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My Invisalign Journey - MA

UPDATED FROM lovekay
15 days post

Tray 2

lovekayDecember 24, 2013
$5,500
So, I got my 2nd and 3rd set of aligners yesterday! I was so excited to make some progress. My teeth aren't sore like they were with the first, but the aligners don't fit on the top left side. They are a bit lose in the back. Is this normal?

Oh, and the doctor showed me an easier way to remove the aligners which has helped so much!

I will post again when I change into my 3rd set.

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TwoPlusOne
December 25, 2013
I have read a lot of people's reviews where they had some problems with looseness, and using chewies really helped them.  Do you have any chewies you could try?
lovekay
December 26, 2013
Thank you. I haven't tried chewies but the aligners adjusted into position by the second day. They are securely attached to my teeth now. So far I haven't experienced any pain either which I'm happy about. :)
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TwoPlusOne
December 27, 2013
That's great to hear!!  I didn't use chewies either, but a lot of people swear by them :D.  You may just have a higher pain tolerance than most of us.  Or you might not experience the tightness as pain.  In which case, your entire experience may be pain-free.  Which would be fantastic.  I hope so! :D
Seaair
December 28, 2014
What was your result? I am trying to read reviews, but it seems many people stop posting quickly. Did you complete treatment? Were you happy?
UPDATED FROM lovekay
10 days post

Attachments are annoying

lovekayDecember 20, 2013
So, my aligners are super difficult to remove. It feels as though I am going to pull out my front left tooth or an attachment is close to falling off. It is definitely keeping me on track with wearing the aligners for 21-22 hours per day because I simply don't want to deal with removing the aligners.

Is this normal, or have I just forgotten how to remove my aligners?

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PreOrtho
December 23, 2013
Have they just started becoming hard to remove? I don't think it's just you.Attachments can make aligners more difficult to remove, especially when they are new. My ortho's office is going have me practice taking mine in and out several times around the attachments until I get the hang of it because it can take special technique.
lovekay
December 24, 2013
Yes, the aligners were hard to remove towards the end of the first two weeks. I visited my dentist yesterday, and they showed me how to remove them. I was making it more difficult for myself.
UPDATED FROM lovekay
4 days post

Week 1 photos

lovekayDecember 13, 2013
Here are photos of my teeth with and without the aligners. Attachments can be seen in all photos.

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TwoPlusOne
December 13, 2013

Great pictures!  Now the overjet is obvious.  And yeah, the teeth that are the most obvious are the ones that hurt worst, for the most part.  One of my front teeth was rotated and I always felt the new aligners on that one first.  So happy to see you and PreOrtho found each other!

The hunger may be partly just getting used to not snacking.  I found it was almost like an addiction that way, and after a while I got used to not snacking and the hunger went away.  YMMV ;)

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