Invisalign

[angelbabiez9700]

I have been wearing invisalign for a few weeks now and I still feel alot of pressure. when i take them off to eat, my teeth and mouth feel sooo weird, eating food feels weird as my teeth feel almost numb while they are out. Also, I chew food differently, my buttons have cut the sides of my mouth and I have bit the inside of my mouth several times. I also wear mine for about 22 hours out of a 24hr day. I want to make sure I dont have to wear them longer. My buttons arent cutting me anymore, I think they just needed to be be smoothed down alittle. I do still find them irritating though, not painful, just irritating at times.

[Sunny]

Great you're getting used to your aligners Angel!

Warm salt water rinses will help soothe your mouth and also sort out any irritation. Put a pinch of salt (about a 1/4 teaspoon) in a small amount of warm water (about a 1/4 cup). There should be enough for two or three rinses, plus gargle, as salt water is great for our throats.

While your teeth are moving, they will feel different, as the bone on the side they're moving to will be breaking down, and the bone from the area they've just moved, will be reforming. I can't imagine how it must feel eating with your aligners out, although I realise you have to do this. I don't like it when my ortho takes the archwire out of my brackets, as my teeth feel so insecure, and I definitely wouldn't eat while it was out.

Keep up your hours and here's to your teeth soon being where they need to be!

[angelbabiez9700]

Thanks Sunny, Im going to try that. Last night I took some tylenol extra strength to see if it would help...but it didnt work.so maybe the salt water will do the trick...thanks for the reply.