[invisaligngirl85]

hello everyone.. this is my first post on this forum.. im trying to get used to navigating on this one.. im not used to it yet... so forgive me if i have repeated any questions that i am sure, have been asked before..

these are the things i am mostly concerned about:

while doing research on this, ive found that people have lost alot of weight with invisalign.. this is something I do not want.. im already very thin as it is.. does anybody have any eating habit tips, so this won't happen? u think ensure will suffice in between meals? i heard that helps u maintain ur current weight, and then some.. does ensure work?

Second, since i know i eat alot, can i get away with eating soft foods and clear (but sugar flavored) drinks while they are in? If i clean my aligners and teeth right after, bacteria, cavaties, and stains shouldn't be a problem, right? that way i can eat longer, and not have to time my meals in intervals throughout the day.

Why do you have to leave the aligners out while eating? if it has nothing to do with the effectiveness of the aligners, then ill take that chance.. As long as its still doing its job, i think ill eat whatever i like, just as long as i clean my teeth right after....

how frequently do you throughly clean your aligners? and with what do you clean them with? any tips?

another worry is when i have to shave my teeth down.. how much do they usually shave off? i worry if i become lazy in the future with retaining my teeth, that i will have spaces where there was none before.. my bottom teeth have to be shaved, and they are already perfect.. i just need to move my bottom row, in order for the top row to move in place properly... the top row won't need any shavings, but the bottoms will... are the spaces really big? anybody have pictures of how much space will be left in between the teeth?

how do u know when to change the aligners? even though they say two weeks, i worry about the infamous root resorption, that ive heard can happen... i want to make sure i am not changing them too frequently.. i was thinking that i might move my aligners a couple days after two weeks, just to be on the safe side.. if i do this, will this cause any problems, other than delaying the process?

any easy tricks to move the aligners, with minimum pain?

okay i think thats all for now.. im sure ill come up with some more questions, as more come to mind...

i appreciate the help.. TIA