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Even though this won't be my first trip to Bonnaroo, I'm a little nervous about having to wear Invisalign braces while I'm there. I haven't started wearing them yet, but from what I understand, the trays themselves require daily cleaning, as do your teeth every time you eat. The trays need to be worn 22 hours per day, but can't be worn when eating, drinking anything other than water, smoking, etc., so they're going to taken off and put back on frequently, increasing the odds of getting them dirty, or worse, losing them. Can someone with Invisalign experience tell me how much of a hassle they're going to be? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry to go slightly off topic. How much do them Invisaligns run?
I paid $5,300 for them, but that included a small discount for paying in full up front, and a small discount due to family members being patients of the orthodontist in the past. Otherwise it would have been $5,800. I had to save up for a long time for these things, hence my nervousness.
Post by Vw'ndeadchick on Mar 4, 2011 12:09:53 GMT -5
think i personally wouldn't want to deal with all that at the roo, would it really hurt to not wear them for 3-4 days? the only thing i bring along are are bare essentials. contacts, glasses and an extra pair of contacts. for the obvious reason they are a must. i think its more of a question to yourself, do you want to wear them? ???
I agree, I'd rather not wear them at all, but my doctor was pretty clear that they needed to be worn 22 hours per day. I'll ask him what would happen if I "accidentally" "lost" them while on "vacation" and see what he says...
I had these in 2008 and I survived. I did take them and wear them. You don't want to throw that kind of money away by letting you r teeth move back. I just rinsed them and used my toothbrush on them. They were fine. Your less than super clean trays will be the least of your concerns. You get a new tray every two weeks so try and time it so you can put in your new set of clean fresh trays on Monday on the trip home.
I agree, I'd rather not wear them at all, but my doctor was pretty clear that they needed to be worn 22 hours per day. I'll ask him what would happen if I "accidentally" "lost" them while on "vacation" and see what he says...
I always kept either my last set of trays or my next set of trays when away from home so if I lost/damaged my current set, I could move on to the next set or go back to the old set (depnding on how close I was from either).
I never had any get lost or damaged but it was nice to have a fall back. You have a little flexibility in timing the tray changes. They are supposed to be every two weeks (unless your ortho tells you that yyou have a different situation) give or take a couple days. Most orthos will not agree that you can change them every 12 days but I did and had no problems.
Another slightly off topic question: typically how long do you wear these? do your teeth hurt every time you change, or do they get used to them after a while? and do they change how you talk at all? Thanks a lot!
I have an appliance that requires similar care to Invisalign and I did just fine, putting it in a hanky that never traveled further from my hand or sitting on my leg (You get a case thing, right?) while I was eating. I'm a pretty obsessive brusher and rinser, so that was never a problem.
