Overcoming Invisalign sharp edge painful tongue using chewing gum
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From: pamelafiischer on 15 Nov 2005 04:08 Is there an accepted way to overcome Align Technology Invisalign sharp edges? The dentist didn't tell me my tongue would be ripped to shreds. I'm sure calluses will form over the course of a year, but, these new Invisalign plastic inserts sure are sharp! For my five thousand dollars paid to the dentist and to Align Technology, I would have expected a better fit and less sharpness. Of course I went back to the dentist (twice) who shaved off bits and pieces here and there, but, he only did it for the first three aligners and the first set (which I am wearing now) STILL cuts my tongue to shreds. I would think there would be a way to soften the edges so that they aren't so sharp. Sort of like what they do with swim goggles and scuba masks by ensuring the edges aren't sharp. One idea I am thinking of doing is add a bit of chewing gum to the edges, especially under the front where it seems to still be very sharp. Has anyone had success using chewing gum to dull the pain of the sharp Invisalign edges? Does anyone have better ideas for me to lessen the sharpness of the Invisalign edges? Pamela
From: pamelafiischer on 20 Nov 2005 17:12 pamelafiischer(a)yahoo.com wrote: > Is there an accepted way to overcome Align Technology Invisalign sharp > edges? I ended up sanding them down with a nail file but they still hurt. I wish there were a known method to blunt the sharp edges of the Invisalign retainers, especially at the rear two sides (where my tonge is widest so it hits the edges) and at the front below the lower incisors (where the edge is a mm from the gumline leaving a gap for the tip of my tongue to shred). Any help for a poor lost soul? Pamela
From: Roy Brown on 20 Nov 2005 23:44 Just go back to the person that provided them and ask for them to be adjusted or pumiced/polished. If they won't do that, find yourself another person that does invisalign that is willing to take over your treatment. A quick fix might be to just use some ortho wax that they use to make braces more comfortable. -- Roy rem NADA to reply <pamelafiischer(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1132524738.351533.97810(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... | pamelafiischer(a)yahoo.com wrote: | > Is there an accepted way to overcome Align Technology Invisalign sharp | > edges? | | I ended up sanding them down with a nail file but they still hurt. | | I wish there were a known method to blunt the sharp edges of the | Invisalign retainers, especially at the rear two sides (where my tonge | is widest so it hits the edges) and at the front below the lower | incisors (where the edge is a mm from the gumline leaving a gap for the | tip of my tongue to shred). | | Any help for a poor lost soul? | | Pamela |
From: Philip Atooth on 21 Nov 2005 17:36 How about hitting the edge with a Hanau torch ? -- """"" Philip Atooth {Tooth mechanic extraordinaire} """" "Roy Brown" <roybrown(a)sympatico.caNADA> wrote in message news:Vgcgf.658$e43.85511(a)news20.bellglobal.com... > Just go back to the person that provided them and ask for them to be > adjusted or > pumiced/polished. If they won't do that, find yourself another person that > does > invisalign that is willing to take over your treatment. > > A quick fix might be to just use some ortho wax that they use to make > braces > more comfortable. > > -- > Roy > rem NADA to reply > > > > <pamelafiischer(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1132524738.351533.97810(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > | pamelafiischer(a)yahoo.com wrote: > | > Is there an accepted way to overcome Align Technology Invisalign sharp > | > edges? > | > | I ended up sanding them down with a nail file but they still hurt. > | > | I wish there were a known method to blunt the sharp edges of the > | Invisalign retainers, especially at the rear two sides (where my tonge > | is widest so it hits the edges) and at the front below the lower > | incisors (where the edge is a mm from the gumline leaving a gap for the > | tip of my tongue to shred). > | > | Any help for a poor lost soul? > | > | Pamela > | > >
From: pamelafiischer on 22 Nov 2005 02:47
Mark & Steven Bornfeld wrote: > Philip Atooth wrote: > > How about hitting the edge with a Hanau torch ? > > I would be concerned about dimensional distortion away from the edge. > Maybe if I had it on a model. Hey, I wonder. You may be on to something. Just like a pair of swimming goggles has a "gasket", these Invisalign retainers of sharp plastic also need a gasket edge. The Hanau torch should work but I am a mere layperson. However, I did try heating up a butterknife on the range and used that to judiciously "soften" the particular edges that were hurting my tongue. This softening of the hard sharp edges seemed to soothe the edges a bit but I was afraid to do too much comfort adjusting for fear of wrecking the material. I also tried putting chewing gum over the edge - which works fine - except that I keep getting the gum stuck all over the place within a few hours of being on the Invisalign sharp edged retainers. Why they don't tell us this stuff in the informed-consent agreement, I'll never know, Pamela Fischer |