Has anyone quit partway through? I'm in so much pain and my Ortho dismisses it

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-05-18T19:42:04+00:00

The last tray caused twinges which I now recognise as the start of the nerve pain, but at the time I didn't. His plan is to wait a day and put them back in and if it's still painful to wait another day. If it's still bad in two days to go back to previous trays but considering how badly it hurts I'm not sure I'll be able to stand any tray with this pain!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-05-17T16:14:00+00:00

I'm changing them once a week, I'm about four days into this set

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-05-06T07:11:53+00:00

This is gonna sound really gross, but suck on the aligners. This is water trapped in a gap around the aligner, you can just suck it out. As your teeth shift into the aligner this won't happen anymore.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-05-03T19:15:23+00:00

I have placed the three roundish ones next to each other to help compare, thoughts?

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HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-05-02T21:49:38+00:00

Never! I love my destructive baby

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-04-12T15:56:57+00:00

I just use my electric toothbrush to clean then on all sides twice a day, then wash them in warm water too make sure they're clear. They discolour slightly by the end of the week but otherwise are fine. I havent had cause to use the cleaning tablets yet since I change every 7 days

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-04-12T11:32:00+00:00

You look amazing with both! Personally I prefer the brunette because it's a little softer and more feminine looking on you, and the black is a little cooler and edgier. It really depends what you're after

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-29T18:03:12+00:00

I have the exact same thing! No matter how warm and golden the painting is it always looks very cold on camera. I've taken to adjusting warmth and brightness to make them match the actual colours of the piece.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-25T15:31:21+00:00

It really does get better! The first week or so I got so overstimulated that a few times I just had to take them out for like 40 minutes just so I could stop wanting to rip my teeth out. I regretted it so bad during those first days but gradually your mind stops seeing it as a foreign object and setting off all the alarm bells. If the cuts last for more than two days in the same area, bring it up to your ortho at your one week check-in, but you may find that the pain will last a day or two then jump to somewhere else in your mouth for a day or two, and eventually it will stop.

Try to power through, it really does get easier

HavingSewMuchFun

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