Yet another question!!

[luvmekids]

Ok so these aligners are giving me a "gluggy" mouth because of all the brushing and rinsing etc and it does not go away when I drink water and yes I am drinking heaps of water. This gluggy feeling is also giving me bad breath? Is this normal?

So yesterday I had one tic tac which Im sure was a no no but am wondering if I could suck on a sugarless mint or what about that breath spray?

Do you think that putting a teaspoon of cordial in a bottle of water of 600mls would be ok just to vary what I can drink with them in?

[myhollywoodsmile]

Honestly, I think you should probably just stick to water. I have a feeling that a light coating of sugar within the aligners would only make your breath problem and gluggy feeling worse, not better.

Are you using a mouthwash? I'm not, but I wondered whether this would have any effect at all. Not sure if anyone else could tell us that.

[Sunny]

You are putting the enamel on your teeth at risk, if you have any fluid/food that contains sugar or acid in it ... and most do ... other than water.

Where I work, it's water only for invisalign wearers ... and this is definitely a disadvantage of this system, but if you want it to work, you'll be fine. Talk to your ortho and ask her/him for advice on this, as this is the person who's advice you need to follow.

Good luck!