My Journey to the World of Invisalign!! - Corona, CA

12/4/2012: I just put my 6th Tray on. The bottom one is extremely snug. I think these trays are now working on my bottom teeth. I have been slacking with wearing my trays recently. Wearing them about 20 hours instead of 22! I have to go back to my old strict routine. I still don't see much changes, I will post a picture when I do. So far so good. Not having any more issues, other than slight aches...:)

Tray # 4: I went to pay a visit to my dentist today. He has made two spaces between two sets of teeth so that I have space when my teeth rotate. He also did a regular cleaning, he said my teeth and gums were in great shape! He showed my the demo of my treatment. According to the slides my teeth moved a little bit but I still cant see any changes. I am wearing my 4th trays, they are much tighter than the previous sets. I have taken some Motrin as I know tomorrow will be a very painful day for me. Oh I can not bite on a apple anymore! My teeth are tender and feels somewhat loose, I feel like they will fall off! So I cut all my fruits. I am really excited and looking forward to seeing my final result ( even though I have a long way to go, just finished tray #3 out of 13...lol).

I just added some pictures of my teeth! I still don't see any changes. I am on tray # 3 out of 13. The sores on my tongue is gone. I am more proficient at taking my trays off. I also find that cleaning my trays with water/hydrogen peroxide solution is working better for me. I soak my trays on the solution in a denture cup (yes a denture cup, I had to look for one all over the place, finally I found one at Walmart!!) three times a day, I stopped using tooth paste, I just scrub the trays with a soft brush after I soak them in the solution. I use Sensodine to brush my teeth. I also gargle with warm salt water instead of mouth wash. I feel that if salt water is strong enough to kill bacteria such as staph, I am sure it will be strong enough to kill the other bacteria in my mouth! So far its working great! I still have the minor lisp and I seem to produce more saliva but I am getting used to with tackling the saliva and lisp related issues! So far I am happy but I just need to be more patient with seeing the result.