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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think part of the issue with anorexia and Invisalign is the focus on taking them in and out for meals which could be a trigger. My children had stages of their Invisalign treatment where (per the doctors instructions) they were only wearing them after dinner till morning (and changed retainers less frequently.) maybe it’s worth discussing with the orthodontist if Invisalign would be possible with an altered/longer timeline that allowed them to be worn part time. [/quote]

Sorry I didn’t see your post about it never being an option. [/quote]

That’s okay. Your suggestion doesn’t quite work, but it is interesting. And you are right. The Invisalign hygiene process discourages casual snacking, and that’s the opposite what we are trying to do.[/quote]

Keep in mind that almost all orthodontia treatment doesn't end with braces, it ends with a retainer, and these issues (potential uncooperation, discouraging snacking) will be the same with a retainer as with Invisalign.  You could fight through the braces process only to have a disrupted treatment if she doesn't follow up with the retainer on the back end.[/quote]

This is OP. That’s a great point, thank you. I wasn’t thinking about the retainer at all.

DH and I have decided to drop it. It would have been sooner than I ideally wanted re: anorexia treatment (which, FYI, can last years). I was just trying to be sensitive to her not having braces senior year. I agree that it is not that important. She had never before expressed that she didn’t want braces, so I was caught completely off guard. Anorexia has disrupted many of her other timelines, unfortunately, and this one is minor in comparison.

To those of you who are saying I’m part of the problem because I won’t get her Invisalign: you are profoundly ignorant and cruel. I am the primary reason she is not dead right now, and that has come at a great cost to my physical and emotional health. Anorexia is deadly, and I would never give her something that could send her back down to her darkest moments. [/quote]

Best wishes, OP. I think you are making the right decision. You would not want anything to derail her recovery. I can only imagine how terrifying and difficult things have been.[/quote]

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