Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Got my Invisalign today!!!
I got my first set of invisalign retainers bright and early today at 7:30am. The appointment was quick and painless...but the retainers are not. When my orthodontist first put them on, it felt like my teeth were going to fall out, but he reassured me he hasn't had a patient lose their teeth from invisalign yet. hah--dentist jokes. Anyway, the retainers started to feel more comfortable, and I was relieved that it seemed to be a pain-free process until I tried to take them out to have my mid-morning snack. I literally thought I was pulling my teeth out along with my retainers, and I had excruciating pain after I managed to rip them out of my mouth. My bottom teeth are extremely crooked which makes getting the retainers out much more difficult. A little later I endured the pain again so I could drink my lunch (soup out of a cup). I'm a huge baby when it comes to my mouth...just in case this makes you not want invisalign. I'll post some pictures later of my teeth now...and will keep uploading new pictures. T-minus 14 months, 30 days and counting. :-)
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Its been five month since you got your invasalign, well how are they now? Did your get used to it? I got my first set last week from fairfield dental and it really feels natural, not a feeling of falling off. I'm worried that it about my maintenance with it. Can you please provide me with your daily regimen?
ReplyDeleteAs a dentist, I really appreciate how honestly you described that first day with Invisalign because what you wrote is very close to what many patients actually experience, even if they don’t always say it out loud in the chair. That “tight, almost scary pressure” during initial placement and especially during the first removal is something I often have to reassure patients about in clinic, particularly when there is significant crowding, just like you mentioned with your lower teeth.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me most is the contrast between the quick, painless appointment and the much more intense experience of removing the aligners afterward. That’s actually a key counseling point we emphasize now: insertion is usually easy, but removal can be the real learning curve in the first few days, especially before patients develop the right technique and finger placement.
One question I’d be curious about from your experience: after a week or two, did removal start to feel more predictable or did you need any specific tricks or techniques to make it easier? In practice, I often find that once patients figure out a consistent removal method, both pain and anxiety drop significantly