my first experience with invasalign - Denville, NJ

This was tray 7 on Easter Sunday. I tookthis photo on Easter. I was in the car rehearsing for a solo that I had in church. You cant even tell I have them on but I was planning on singin with them and chickened out. Wjen it was time for me to sing ai popped them out. I still feel that ai have a lisp. I probably dont but im self conscious. To be honest not one person that ive come in contact with notices or they dont say anything to me about.

I still get bad headaches on day 1 and 2 but then im fine after that. So far so good. My dentist is still confident that its going to work for me. I cant see any results myself but im trusting him.

Today I went in for tray 5. I have an standing appointment every two weeks. I've read on many posts that people change there own. They didn 't give me that option. The appoitments only last no more than five mins. They normally ask me how I'm doing if I have any questions or concers and file my teeth to make room. I call it file because thats what it feels like. I told her today that the first two days are really tight pressure and I normally get a headache. She explained to me that the first two days are the movement days and the next few weeks are just keeping it in place and if you don't wear them as you should your teeth with go back to the other position and you would have to go back to the last tray. I don't think I see any improvements yet. Has anyone seen improvements by tray 5? I am still doing ok with keeping my trays clean. After each meal I soak my tray in water with peroxide, I brush my teeth with a battery operated toothbrush, rinse and floss with a water pik . I don't use listerine products because I've never liked them and after reading others post about brown stuff on their teeth I am glad I never did. Sometimes I just gargle with peroxide mixed with water.

I'm still having a hard time on certain days because I go out on the weekends with my husband or friends and I don't want to eat and drink and then pop them back in without brushing so I sometime leave them out for 2 to 3 hrs at a time until I get home. I have to figure something out because I can't do that every Saturday. I do not want to delay my progress. Here is a pic of me leaving the office today. No one can tell that I'm even wearing invasalligns. Happy Friday!!!

I am on my third set today. I get them changed every two weeks. When I go in they file my teeth and then put the new set on. It takes about 5 mins. The first day they are really tight and I get a slight headache but after that I'm fine. My buttons does not really bother me and I don't have to file my invisaligns down so I do consider myself lucky on that part. I try to keep them in most of the time but it's hard when I go to a party, out to dinner or hang out with friends. I have to always be mindful about putting them in and out and keeping them clean. I noticed that I grind my teeth now which I don't think I've done in the past. When I take them out at home I put them in a cup of warm water until I'm ready to clean them, brush ,floss and gargle. When I'm out I put them in a case. I never ever put them in a napkin because I've learned from other people how easily it is to throw them out and I'm not a garbage diver. I still talk with a slight lisp but you cannot tell that I have them on or you cannot see the buttons. I m still trying to get use to having plastic in my mouth all the times. There is never a time that I'm no noticing it. I still don't see a difference in my teeth but I'm praying that it's working.