Cleaning Invisalign Trays... In Search for the Best Way |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 15:43 |
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{When I first got the aligners, even after the 1st week, the aligners never smelt much even straight after I took them out. But on my 12th day, I noticed that it has started to smell a bit. :(
Although I feel a bit of toothpaste and running cold water is good enough for cleaning the trays... I just want to try out different methods to see whether they're any better! SO...
Asda Denture Cleaning Tablet I read a lot of reviews that Efferdent cleans the aligners really well but we don't have that brand! I am wondering whether Steradent (the leading brand here) works the same? Or even a supermarket's own brand like Asda denture cleaning tablet? Since the Asda denture tablet was only 30p for 30 tablets, I've decided to give it a try - Plus I'm at the end of my 1st tray anyway)! On the instruction, it said to leave it for an hour or overnight but I reckon since I don't use my aligners to eat, 10 minutes should be sufficient! (Sometimes you just have to be your own doctor to try out your own prescription!) Anyway, I only soaked the trays in warm water with the tablet while I brushed teeth/washed face.Result: sparkling trays! Verdict: I think the tablet makes the cleaning a lot easier as sometimes with just toothpaste & water, it's a bit tricky to clean off the white tooth scum on the edges of the trays... But the tablet that I have contains bleach, so I had to make sure I really rinsed the trays properly.
Dawn Liquid Some people also said to use 'Dawn' dishwashing liquid. So- I am going to give that a try tomorrow night!
Doing new things with my trays keep me excited about wearing them- I guess this is the only way to make me want to wear them for more than 22 hours a day! BUT, what other new things are there to keep me entertained for the rest 11 months?!
Cool Running Water with Sonicare Tooth Brush I think this is the safest (chemical free!) option ever! I just used one of my old sonicare tooth brush head and with a bit of running water and it works great! Although the trays didn't come out as shiny as the previous two methods, they look clean! I was a bit wary of using my normal tooth brush head coz my head might get damaged and heads are quite expensive to buy! So just use an old one if you have it! :) }  |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 08:44 |
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Blood inside my upper tray! |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:02 |
{ Yes, you've heard it right! There was a tiny blood stain inside my upper tray (just on one of my teeth)!! Maybe it's not blood from my teeth- maybe it's because the bumps on the aligner cut into my lips at night and the blood went inside my tray? Or maybe the tray is putting too much stress onto my tooth? BUT I AM NOT FEELING ANY PAIN?!! I'm well bewildered by the event... So anyway I am going to wear these aligners religiously for at least 22 hours everyday before I see the dentist on Tuesday!!! 19th January Update: Today I went to McD and I saw bits of my Mcflurry turned pink (I didn't have any coloured chocolates if that's what you're thinking!). Anyway, I discovered the bleeding came from my upper lip (parts that are close to those awful bumps on the tray!). I'll definitely mentioned that to my dentist that the bumps are (probably) cutting my lip!  } |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 08:56 |
Finally, 2nd Set of the Trays |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:03 |
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{ 20th January was an key day for my Invisalign journey. Actually, I feel today is the proper starting point of this journey- coz everything finally arrived: attachments, teeth filed and the PAIN! And it's even MORE painful when taking out the trays. The first time when I wanted to take out the trays, lower tray was okay, upper tray seemed impossible. My boyfriend even offered his help to take them off for me! But I was far too scared to let him do that- I just had a picture in my head that my teeth would come out with the tray too! +_= Now, some closeup pictures of my filed teeth. I have loads of tiny gaps between my teeth- it's quite strange cuz I can feel the 'air' going between my teeth when I breath in and out using my mouth. :)  Looks a bit awkward, doesn't it? Oh well, beauty comes with a heavy price tag! Hopefully it's just the right amount of room for my upper teeth to rotate and in a few months time, the gap will disappear! (Same applies to the gap on my lower front teeth!!)
 Now a few more gaps on the side... You can also see my three attachments on my upper teeth. They are so annoying as they make the tray so much harder to take off! I literally have to yank them out and it hurts so much! Although it's slightly easier to take the tray out now (2nd day of wearing my 2nd set of trays), still hurts! And my finger tips are in pain too- not just my teeth! Wow, I just realized that my lips look extremely dry! } |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:37 |
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Invisalign Diary: 1st set (Day5) |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:02 |
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Feeling brave today to take a photo of myself with the Invisalign trays in! They're pretty invisible, isn't it? Well at least 25 cm away from my face, they are.
I haven't really felt any pain at all (haven't taken any pain killers) and the only pain is when my fingers touch the sensitive roots when I take the trays out. Oh, and on top of that, unfortunately I have developed a mini cold sore at the corner of my mouth, which adds extra pain when I take my trays out as I have to open my mouth wide. eeek! I guess this way, I am keeping my trays in even longer as outside my 3 meals a day, they are firmly kept inside my mouth as no snack is worth the pain of opening my mouth wide!
My teeth are feeling a bit sensitive when I eat now- somehow I have a picture in my head that when I bite down, one of my teeth is going to break!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 09:04 |
3rd Set of Invisalign Aligners |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:03 |
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Today is my first day wearing the 3rd set of trays. The pain, WHAT PAIN?!, that's right, the 3rd set of aligners are nothing in comparison to the 2nd set in terms of pain. There was no pain at all, just felt the trays were a bit tighter before. After a few hours, the trays feel similar to the previous set, but maybe it's just slightly more difficult to take off.
Just comparing the 1st set and 3rd set. Can you tell any differences? I certainly can spot a few. For my upper teeth, I can see the tooth on the left of my front teeth is more in line with the rest of teeth. And as for the bottom teeth, the crowding doesn't look as horrible. :) So my teeth are DEFINITELY moving! Now I really want to see what the last set of aligners would look like! I am still lisping a bit though... I reckon it's the way I talk- I don't move my mouth enough so the situation is now worsen by the fact that I have plastic objects in my mouth!}
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:46 |
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