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Tray 6
Started tray 6 this past Sunday. I've had some slight soreness w this one the last couple of days. This is unusual for me considering I really haven't experienced any pain since using acceledent. It's not the kind of pain that is distracting, so no biggie really. Plus I feel like it's doing some movement where I haven't felt any in a while.
Will include comparison shots since I haven't in several trays.
Will include comparison shots since I haven't in several trays.
I'm back...with more trays :0
So it's been several months since my last update. I've gotten hitched, gone to Hawaii and attended 3 additional weddings in which 3 were out of state! Things have finally calmed down enough for me to update regularly.
So since the last update, I was informed by my doc that I would need additional trays to move several stubborn teeth. Since I was getting married though, he had me finish my last tray of round 1 and he removed my attachments. I was free for an entire month! He did advise me to wear my last tray as a retainer until my next appmt. So I did so but not the 22 hrs/day. I was busy w my wedding and then honeymoon so I wanted to enjoy it all without the stress of getting my trays back in. I would estimate my wear time to be about 10-15 hrs/day.
It was odd to wear this particular tray though bc it had the indents from where my attachments would have been. I was worried about keeping my progress retained bc the trays were def not as tight on my teeth. But my doc said it would be fine so..
Fast forward and now I'm on tray 5 of 11 trays of round 2. I also got 8 attachments.
Tray 1 was soooo painful! Makes sense though as I was wearing my previous tray for over a month. But w the aid of acceledent, everything is now relatively pain free.
I should be completing my treatment right before Xmas. Hopefully by tray 11, my stubborn guys will have moved to where they should be and I can be fitted for retainers. Next appmt is in 2 wks so we shall see what the doc says. Until then...
So since the last update, I was informed by my doc that I would need additional trays to move several stubborn teeth. Since I was getting married though, he had me finish my last tray of round 1 and he removed my attachments. I was free for an entire month! He did advise me to wear my last tray as a retainer until my next appmt. So I did so but not the 22 hrs/day. I was busy w my wedding and then honeymoon so I wanted to enjoy it all without the stress of getting my trays back in. I would estimate my wear time to be about 10-15 hrs/day.
It was odd to wear this particular tray though bc it had the indents from where my attachments would have been. I was worried about keeping my progress retained bc the trays were def not as tight on my teeth. But my doc said it would be fine so..
Fast forward and now I'm on tray 5 of 11 trays of round 2. I also got 8 attachments.
Tray 1 was soooo painful! Makes sense though as I was wearing my previous tray for over a month. But w the aid of acceledent, everything is now relatively pain free.
I should be completing my treatment right before Xmas. Hopefully by tray 11, my stubborn guys will have moved to where they should be and I can be fitted for retainers. Next appmt is in 2 wks so we shall see what the doc says. Until then...
Attachments off!! Refinements
So I had the attachments removed after my final tray! Felt so odd not to have them anymore lol.
I was told by my doc tht we would be continuing the treatment w refinement trays after my wedding. But I'll be free for about 2 months since I'll have my wedding, honeymoon and then 2 more weddings in early Oct. I am slightly worried about keeping my teeth as straight as I was told to wear my last tray as a retainer nightly until I gt in for refinement trays.
I've been wearing the 'retainer' now for a week and I'm not really sure how I feel about it to keep my teeth retained. It obviously doesn't fit as tight without the attachments and there is quite a bit of space between my teeth and the tray. I'm also trying to wear them for more then the suggestly nightly use.
I called my doc's office to express my concern and was told that this was normal. So I'll see how this goes for the next several weeks.
I agree w the doc about the decision to go for additional trays as there r still several teeth that need to align better.
Added comparison shots of teeth at the start of treatment vs currently
I was told by my doc tht we would be continuing the treatment w refinement trays after my wedding. But I'll be free for about 2 months since I'll have my wedding, honeymoon and then 2 more weddings in early Oct. I am slightly worried about keeping my teeth as straight as I was told to wear my last tray as a retainer nightly until I gt in for refinement trays.
I've been wearing the 'retainer' now for a week and I'm not really sure how I feel about it to keep my teeth retained. It obviously doesn't fit as tight without the attachments and there is quite a bit of space between my teeth and the tray. I'm also trying to wear them for more then the suggestly nightly use.
I called my doc's office to express my concern and was told that this was normal. So I'll see how this goes for the next several weeks.
I agree w the doc about the decision to go for additional trays as there r still several teeth that need to align better.
Added comparison shots of teeth at the start of treatment vs currently
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Dr. Norwick