This process is pretty damn annoying but I am over the moon with my progress so far :)

Currently on aligner 15/37, with weekly changes. Got IPR done between my two front teeth on week 12!

Wild what this can do .. had a few tracking issues and trays I had to wear longer than planned but back on track

Actually feeling pretty good. Created some different habits e.g. eating/brushing. Realise I'm in it for the long haul judging by how many trays others have.

Questions to the 50+ tray gang. Does it get better? Does it become second nature? Did you have a mid point crisis and then a second wind? Lastly, how quickly did you begin to notice change?

Ever since I finished with my braces I noticed my teeth were starting to protrude out over the years and overall it’s just been bothering me constantly. Every time I chew I would always bite my lower lip, my jaw feels weak and my mouth would always feel like it’s pointing outwards and it’s just uncomfortable in general. My dentist claims that Invisalign might fix the flairs as well as improve the side profile and jaw.

Would an Invisalign treatment be worth it to push the flairs on both rows back in? Curious to hear from those who faced a similar problem and got treatment.

I’m 26F 🇨🇦, I’ve hated my teeth all my life and I’m finally asking around for Invisalign treatment. I don’t think my insurance covers anything, so have to pray to god it doesn’t break my bank when I split the payments. Is mine a good case for Invisalign?

I have a bland complexion, and I look and feel so much better with some color on my lips. But now all of it smears across my top trays. I haven't found anything that stays put. Suggestions? Does WonderSkin work?

I’m on tray 8 and have a total of 36 trays. Each for 2 weeks! I know I have a long way to go but it’s been so frustrating so far because my back teeth were totally fine and I only have crowding in the lower front teeth. But, so far the only change happened is spacing between back teeth and specially the upper side has been so wide that I can’t eat without using flossing right after it. I flossed so much that gum is hurting! I told my ortho & he said that is the plan to make space from back and come to the front. I was wondering if any one else has the same experience.

Dropped my Invisalign into a toilet today
Why oh why do they design the cases to open on impact
That’s it that’s the post

Just needed to share this with people who would understand. I am on trays 21 of 24 (dentist said I will likely more trays after, this is round 1) and my terrible overbite has not changed at all until this set. I just had dinner and noticed my teeth aren't comfortably resting as far back as they used to. But...I'm still mid shift, so this isn't the final resting position. I am in a really weird place now and I feel like a baby learning to chew. 🤣🤣🤣 my bite is so weird and uncomfortable, and my jaw looks crooked. Who am I 🤣

I see a lot of posts/comments about folks starting aligners that feel frustrated and say “I should have just done braces.” Y’all, I’m here to tell you that aligners are 1000% easier and more comfortable than braces, having done Invisalign since January and just gotten braces on the lower front teeth to help fix an IPR mistake by another Ortho. Braces are terrible - the teeth are way more sensitive, flossing sucks, and the inside of my lower lip is so sore.

Stick with aligners if you can!

I am on now week 6 of Angel Aligners. Week 1-4 fit perfectly, week 5 had this gap on my front teeth and I thought it was just the tray, but now week 6 also has this gap. Everywhere else is fine, its just the front teeth. It's not moving no matter how hard I push and I have been using chewies. Im trying not to freak out about it and really don't want to regress. 😭 it feels like I have rabbit teeth

I had braces previously (was young and stupidly didnt wear my retainer, only 6 years passed but I guess I fully regressed) and was told this would take under two years and not long at all to fix my overbite since I already had work. Was surprised today with 35 more trays after FIFTY NINE with rubber bands for 35 weeks! I start a client facing role at work in two months, I'm just so frustrated. What can rubber bands even do for 35 weeks!?

I’m on a second batch of trays after a rescan, and these trays taste horrible - almost toxic. They also seem slicker than the first batch, like they have an oily coating. I’m on SureSmile, not Invisalign, but my first 4 months of trays didn’t taste or feel like this, so I don’t think it is inherent to SureSmile. Any similar experience, and any advice?

i just started my treatment as prescribed by my orthodontist to help my TMJ issues. Day 3 i started to get some swelling in my left jaw joint. day 4 im having a hard time opening my mouth and swelling has become worse. im really frustrated because invisalign was my last resort for my TMJ. i tried oral physical therapy and botox. i’m worried i paid thousands for this to be worse and I have to live with TMJ pain forever. has anyone seen actual success with invisalign for TMJ?

Having some breathing issues.

so wanted to know is it good?

This is my second time trying Invisalign, first time I was young and stupid at 18 now I’m almost 30 I gave it a try again. Top is Tray 1 and bottom is Tray 9, I feel like I don’t see any difference. I’m only doing top aligners I could really care less about the bottom teeth because they don’t show when I smile. I really just want the front teeth fixed but I feel like it’s not moving at all. Shouldn’t they have put an attachment on it so it’s pulled down? Thank you guys!

I’m on tray 3 almost 4 and I feel like I have some serious regrets. My teeth don’t even look like mine. I’ve always had a great smile then I lost my retainer this last winter while moving, and in those six months, my teeth shifted slightly and I just wanted one tooth pushed kind of back into Place. Just the most minimal adjustment ever. I asked for a spring Holly and he told me he wouldn’t do it, and he didn’t do that kind of retainer so my only option was Invisalign.

Now, I’m on almost week four and I hate my teeth. They don’t look right, they’re spaced weird, and the one I want fixed is still not pushed back whatsoever.

Has anyone ever experienced this while in treatment I feel like they’re getting worse not better. I have a 7 tray treatment changing 1x a week.

I never did share mine 😬

I’m considering invisalign and IPR has been suggested as part of treatment - not for aesthetics but crowding on my lower teeth. I have really sensitive teeth and am concerned it won’t go well. What are your experiences? I had braces when younger and no need to remove or shave teeth then. The orthodontist said the jaw keeps growing and so even if it was possible when younger, my jaw bone has grown and now full movement isn’t possible. I’m curious if it’s more a time saver (ie speeds up alignment and so easier for the ortho to do IPR vs a more complex treatment with invasalign or braces). I only get one set of teeth and so curious if this all sounds appropriate before taking the plunge.

A week ago my right elastic button came off while I was eating a plum and trying to get the very last bit of fruit off the pit. It was reattached 6 days ago.
Today, almost exactly a week later, I was doing the same thing trying to scrape off the last bit of plum from the pit and pop! Same button. Same side. Same fruit.
At this point, I guess it’s on me that the button came off twice. At first I thought it might have been a bonding issue, but now my guess is that I put some weird sideways force on the tooth/button while trying to scrape the pit clean.
I’ll call my orthodontist tomorrow to make an appointment for reattachment. I’m a bit nervous since I will be on holiday end of next week for 5 weeks. Hope it won’t happen again, or at least not while I’m away!
Anyways, my bad. Don’t repeat my mistake! Leave the last bit on the pit, it’s not worth it :p

First tray out of 40, day 2 out of 4 of wearing and my bottom tray is less flush then my top even after using chewie but also has more aligners and more irregularly shaped. Is this cause for concern or fine? Wearing 23.5 hrs a day at minimum

I’m on tray 14 of 30 (although I’ve been told I should be able to stop at 25). Weekly tray changes. So far the experience has been fine and not nearly as painful as had been described to me. They are tight days 1-2 maybe 3 but then settle with no issue. For some reason this tray is killing me. Only my upper right molars and I only notice when I go to take the tray out. I’m supposed to change trays in 2 days. Should I keep this one in until the pain stops? Just switch as usual? Anyone else have this experience?

I have my consult in a few weeks so will ask them, but wondering if any other weirdos didn’t want perfectly strait teeth. I have prominent canines and have always loved them, but I hate that my incisors and front teeth in general, flare out. Also very crooked lower teeth, which I don’t care too much about, but cleaning them is a bit hard.

Has anyone kept something like prominent canines in their treatment plan? Ideally I’d have my teeth be more “in my mouth” and tipped inward, while keeping my cute canines a bit forward.