Invisalign Refinement 07/26!
So I have had a hideous last 3 weeks with some kind of severe allergy and ended up in A and E on Tuesday night all swollen up, so off to see specialists. I am on heavy duty steroids for a few days to try and knock it on its head. I am not sure of the cause but have had bad allergic reactions before as you will see at the start of this blog. I had to swallow about 14 tablets today. So because of this I have not been wearing my trays during the day – I just could not face them in my mouth. I am not assuming it is related to the Invisalign yet….. So I had refinement trays no 06/26 in for an extra week to try and compensate and have just wedged in trays no 07/26 just now and am chomping down on the rubbery chewies – yuk. I ended up with my new crown and new zirconia inlay – £750 ouch…..but my dentist has not rescanned for new trays since so I am not sure of the implications of that.
The top 6 front teeth are good now, but still more widening at the sides needed. Bottom teeth still all very wonky thanks to Invisalign splaying them out so unevenly- and wonder if a will need an elastic at some point for the big molar that is so off from the horizontal.
So…supposedly only 19 trays left…..getting very bored but will not give up! This is helped by two other friends still wrapped up in metalwork.
BTW Mrs Birdman – fabulous progress!
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Hello,
My name is Clara, I’m portuguese and 50 years old.
Please excuse my english because it’s not my mother language.
I would like to share may story with Invisalign Retainers, because of so much distress it caused me, so that I wish it would never occur to other people.
I started wearing the trays on july 2015 and immediately got an abdominal inflammatory reaction that, despite all examinations got no diagnosis. I lost 6 kilograms.
Got diagnosed with exhaustion in december, again in february and had to quit working in may.
Blood examinations accused nothing.
I had extreme fatigue, blurred vision, no balance, dry mouth, persistent cough, bloated tongue, dehydrated skin and corneas, pain in the veins and bones.
I couldn’t even performe my daily duties.
I found out what could be the reason after my orthodontist asked me to keep the same trays for 1 month. I went to internet to find out if the over use of the trays could be harmful and found out a lot of information from people relating the same effects.
My orthodontist refused to accept that could be the reason even after I sent her the links.
My other doctors are not willing to give me a report based on the symptoms and on the fact that I recovered after quitting the use of the trays.
i found out that doctors don´t dare to make reports and refuse that a medical device could be harmful. It’s a systems based on selling medications and examinations but never dare to confront something big.It’ s frightening because I could have had a disrupted vein, die of it and nobody would have noticed.
So i ‘m very grateful for all people that shared their experiences because it probably saved my life.
Thank you
Clara Amaral
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