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The agony of week 2
I only plan on posting when I get new trays in but I wanted to throw this update in here because of the ordeal I have been having in the last week or so! About 3 days after I got my initial trays, I received a phone call stating that they had made a mistake and they were actually supposed to extract two teeth (to make room for the other teeth to move correctly) BEFORE they gave me the trays. I was told to continue to wear them, anyways and they made an appointment to have those teeth removed.
Day 6: Extraction day. Today wasn't too bad but I was also under the influence of a LOT of novacaine so I really didn't feel much of anything.
Day 7: Agony.
Day 8: The trays aggravated the holes where the teeth had been removed and were all of a sudden cutting up my mouth.
Day 9: Between the pain of the trays and the pain of the pulled teeth, I could barely stand it. The painkillers they gave me offered no relief! If that wasn't bad enough, I developed ulcers all over my gums at the sites of the pulled teeth where the trays met the gums. UGH.
Day 10: Couldn't take it anymore, so I ended up taking my trays out to allow the sockets and ulcers to heal without aggravation.
Days 11 - 12: Still had a lot of pain but the ulcers had pretty much healed and the spots where the teeth were pulled are doing a lot better so I put the trays back in.
Days 13 - now: Still living on ibuprofen but it's a lot better than it has been. These past couple of weeks have been rough, to say the least, but there is light at the end of the tunnel... here's hoping it's uphill from here?
So if you have to have teeth removed for your trays, make sure they do it at the correct time so you don't go through this horrendous pain on top of the normal Invisalign pain!! You won't regret it!
Day 6: Extraction day. Today wasn't too bad but I was also under the influence of a LOT of novacaine so I really didn't feel much of anything.
Day 7: Agony.
Day 8: The trays aggravated the holes where the teeth had been removed and were all of a sudden cutting up my mouth.
Day 9: Between the pain of the trays and the pain of the pulled teeth, I could barely stand it. The painkillers they gave me offered no relief! If that wasn't bad enough, I developed ulcers all over my gums at the sites of the pulled teeth where the trays met the gums. UGH.
Day 10: Couldn't take it anymore, so I ended up taking my trays out to allow the sockets and ulcers to heal without aggravation.
Days 11 - 12: Still had a lot of pain but the ulcers had pretty much healed and the spots where the teeth were pulled are doing a lot better so I put the trays back in.
Days 13 - now: Still living on ibuprofen but it's a lot better than it has been. These past couple of weeks have been rough, to say the least, but there is light at the end of the tunnel... here's hoping it's uphill from here?
So if you have to have teeth removed for your trays, make sure they do it at the correct time so you don't go through this horrendous pain on top of the normal Invisalign pain!! You won't regret it!
So I opted for the Invisalign treatment. I am a...
So I opted for the Invisalign treatment. I am a thirty year old female and I just got my first tray about an hour ago! I have a series of 51 trays to look forward to (so almost 2 years!). My mouth is very small so crowding is an issue.
Not going to lie, they're pretty painful, at the moment but I am hopeful that this will improve soon! Only time will tell...
Not going to lie, they're pretty painful, at the moment but I am hopeful that this will improve soon! Only time will tell...
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Angie
Everyone at the practice has been extremely friendly and forthcoming in the process, so far.