened/first put on - I struggled to eat properly for daysIs it achy the entire time the aligners are off or just while taking the thing off? I need to decide between fixed braces and aligners and I am currently at a loss.
I cannot lose any more weight and I live off tea so the whole 22 hours water only thing sounds so bad.
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