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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Making your mouth colder will decrease inflammation and make braces hurt a little less. Popsicles, ice cream, smoothies and shakes galore in the first week after braces are put on. Sucking on an ice cube helps, but you have to remember not to bite down on it.

Orthodontic wax can cover a bracket that’s rubbing a lip or cheek raw.

Flossing with braces is challenging. Add a Waterpik to your regimen.

Your dentist should be able to recommend orthodontists.[/quote]
^^None of that is relevant if you go with Invisalign.[/quote]

Ok. Invisalign.

You'll be brushing or rinsing every time you eat or drink anything. 
You have to keep them in for at least 21 hours a day.
You need to be religious about flossing. 
You need a good system for cleaning the aligners during the day. 
You'll have brackets on your teeth that are painful at first. 
You'll need wax for the brackets. 
You change trays every week or two and that can bring on pain and pressure. 
Dogs love to find and eat them. 
You might have other types of brackets and rubber bands. 
You might talk funny.

Invisalign is not necessarily a better choice, especially for a kid. 
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Not sure where you got this information, but it's wrong.

My kid has invisalign and there are no "brackets" or anything else on his teeth, and there has been no pain.  You are confusing with real braces.  Also, no wax, whatever that is.  Trays are not changed every week or two; it's less than that, and there has been zero pain or discomfort.

Dogs do love to find and eat them.  They need to be put back in the case at all times.  My kid has been careful, but the dog ate mine once.

No talking funny or rubber bands.  Nothing like that.

Invisalign is a very good choice for a kid that tends to be meticulous and responsible.  They do need to take them out and put them back in for eating, which is enough of a pain that my kid will sometimes skip eating in order to avoid it.  But that's been the only real negative.  A kid who wouldn't consistently put them back in or wear them enough hours a day would not do well with Invisalign, but if you have the kind of kid who'll comply then Invisalign is a great choice for kids who have self-esteem issues and would be negatively affected by braces.

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