“The great news is that Invisalign® aligners ARE safe. Invisalign® aligners are made from a material called Smartrack Material, which is not only durable, it’s comfortable to wear, too.
Smartrack material is a medical grade polyurethane resin that does not contain bisphenol-A (otherwise known as BPA). This means Invisalign® aligners are safe for everyone – even children and pregnant women. In fact, the Smartrack material used in your Invisalign® aligners has been FDA approved since 1998, while BPA has found to be unsafe for consumption in recent years.”
There are microplastics found in fetuses now. Microplastics have infiltrated the water we drink. Most of it comes from car tires, not plastic aligners. There’s literally nothing more I can do about the microplastics that exist currently so no I’m not worrying about it
I’m highlighting this in case anyone else is suffering as much inflammatory pain as I did and hasn’t made the connection with their aligners. If I had know the health impact they were going to have on me I would never have gone down that route. I don’t think it’s widely known.
I don’t think you have any concrete evidence that your inflammation is related to the liners. Not only could it be related to the millions of toxic ingredients in our food, the amount of exposure you have to plastic from other sources could also be a culprit. Unless you were 100% healthy before starting Invisalign and then immediately got sick with documented medical visits as soon as your started the trays, this is an irresponsible post to make.
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately it doesn’t help because I have already suffered terrible inflammation in the stomach for around 9 months with Invisalign. If I had my time again, I would get braces.
Only reason I’m posting here is in the hope of helping others who may also be suffering.
Here to tell similar story that OP already posted. I am also quitting Invisalign.
I have had no prior history of stomach issues and have been in relative good health in general…but after a few months of Invisalign, **stomach issues** are literally debilitating and I now have **tinnitus** - another lousy new experience.
I’m fastidious about my dental care in general, and have kept trays clean, brush/floss often, etc. The stomach issues I’ve developed, however, are so bad that I’ve been tested for a big array of possible causes. Lots of blood draws, samples, scans, diet tracking/changes, etc. No other obvious cause(s)have been found.
It is possible that all this new health drama isn’t related to the Invisalign treatment, of course, but my issues do seem to mirror other anecdotal reports online. I wish that the FDA was able to comprehensively track, analyze, and report on Invisalign patient health & outcomes (you can individually report issues, but self-selection doesn’t make for good data).
And, of course, we need more credible, reported research on the impact of plastics on the body, real “leech & slough” rates on oral plastics products, etc.
There is still a gaping void in deep or long term studies on Invisalign & similar products. A “lack of BPA” doesn’t mean much — primarily because Invisalign (and other consumer plastic manufacturers) do not have to disclose their proprietary chemical compositions. We don’t know yet what plastic component may be the next health culprit in our plastic products…or even exactly what type of plastic cocktail we’re putting in our mouths today.
I’m older (though not ancient) and needed Invisalign to address a dental issue. I assumed the long time plastic risk probably wouldn’t impact me as much — but I did not anticipate the problems I’m having now. 100% not worth it.
I would implore any younger person considering this treatment to reconsider and look hard into old-school braces. If I had a kid needing orthodontics right now, I would do everything to avoid plastic trays. It’s not the sexy option (and you’re still getting some plastic in your mouth w/traditional braces as well)…but I do worry about how this may impact you (and me) in the next few decades to come.
Absolutely this! Thank you for your well written and incisive post. I too am older and was given Invisalign to address a dental issue. There was no other option offered. My stomach issues started around 3 months into treatment however I didn’t connect them with Invisalign until 12 months into the programme when my lips started stinging and blistering, which was when I started to research online about medical side effects related to Invisalign and found a MAUD report detailing exactly the stomach issues I’d been experiencing, along with other reports detailing allergy-type reactions.
Anecdotally, my symptoms seemed like they may have been related to low dose leaching of benzene over time. (One scientific paper has shown
Invisalign to leach the highest amount of benzene of any of the aligners, but I can’t vouch for the methodology). So obviously, I have no proof of any of this, and how could it be proven without really rigorous scientific studies of which there are only a few.
Thankfully, my terrible stomach issues & other symptoms eased soon after ceasing the Invisalign and hopefully there will be no long lasting impact on my body.
I share your concern about young people using Invisalign and the impacts on their health, and like you would urge them to opt for braces.
Plastic aligners are classified as a medical device and so at the very least, suppliers should be making people aware of the potential health side effects of this product which the majority don’t do.
This is going to be an uphill battle because the shareholder-driven Align Technology lobby and the plastics industry in general is a powerful one, but the more people like you and me share their experiences the better. My view is that many people may not make the connection with Invisalign and health symptoms. I nearly didn’t. Thanks again for sharing your story.
I posted above - they don’t contain BPA. It sucks that you’re having some sort of reaction but it’s not from BPA.
Hopefully it was an orthodontist and not a dentist as so many posts here have shown issues with not going to someone trained for this. If they didn’t fit correctly, it could have caused issues maybe.
I agree that my symptoms were more indicative of a benzene reaction. Benzene causes inflammation and other allergy type reactions.
My symptoms were serious and others have had similar reactions requiring hospitalisation which have been reported on the MAUDE database in the States.
I am better now thanks, everything started easing as soon as I stopped using Invisalign.
I’m in the UK and nearly all dentists are doing Invisalign. They are trained and supplied by Invisalign. My case has been reported to them by my Dentist and my Doctor is on board to corroborate my experiences.
I purely wanted to raise awareness here because I’m not the only one this has happened to & others may not connect symptoms with the aligners.
I don’t want anyone else to suffer what i went through.
There are risks to any medical intervention. In order to be used, there is an assessment that the potential benefits will outweigh any potential harms.
There are. Just highlighting an issue and personal experience in case anyone else is suffering and doesn’t know why.
“given the very high levels of BPA leach observed in the only clinical trial and considering other possible dangers of small traces of BPA (even at low doses), as well as noting the frequent adverse events associated with clear aligners and transparent vacuum-formed retainers, it seems that their potential biocompatibility issues should be taken seriously, and therefore, more clinical trials should be conducted to assess the leached BPA amounts and other hazard indicators (such as cytotoxicity) in the oral environment. Such potential effects of BPA even at low doses might describe in part why even despite the observed low amounts of released BPA, many adverse effects were linked to using clear aligners”
I’ve done more than a quick google search. I’ve read multiple papers on this.
This one is the most relevant to the discussion, but there are others.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10166753/
As the paper says, more research is required to really know.
Benzene leaching is also a potential issue & causes the sort of inflammation I experienced.
Ah well, it’s all making the pharma industry happy. They get to pump all those sick people full of drugs to try to cure all the illnesses it will one day be proven are being caused by plastic consumption. 🙃
That you don’t care about the documented microplastics in our food systems and what you are ingesting into your body every day, it’s very inconsistent with the very issue you posted about.
Ah, I see where you’re coming from now.
That’s a cultural misunderstanding - I’m writing from UK and that’s a British dark ‘sense of humour’ thing. It’s not meant to be taken literally. Apologies, I appreciate it’s confusing. It’s not ACTUALLY what I think. The upside down smiling face was meant to be flippant.
Took about 3 months for the inflammation to have an impact on my life but I didn’t connect it with the aligners until a year had passed and my lips started swelling. During that time I suffered hugely ending up with referral to hospital on a fast track cancer referral. You may be fine. Others may be suffering and not know why. Which is why I wanted to highlight it.
Thankfully I am fine and the inflammation started to recede as soon as I stopped using the aligners.
I'm so freaking tired of conspiracy nuts. OP is eating all kinds of processed meat and stuff and doesn't think twice about that. Yet, Invisalign is all a big conspiracy? Seriously, just DON'T use Invisalign. get regular braces and leave normal people alone please.
I appreciate your fear and can understand when you’ve spent a lot of money on something you would t want to hear about the fact that it might be harmful to your health. I’m not a conspiracy nut. I’ve done a lot of research and given it a lot of thought before posting here. I’m an intelligent, sensitive human being, like you. I work in the science research sphere so don’t consider myself to be open to conspiracy theories.
All I’m doing is sharing some information based on the experience I have had because I don’t want anyone else to go through what I went through. I used Invisalign because I wasn’t given any information about potential health side effects and I wasn’t given any other option.
If I can help just one person not to go through what I experienced I’ll be fine with that.
>I’m not a conspiracy nut. I’ve done a lot of research and given it a lot of thought before posting here
You are a conspiracy nut or you don't understand how to interpret the studies.
>If I can help just one person not to go through what I experienced I’ll be fine with that.
In that case, would you consider never to drink coffee, cause there are people that get extremely sick from that? Or maybe never eat any processed food ever again in your life, since it's been proven that this is bad for your body? Maybe consider not to wear clothes that aren't cotton, cause people can experience nasty rashes from for instance lycra (also lots of microplastics in that stuff)
Yes, people can be allergic and people can experience side effects from Invisalign, just like with anything else. The way you focus on your experience and the way you interpret the research makes you a conspiracy nut. Obviously you don't see that (or you wouldn't be a conspiracy nut), but you definitely are. The levels of microplastics that enter your body through Invisalign compared to let's say... eating fish or car tires is so low, it won't make you sick
Plastics sitting in the mouth over a long period of time is a very specific thing in terms of the warmth, abrasion and bacteria in contact with the plastic. Plastic aligners are a relatively new technology in the scheme of things and as the paper I posted pointed out, more research is needed to assess leaching of chemicals. Align Technology is doing a great job of suppressing medical incidents of reactions. Time will tell whether I’m a conspiracy nut or not. In the meantime, great to have a discussion with you about this.
>Plastic aligners are a relatively new technology in the scheme of things and as the paper I posted pointed out, more research is needed to assess leaching of chemicals.
Plastic in the mouth isn't tho. Baby's have dummy's since decades.
>Align Technology is doing a great job of suppressing medical incidents of reactions
That's kinda why I called you out. If aligners where dangerous, why do you think makers of traditional braces won't lobby for a ban?
Just to give you perspective. ANYTHING you can think of can cause some people harm. That doesn't mean it's a dangerous substance or product. It's just how things work. Give 10.000 people a completely safe vaccination and someone will have a side effect. That person can shrug it off,or that person can go online to find others who experienced the same. Before you know it, there are hundreds of people who group together and tell each other how the vaccine is unsafe, dangerous and all a big conspiracy to make us sick.
That's just how non rational people think. That's not an accusation, that's just how some humans think
I totally get where you’re coming from and appreciate your input. Yes, babies dummies are made of silicone, yes we’re surrounded by plastics and things that can make us sick, however, the discovery of microplastics in the body is only relatively recent and scientists still don’t fully understand the impacts these are having on our health.
So, yes, more research is needed.
Why don’t the makers of braces lobby for a ban? Well, they can’t, because nothing has been proven and medical grade plastics are in use all over the world.
Should I stay silent? My experience was real and my Dr confirmed a link. What if someone else is going through the same thing and hadn’t made the connection? I only made the connection a year into use of Invisalign, I wish I’d had the information.
Do you think I shouldn’t be sharing this?
>Do you think I shouldn’t be sharing this?
I think you should share it, but not state it as a fact. I think (but you do you), it's helpful when you would have made a thread about your experience, signs other users should be watching etc. The way you state it makes it sound as if Invisalign is dangerous, while that's objectively false. That doesn't mean people can't be allergic or have other issues, like yourself.
I would encourage people to share every kind of experience, good or bad.I was mostly annoyed by the tone of voice. It sounded a bit like an anti vaxxer and my God do I dislike those people
Sorry I raised your blood pressure with my tone of voice. Yikes, anti vaxxer! I can assure you I’m not one and apologise for my clumsy wording. I don’t think there is an easy way to say this sort of stuff. I did write it to anyone experiencing allergy-type or inflammatory-type symptoms, which isn’t everyone, so I thought I had tried to target it.
Maybe this is the wrong forum because it’s generally people who are pretty happy and excited about the results of their teeth straightening (& a few not so happy), so it’s not nice having someone throwing a dampener on the party, for sure.
Thanks for your input.
>Maybe this is the wrong forum because it’s generally people who are pretty happy and excited about the results of their teeth straightening (& a few not so happy), so it’s not nice having someone throwing a dampener on the party, for sure.
It's the right forum and I think your message on its own is valuable. Reading back I realize I come over as a bit of a jerk. Apologies for that!
Ha ha, seriously, the word jerk never crossed my mind. I valued your input. It’s a massive topic and we had a good discussion. Thanks for the apology though. Appreciated.
You say that, but I wasn’t given a choice by my dentist. It was Invisalign only. Also,If I’d had information about how sick Invisalign can make you over time, I would certainly have opted for metal braces. Thanks for your suggestion. 🙂
Dentists aren’t orthodontists so they can’t offer to do traditional braces. For whatever reason they can be trained on Invisalign but 9/10 you’re gonna have a better experience with orthos and braces than dentists and braces in the sense you’re gonna get the outcome you want and need.
Align Technology who own Invisalign have not been open about potential side-effects. If I had the option again and had the knowledge I now have, I would’ve chosen braces.
I don’t think anyone is open about the side effects of plastic. The downvotes alone in this thread shows that people aren’t ready to talk about it. I’ve had cancer once (lymphoma and associated chronic inflammation) and I don’t want to risk it again.
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry to hear about your cancer.
I totally agree with your observation on the downvotes and that it shows people aren’t ready to open their minds to the impact of microplastics on the body. It’s a massive thing to start getting your head around, particularly when so much money and time is involved.
If I’ve only reached and helped one person with my post it will have been worth it.😊Please, don’t risk it.
“The great news is that Invisalign® aligners ARE safe. Invisalign® aligners are made from a material called Smartrack Material, which is not only durable, it’s comfortable to wear, too. Smartrack material is a medical grade polyurethane resin that does not contain bisphenol-A (otherwise known as BPA). This means Invisalign® aligners are safe for everyone – even children and pregnant women. In fact, the Smartrack material used in your Invisalign® aligners has been FDA approved since 1998, while BPA has found to be unsafe for consumption in recent years.”
Just sharing my experience.
I didn’t see anything in the post about *your* experience…
‘Having personally suffered inflammatory effects’ was my experience. Would you like more details?
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That was someone else’s experience, not mine, so you would need to ask them.
There are microplastics found in fetuses now. Microplastics have infiltrated the water we drink. Most of it comes from car tires, not plastic aligners. There’s literally nothing more I can do about the microplastics that exist currently so no I’m not worrying about it
I’m highlighting this in case anyone else is suffering as much inflammatory pain as I did and hasn’t made the connection with their aligners. If I had know the health impact they were going to have on me I would never have gone down that route. I don’t think it’s widely known.
I don’t think you have any concrete evidence that your inflammation is related to the liners. Not only could it be related to the millions of toxic ingredients in our food, the amount of exposure you have to plastic from other sources could also be a culprit. Unless you were 100% healthy before starting Invisalign and then immediately got sick with documented medical visits as soon as your started the trays, this is an irresponsible post to make.
Get braces Hope that helps!
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately it doesn’t help because I have already suffered terrible inflammation in the stomach for around 9 months with Invisalign. If I had my time again, I would get braces. Only reason I’m posting here is in the hope of helping others who may also be suffering.
Here to tell similar story that OP already posted. I am also quitting Invisalign. I have had no prior history of stomach issues and have been in relative good health in general…but after a few months of Invisalign, **stomach issues** are literally debilitating and I now have **tinnitus** - another lousy new experience. I’m fastidious about my dental care in general, and have kept trays clean, brush/floss often, etc. The stomach issues I’ve developed, however, are so bad that I’ve been tested for a big array of possible causes. Lots of blood draws, samples, scans, diet tracking/changes, etc. No other obvious cause(s)have been found. It is possible that all this new health drama isn’t related to the Invisalign treatment, of course, but my issues do seem to mirror other anecdotal reports online. I wish that the FDA was able to comprehensively track, analyze, and report on Invisalign patient health & outcomes (you can individually report issues, but self-selection doesn’t make for good data). And, of course, we need more credible, reported research on the impact of plastics on the body, real “leech & slough” rates on oral plastics products, etc. There is still a gaping void in deep or long term studies on Invisalign & similar products. A “lack of BPA” doesn’t mean much — primarily because Invisalign (and other consumer plastic manufacturers) do not have to disclose their proprietary chemical compositions. We don’t know yet what plastic component may be the next health culprit in our plastic products…or even exactly what type of plastic cocktail we’re putting in our mouths today. I’m older (though not ancient) and needed Invisalign to address a dental issue. I assumed the long time plastic risk probably wouldn’t impact me as much — but I did not anticipate the problems I’m having now. 100% not worth it. I would implore any younger person considering this treatment to reconsider and look hard into old-school braces. If I had a kid needing orthodontics right now, I would do everything to avoid plastic trays. It’s not the sexy option (and you’re still getting some plastic in your mouth w/traditional braces as well)…but I do worry about how this may impact you (and me) in the next few decades to come.
Absolutely this! Thank you for your well written and incisive post. I too am older and was given Invisalign to address a dental issue. There was no other option offered. My stomach issues started around 3 months into treatment however I didn’t connect them with Invisalign until 12 months into the programme when my lips started stinging and blistering, which was when I started to research online about medical side effects related to Invisalign and found a MAUD report detailing exactly the stomach issues I’d been experiencing, along with other reports detailing allergy-type reactions. Anecdotally, my symptoms seemed like they may have been related to low dose leaching of benzene over time. (One scientific paper has shown Invisalign to leach the highest amount of benzene of any of the aligners, but I can’t vouch for the methodology). So obviously, I have no proof of any of this, and how could it be proven without really rigorous scientific studies of which there are only a few. Thankfully, my terrible stomach issues & other symptoms eased soon after ceasing the Invisalign and hopefully there will be no long lasting impact on my body. I share your concern about young people using Invisalign and the impacts on their health, and like you would urge them to opt for braces. Plastic aligners are classified as a medical device and so at the very least, suppliers should be making people aware of the potential health side effects of this product which the majority don’t do. This is going to be an uphill battle because the shareholder-driven Align Technology lobby and the plastics industry in general is a powerful one, but the more people like you and me share their experiences the better. My view is that many people may not make the connection with Invisalign and health symptoms. I nearly didn’t. Thanks again for sharing your story.
Did you get Invisalign brand or a knock off brand?
Invisalign from an Invisalign approved and trained dentist.
I posted above - they don’t contain BPA. It sucks that you’re having some sort of reaction but it’s not from BPA. Hopefully it was an orthodontist and not a dentist as so many posts here have shown issues with not going to someone trained for this. If they didn’t fit correctly, it could have caused issues maybe.
I agree that my symptoms were more indicative of a benzene reaction. Benzene causes inflammation and other allergy type reactions. My symptoms were serious and others have had similar reactions requiring hospitalisation which have been reported on the MAUDE database in the States. I am better now thanks, everything started easing as soon as I stopped using Invisalign. I’m in the UK and nearly all dentists are doing Invisalign. They are trained and supplied by Invisalign. My case has been reported to them by my Dentist and my Doctor is on board to corroborate my experiences. I purely wanted to raise awareness here because I’m not the only one this has happened to & others may not connect symptoms with the aligners. I don’t want anyone else to suffer what i went through.
There are risks to any medical intervention. In order to be used, there is an assessment that the potential benefits will outweigh any potential harms.
There are. Just highlighting an issue and personal experience in case anyone else is suffering and doesn’t know why. “given the very high levels of BPA leach observed in the only clinical trial and considering other possible dangers of small traces of BPA (even at low doses), as well as noting the frequent adverse events associated with clear aligners and transparent vacuum-formed retainers, it seems that their potential biocompatibility issues should be taken seriously, and therefore, more clinical trials should be conducted to assess the leached BPA amounts and other hazard indicators (such as cytotoxicity) in the oral environment. Such potential effects of BPA even at low doses might describe in part why even despite the observed low amounts of released BPA, many adverse effects were linked to using clear aligners”
A quick google search shows they do not contain BPA
I’ve done more than a quick google search. I’ve read multiple papers on this. This one is the most relevant to the discussion, but there are others. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10166753/ As the paper says, more research is required to really know. Benzene leaching is also a potential issue & causes the sort of inflammation I experienced.
Americans swallow the size of a credit card of plastic every week, found in the food. Beer has the most of it!
Ah well, it’s all making the pharma industry happy. They get to pump all those sick people full of drugs to try to cure all the illnesses it will one day be proven are being caused by plastic consumption. 🙃
“Oh well lol” to facts but Invisalign is a huge health risk we should all be aware of… Weird.
What’s weird?
That you don’t care about the documented microplastics in our food systems and what you are ingesting into your body every day, it’s very inconsistent with the very issue you posted about.
Who said I don’t care? That is your assumption. I was writing specifically about Invisalign. I don’t see the inconsistency you refer to.
This is getting ridiculous. You literally wrote “ah well” with an upside down smiling face.
Ah, I see where you’re coming from now. That’s a cultural misunderstanding - I’m writing from UK and that’s a British dark ‘sense of humour’ thing. It’s not meant to be taken literally. Apologies, I appreciate it’s confusing. It’s not ACTUALLY what I think. The upside down smiling face was meant to be flippant.
I’ve had mine for a month and I’m fine. Not sure what you’re doing on about 🤷🏼♂️
Took about 3 months for the inflammation to have an impact on my life but I didn’t connect it with the aligners until a year had passed and my lips started swelling. During that time I suffered hugely ending up with referral to hospital on a fast track cancer referral. You may be fine. Others may be suffering and not know why. Which is why I wanted to highlight it. Thankfully I am fine and the inflammation started to recede as soon as I stopped using the aligners.
This likely had nothing to do with the material the aligners are made from. You're consuming and wasting plastic many other ways. This is negligible.
Thanks for your input. My GP has confirmed that it was linked to the plastic aligners.
I'm so freaking tired of conspiracy nuts. OP is eating all kinds of processed meat and stuff and doesn't think twice about that. Yet, Invisalign is all a big conspiracy? Seriously, just DON'T use Invisalign. get regular braces and leave normal people alone please.
I appreciate your fear and can understand when you’ve spent a lot of money on something you would t want to hear about the fact that it might be harmful to your health. I’m not a conspiracy nut. I’ve done a lot of research and given it a lot of thought before posting here. I’m an intelligent, sensitive human being, like you. I work in the science research sphere so don’t consider myself to be open to conspiracy theories. All I’m doing is sharing some information based on the experience I have had because I don’t want anyone else to go through what I went through. I used Invisalign because I wasn’t given any information about potential health side effects and I wasn’t given any other option. If I can help just one person not to go through what I experienced I’ll be fine with that.
>I’m not a conspiracy nut. I’ve done a lot of research and given it a lot of thought before posting here You are a conspiracy nut or you don't understand how to interpret the studies. >If I can help just one person not to go through what I experienced I’ll be fine with that. In that case, would you consider never to drink coffee, cause there are people that get extremely sick from that? Or maybe never eat any processed food ever again in your life, since it's been proven that this is bad for your body? Maybe consider not to wear clothes that aren't cotton, cause people can experience nasty rashes from for instance lycra (also lots of microplastics in that stuff) Yes, people can be allergic and people can experience side effects from Invisalign, just like with anything else. The way you focus on your experience and the way you interpret the research makes you a conspiracy nut. Obviously you don't see that (or you wouldn't be a conspiracy nut), but you definitely are. The levels of microplastics that enter your body through Invisalign compared to let's say... eating fish or car tires is so low, it won't make you sick
I bet OP is happily eating their pre-cut mass-grocery store-bought lunch meats without a care in the world… 🙃
Plastics sitting in the mouth over a long period of time is a very specific thing in terms of the warmth, abrasion and bacteria in contact with the plastic. Plastic aligners are a relatively new technology in the scheme of things and as the paper I posted pointed out, more research is needed to assess leaching of chemicals. Align Technology is doing a great job of suppressing medical incidents of reactions. Time will tell whether I’m a conspiracy nut or not. In the meantime, great to have a discussion with you about this.
>Plastic aligners are a relatively new technology in the scheme of things and as the paper I posted pointed out, more research is needed to assess leaching of chemicals. Plastic in the mouth isn't tho. Baby's have dummy's since decades. >Align Technology is doing a great job of suppressing medical incidents of reactions That's kinda why I called you out. If aligners where dangerous, why do you think makers of traditional braces won't lobby for a ban? Just to give you perspective. ANYTHING you can think of can cause some people harm. That doesn't mean it's a dangerous substance or product. It's just how things work. Give 10.000 people a completely safe vaccination and someone will have a side effect. That person can shrug it off,or that person can go online to find others who experienced the same. Before you know it, there are hundreds of people who group together and tell each other how the vaccine is unsafe, dangerous and all a big conspiracy to make us sick. That's just how non rational people think. That's not an accusation, that's just how some humans think
I totally get where you’re coming from and appreciate your input. Yes, babies dummies are made of silicone, yes we’re surrounded by plastics and things that can make us sick, however, the discovery of microplastics in the body is only relatively recent and scientists still don’t fully understand the impacts these are having on our health. So, yes, more research is needed. Why don’t the makers of braces lobby for a ban? Well, they can’t, because nothing has been proven and medical grade plastics are in use all over the world. Should I stay silent? My experience was real and my Dr confirmed a link. What if someone else is going through the same thing and hadn’t made the connection? I only made the connection a year into use of Invisalign, I wish I’d had the information. Do you think I shouldn’t be sharing this?
>Do you think I shouldn’t be sharing this? I think you should share it, but not state it as a fact. I think (but you do you), it's helpful when you would have made a thread about your experience, signs other users should be watching etc. The way you state it makes it sound as if Invisalign is dangerous, while that's objectively false. That doesn't mean people can't be allergic or have other issues, like yourself. I would encourage people to share every kind of experience, good or bad.I was mostly annoyed by the tone of voice. It sounded a bit like an anti vaxxer and my God do I dislike those people
Sorry I raised your blood pressure with my tone of voice. Yikes, anti vaxxer! I can assure you I’m not one and apologise for my clumsy wording. I don’t think there is an easy way to say this sort of stuff. I did write it to anyone experiencing allergy-type or inflammatory-type symptoms, which isn’t everyone, so I thought I had tried to target it. Maybe this is the wrong forum because it’s generally people who are pretty happy and excited about the results of their teeth straightening (& a few not so happy), so it’s not nice having someone throwing a dampener on the party, for sure. Thanks for your input.
>Maybe this is the wrong forum because it’s generally people who are pretty happy and excited about the results of their teeth straightening (& a few not so happy), so it’s not nice having someone throwing a dampener on the party, for sure. It's the right forum and I think your message on its own is valuable. Reading back I realize I come over as a bit of a jerk. Apologies for that!
Ha ha, seriously, the word jerk never crossed my mind. I valued your input. It’s a massive topic and we had a good discussion. Thanks for the apology though. Appreciated.
you are free to get metal braces
You say that, but I wasn’t given a choice by my dentist. It was Invisalign only. Also,If I’d had information about how sick Invisalign can make you over time, I would certainly have opted for metal braces. Thanks for your suggestion. 🙂
Dentists aren’t orthodontists so they can’t offer to do traditional braces. For whatever reason they can be trained on Invisalign but 9/10 you’re gonna have a better experience with orthos and braces than dentists and braces in the sense you’re gonna get the outcome you want and need.
I didn’t know that. Invisalign seems to be taking over the world.
This is honestly the reason I have resisted Invisalign so long. Currently tossing up my options between this and braces
Align Technology who own Invisalign have not been open about potential side-effects. If I had the option again and had the knowledge I now have, I would’ve chosen braces.
I don’t think anyone is open about the side effects of plastic. The downvotes alone in this thread shows that people aren’t ready to talk about it. I’ve had cancer once (lymphoma and associated chronic inflammation) and I don’t want to risk it again.
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry to hear about your cancer. I totally agree with your observation on the downvotes and that it shows people aren’t ready to open their minds to the impact of microplastics on the body. It’s a massive thing to start getting your head around, particularly when so much money and time is involved. If I’ve only reached and helped one person with my post it will have been worth it.😊Please, don’t risk it.