Metal Mouth Message Board

im going to a relatives birthday party tomorrow and there are some who will be there who have not seen me since iv started treatment, unlike a lot of people on this forum most of my movement so far has been the molars and not much on the front, but i think that from what i can see from old photos my jaw has changed because i started with a narrow arch so i do not know if anyone will mention a change hope not i do not wanna be put on the spot

That said i guess ill have to come clean soon when the front starts to move, has anyone stayed silent as long as possible before telling them??

just incase anyone gives a sesame im on tray number 17 now

'course I give a sesame LOL. I only tell people if I feel like it - are you really so close with your family that you think they would notice such a change? Probably not, I think most people don't see things in such detail, so I guess you can just tell them if and when it pleases you.

are you saying that no one has even noticed you have invisalign??

yes nobody has noticed im very careful, plus im 28 in less than 2 weeks so my family and friends must assume that if i was gonna get anything done id have done it by now

so how did the party go? Did you tell?

Everybody seems to know that I have them. I think it's the lisp..don't you have that?

I have had invisalign for 6 weeks now (just started tray 4/24) and no one has noticed them or if they have have not mentioned it. I dont lisp at all anymore, did first few days but that was all. However i am only on lowers so this probably makes them less noticable.

yes party went fine nobody said anything and no strange looks, had to do the usual going into bathroom to brush i think i might say something around christmas time if nobody says anything i will have had them in for a year, im 28 today so my target is to have a near perfect smile before im 30 is a reality i hope and pray

Happy Birthday Diehard!

Happy BDay Diehard!!

My BDAY is this week too - Lets hear it for the VIRGO's!

have a good 1 nvrsaynvr

I am very self conscious about invisalign. I haven't got them yet and am really hoping no one will be able to tell. Is that possible? I usually open my mouth a lot when I laugh or smile. Will I have to avoid that for the whole time. If I do smile very openly is it going to be very obvious? Any help much appreciated...

wow most people who need treatment do not smile a lot and cover there mouth with a hand so it could be more obvious. The best advice I can give if u go with invisalign is for 1st set try and think of the best time to put them in, for instance might be worth while to book a bit of time off work just incase u have a slight lisp like most people do for a short time, also the next big thing is look in a mirror when trays in and judge what is a safe distance before the trays a noticeable, obviously some people have better eyesight than others but I generally try to stand no closer than 1 foot away from the person im speaking to. Also another giveaway could be the sun, what I mean by this is they tend to glimmer, I know it sounds a bit of hassle but try and have your back to the sun if possible to avoid the glimmer. Hope that helps u feel a bit better

I find that cleaning the trays with a regular tooth brush dulls them up a bit, helping to cut back on the "shiny plastic smile" effect.

I've had my trays for well over a year now and someone in my office just noticed the other day for the first time. I used to worry about people noticing but now Im at the point were I don't care much anymore who knows.

iv been busted today by my cuz I was cool about it because I always knew 1 day it would be spotted so I told him and we had a long chat about it, but im still swearing him to keep silent because to tell u the truth I quite like having a secret, also by him knowing about it I can now discus my treatment with him

oh by the way if u want to know how he knew it was because I sat next to him in a car so he had a clear side view and also there are big gaps where the teeth near the front are moving as to make some room for the main 2 front teeth if that makes any sense, so from now on im gonna have to look directly at people when speaking if possible