Crowded teeth with bonding - Invisalign/Acceledent journey at 34

So excited!! The bonding has been removed today, and omg it feels great! After 7 years, I can finally see and feel that tooth again! Also, my upper teeth look much straighter than expected -I could only guess before, looking at them from underneath- so I’m really happy! I can’t believe how much they’ve moved by tray 16! There are some black triangles and spaces though, especially after all the IPR today on both L/U, but hopefully they will close up in a few weeks. Have had new scans taken too, so the trays would perfectly match the new shape of my upper teeth. Will hopefully receive them in 2-3 weeks, but in the meantime, I get to use the original trays. So no delays! Yay!! :)

I had my follow up appointment on Tuesday; everything is going well! :) I got my new trays, had IPR, and the bonding was buffed down as it started to feel too bulky; it got pushed out quite a bit during the past few months. I can see a big difference, mostly from underneath (the bonding is covering the front). The angle of my crooked upper tooth has improved a lot, my arch is wider, and my lower teeth are less crowded. Have had no pain or discomfort so far, and I’m very happy about the quality of my trays, haven’t needed to do any filing yet.

I still drink a lot of water, and I mean a LOT. I’m glad I’ve got used to this great habit, hopefully will help my skin look better too! Lol! I gave up on my strict time schedule, after all, I found it unnecessary. I eat when I want, sometimes 4-5 times a day, sometimes less, not rushing but trying not to waste time either. I do drink white wine though with the trays in, I just make sure I drink lots of water, and rinse afterwards. It’s been working well for me, and I like frequent brushing/rinsing anyway. I haven’t had problems with staining either, I use Brite tablets daily.

There are a couple of things I cannot live without though: Acceledent, and chewies. This device is absolutely AMAZING! Once I forgot to charge it before putting in my new aligners… Well, let’s just say, I now make sure every time that it’s fully charged! Lol! That ‘massage’ is soo soothing, it relieves all pain/pressure within minutes, and the tray never hurts again. After 3-4 days, actually, most trays feel quite loose! I love it! Chewies are really helpful too, I use them a lot during the first few days to make sure that my trays click in to the right place perfectly. I use the one called Krypto-Bite, it’s a pencil topper, made out of a rubbery medical grade material. Honestly, I really enjoy biting on it! :)

My next follow up is in a month, looking forward to see the changes! Hope all of you are doing well!

I’m so excited!! I had my follow up appointment yesterday, and received Tray 6 to 11 (and IPR)! :) I can’t believe I’m at Tray 6 already! It’s been going quite well so far, no pain/no issues, plus I’m changing aligners weekly, so time goes by really fast. Hopefully, it will stay like this. I’m so glad I have Acceledent, I’m sure it would be much harder without… So, of course, as soon as I got home, had to compare Tray 11 to Tray 2. That’s the ‘oldest’ tray I have, Tray 1 got thrown out unfortunately at my first follow up appointment, when I got my attachments. I was too late to mention that I wanted to keep it. :( Anyway, I didn’t expect to see much change until Tray 15+ so I got really excited when I saw the progress!! I’m so happy! :)