How many hours do you spend wearing Invisalign?

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#1 Post by **Babie** » Mon May 30, 2005 3:50 pm

Hi,

I'm new to the Invisalign. Actually, I started wearing them last Friday. My orthodontist ordered me to wear them at least 22 hours aday, but I find it hard to keep to that. For the past few days, I rushed through Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. So, is it just me or everyone wearing Invisalign have the same/similar problems?

#2 Post by **drrick** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:54 pm

FULL time except eating and brushing or they will not work as they are supposed to

#3 Post by **Babie** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:05 pm

Any advice when eating out? For example: Do I have to time myself to make sure that I wear the Invisalign Full time

#4 Post by **drrick** » Tue May 31, 2005 6:26 am

no dont go that overboard. Just eat your dinner then out the aligner back in

#5 Post by **boaster** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:40 pm

My ortho told me that 20 hours a day was adequate, and that I should switch to a new set every 280 hours (thus I could speed the treatment up a bit by wearing them 22 hours a day).

In general, I've been taking them out for 15 minutes in the morning for cleaning/brushing, then 30 minutes at work for breakfast, an hour for lunch, an hour for dinner, and 30 minutes for a late night snack.

#6 Post by **rooroo** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:35 pm

My ortho said 20-22 hours. As much as you can. Don't bother timing yourself, just be sure as soon as your done eating to go brush or rinse and put them back in.

#7 Post by **invisagirl** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:02 am

My ortho never gave me a certain amount of time to wear them and just said 24x7. I did notice that the first few days of a new set I would immediately put them back in (after brushing of course

) cause otherwise I would experience a lot of pressure/discomfort. The longer I wore the set I would be a little more lax about putting them back so instead of running to brush my teeth immediately after breakfast I would finish the article I was reading first. Just wear them as much as you can and you'll be golden.

Good luck!!!

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