My Invisalign Experience (Overcrowding) - Edison, NJ

After having my teeth shaven

During my last visit my ortho said I shouldn't have my trays so filed down and that it can interfere with treatment (it hasn't yet). I had them filed down there by an assistant so I'm not sure why we had the issue. I asked them to file down my next few trays just slightly to soften the edges but they said no. Thankfully my new trays weren't as painful as the ones in the beginning. I'm a little off track right and I think I forgot to switch my trays out to 9 last week so I've had tray 8 in for 3 weeks. These days I've been wearing them for around 15-17 hours a day. Haven't had any complaints about not wearing them long enough but I have an appointment in 2 days so I'll see what he says. I personally feel that my teeth have moved forward and the gaps between them have increased (I can tell when I floss), but other than that they don't feel that much straighter yet.

Just started tray #5 a few days ago. I had my attachments put in at the beginning of tray #4. They were pretty uncomfortable until he filed them down a bit. I have 6 attachments on my bottom teeth and two on one tooth on top. I'm grateful that none of them can be seen when I talk or smile. I told my doctor about how my mouth scratches along the outer top front and inner bottom and top. They had my trays 4-7 pre-filed down for me. It is SO much better when they file them for me rather than me doing it at home with a nail filer. I have no problem with the scratching now. The first few days of tray #4 and #5 hurt a lot but I've noticed it simmers down after a few days. I've also noticed that I've become more lazy with wearing them, I don't wear them as much as I should but I haven't gotten any complaints from the doc yet so I think all is well. It's hard for other people to tell but my teeth have been spreading a part (which is what needs to be done before shaving between my teeth to make more room). I'm not looking forward to the next few months of pushing my teeth out and a part but after the shaving I'll start to see the results I want to see.