{"id":1365,"date":"2019-05-07T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T00:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2019-05-07T19:09:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T00:09:45","slug":"pain-with-invisalign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/pain-with-invisalign\/","title":{"rendered":"pain with Invisalign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I know that braces cause pain because all my friends complained about it when I was growing up. I&#8217;m old enough to know I don&#8217;t want a mouth full of metal while I straighten my teeth. It would just seem unprofessional. However,  I want to know what I&#8217;m signing up for. Does Invisalign have pain the way traditional braces do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Laurie, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Invisalign.jpg\" alt=\"Invisalign aligner\" class=\"wp-image-1063\" width=\"546\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Invisalign.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Invisalign-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Invisalign-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s always wise to go into any treatment with a good idea of the pros and cons. The pros of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/invisalign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Invisalign (opens in a new tab)\">Invisalign<\/a> are obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They work in half the time as traditional braces<\/li><li>You can eat and drink whatever you want<\/li><li>You can brush and floss much more easily<\/li><li>You can straighten your teeth without anyone knowing<\/li><li>You don&#8217;t have to worry about cuts and abrasions from metal wires and brackets.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one point in which Invisalign aligners can ache a bit. You switch aligners every two weeks. For the day or two when you first put in your new set of aligners, they will feel snug and ache a bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because the aligners are sculpted to the next alignment your teeth should be in by the time the two-week time period is up. After those first few days, your teeth will be in that new position and the aligners will feel loose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, just some over-the-counter pain reliever is enough to keep the pain at bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Unexpected Benefit with Invisalign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One extra treat you can get out of Invisalign is inexpensive teeth whitening. The aligners can double as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"teeth whitening (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/category\/teeth-whitening\/\" target=\"_blank\">teeth whitening<\/a> trays. So, all you will need to purchase from your dentist is the whitening gel that you can place in your aligners for a period of time each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lafayette, LA Dentist (opens in a new tab)\">Lafayette, LA Dentist<\/a> Dr. Mike Malone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know that braces cause pain because all my friends complained about it when I was growing up. I&#8217;m old enough to know I don&#8217;t want a mouth full of metal while I straighten my teeth. It would just seem unprofessional. However, I want to know what I&#8217;m signing up for. Does Invisalign have pain &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/pain-with-invisalign\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">pain with Invisalign<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[618,277,280,696,253,19,635,695],"class_list":["post-1365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invisalign","tag-benefits-of-invisalign","tag-lafayette-invisalign","tag-lafayette-la-dentist","tag-loose-invisalign-aligners","tag-pain-with-invisalign","tag-teeth-whitening","tag-teeth-whitening-with-invisalign","tag-tight-invisalign-aligners"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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