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Try using a small square of paper towel (~ 3" will do) & grasp your retainer with it near the back on one side to easily remove them.


Makes all the difference in the world -
you'll be amazed at such a simple solution!

If only our clinicians would pass on these tips...

Just a note to corroborate Rippersmile's info above - Align Tech has now posted their statement on their Invisalign website: http://www.invisalign.com/WhatIs/Pages/FAQ.aspx#12 "Invisalign aligners and Vivera Retainers do not contain Bisphenol-A or phthalate plasticizers. These aligners and reta...

Glad you did, Meryaten.
(not to worry about the attribute - was just a lucky find).

Keep meaning to add all these useful links to my blog as well, but there's just not enough time in the day...

Hope others will find it useful as well -
doesn't take much to get us goin', huh?!

D - this article may help: http://www.dentaleconomics.com/display_article/288328/76/none/none/YnYrP/Getting-Started-With-Invisalign Keep in mind it's a year old & treatment options have improved since then. Our clinicians are learning what works best for them & others along with each & e...

Jex - I posted what Invisalign's MSDS reveal here ( most of it may not mean a hill of beans, so here's the most important parts) : http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=258743#258743 And a post from a "Mothering" forum regarding the BPA "nonissue" that Align Tech respon...

Elaine - I have copies of the MSDS sheets from my dentist for Invisalign's "EX30" material that the regular aligners are made of. In the "Composition/Information on Ingredients" section, it lists: Polyurethane from methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and 1,6-hexanediol. Additives In ...

Here's Invisalign's process in a nutshell: Your doc sends your impressions, photos & xrays to be reviewed in Santa Clara, CA. If deemed appropriate for treatment & what your doc sent was complete, an order is created & your impressions are scanned to create a 3D representation. That data...

There is certainly something wrong there, KarenH. I doubt you'd be able to switch to another ortho or dentist without beginning treatment anew at this point. Your office can view your "case status" with Invisalign & should be able to give you a concrete answer as to your refinement pac...

And jennielee - your smile looks lovely!

Do you sometimes forget you can smile wide openly now without being self-conscious anymore?

All those years of NOT are hard to forget...

Gee thanks, you guys! Have always been a bit surprised to hear of others who's problems appeared to be lesser than mine were, ending up with a lot more trays in their treatment than I needed. I figured mine were about as bad as you could get, but in reality my problems were pretty straightforward (n...

TT - I've been wearing my Invisalign brand Retainers since the end of April without any problems at all. For the first 3 months I wore them pretty much round the clock & since then for 12 hrs/day (overnight & up until lunch). I'll cut back to just wearing them while sleeping (which is more l...

That is a good tip, but I tell ya - I couldn't even test pasta for al dente doneness while wearing my trays.

It was just too weird a sensation to have any kind of solid food at all with them in - ick!

bag - I should also have said that the 2-3 days of pain with a new tray that then subsides is completely normal. And it means your teeth have definitely moved somewhat - however subtle the changes.

bag - did your ortho show your ClinCheck to you? You would clearly see exactly which teeth are moved & in what way in that animated video & it's still shots. 10 trays would certainly only be for subtle changes - rotating some, closing wee gaps, etc. What exactly was supposed to change? My on...

bbsadmin (Lynne?) - Invisalign's recommendations for daily care/maintenance as outlined in their brochure one receives upon beginning treatment actually instructs using their cleaning system or a soft bristle toothbrush with water or a small amount of toothpaste. The reason given for not using dentu...