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Author: clariniano
Date: 2016-03-03 02:12
In a few months I may be getting the invisalign braces to correct my overbite and a couple other things, I know there are discussions about regular braces, but since this technology is relatively new and I am not a candidate for regular braces, but I wanted to know if anyone has had experiences with this type of dental braces, and whether you play with the retainers in (given I have researched that you're supposed to have them in about 22 out of 24 hours a day.)
Meri
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Author: derf5585
Date: 2016-03-03 02:25
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Author: TomS
Date: 2016-03-03 07:14
I think our principal clarinet here in the Little Rock Wind Symphony (in which I play occasionally) has the clear plastic type braces ... doesn't seem to slow her down at all ...
Tom
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2016-03-04 00:30
Thanks for your replies, didn't know there was a discussion, I don't read and check this board as much as I used to in its early days.
Meri
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Author: MSK
Date: 2016-03-04 03:10
Both myself and my teenage son have had Essex retainers which are quite similar to Invisalign braces. We both found them slippery where your top teeth touch the mouthpiece. It took some getting used to but was OK after a couple weeks. Wouldn't recommend an important audition or solo the first couple of weeks until you adjust. That said, there is a great temptation to cheat and not wear it while playing. Try not to succumb because you really will adjust.
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2016-03-07 03:59
Thanks MSK, my intuition that between rehearsals and personal practicing, it would amount to somewhat more than the two hours max a day you can have them out. I don't succumb easily to temptation anyway when it comes to playing and discomfort that will make things ultimately a lot better.
Meri
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Author: Fishamble
Date: 2016-03-08 00:08
I did that for nearly two years, finishing about five years ago.
You'll need the two hours a day for meals. It is absolutely possible to play with them in, and as said above it doesn't take that long to adjust. As it happens, I probably achieved the most significant improvement in my playing during that time.
Good luck with them.
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Author: Jessica
Date: 2016-03-12 08:51
Hey!
I'm a little late to this discussion but here is what I have to say! I have Invisalign right now and it in no way has affected my clarinet playing at all. I'm a performance major so I practice and rehearse for hours a day and I know this probably sounds crazy, but it's almost more comfortable to play with the aligners in... They make my teeth much less sharp so they don't dig in to my lips! It's a little sore to play the day after you switch to a new aligner but it's nothing a little Ibuprofen won't fix. I'm on tray 8 of 44 and I have a long way to go so it's very possible things could change but for right now, the Invisalign doesn't affect my playing at all. I've never had to take them out to play, and I can't imagine why you would need to.
Good luck! Invisalign is awesome It's literally a godsend for wind musicians.
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Author: BartHx
Date: 2016-03-12 21:40
Having had my braces when they, literally, wrapped every tooth in metal and had wires running everywhere, I would guess that I am in a position to say that just about anything else would be an improvement. Just about every time something got changed, I had to get used to bloody reeds again for awhile. They gave us wax to cover the sharp edges but, given that it didn't work very well, was bright red, and could be seen from 1000 meters off, few of us actually used it.
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