My invisalign is uncomfortable and painful
Q. I have just been fitted with an invisalign brace, with the hope of shifting my lower front teeth to fill a gap where I lost a tooth. I am very unhappy with the aligner because it is very uncomfortable (a sharp bit of plastic digs into the underside of my tongue) and I have found it difficult to sleep. And now, having read some of the Q&As on this site, I see that you do not recommend the invasalign system for shifting teeth (I currently have a gap right at the front). Is this correct – and should the aligner be more comfortable?
A. Invisalgn on the whole works very well to tilt, rotate( up to 30 degrees) , and move teeth up and down up to 1 mm. If the space that you are having closed will be closed by these methods things should be fine. This is checked using clincheck to see if this is possible prior to beginning treatment. If you teeth need bodily movement ( moving the whole of the tooth in one direction) then fixed brace work is required.
If you have a sharp edge on your aligner it is very simple for the dentist to smooth this area.
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