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9 Days In
It's been just over a week. Things are going well. I filed the inside of the bottom aligner where it was pressing my gum and it has been fine since!
I had a terrible headache two days ago, and it went away when I took the aligners out, although I felt physically exhausted afterwards. Since then it's not hurt so bad, and the aligners feel like they are fitting more flush against my gums.
I am anxious to start the next set.
First Day with Aligners
So far so good! It's been one day and I can definitely feel the pressure! There is one spot that presses on my gum causing a little bleeding. I'm hoping that my gums will toughen up, or the trays won't be as tight as my teeth move. I also filed the edge hoping that will help.
I know my coffee and random food consumption is going to be very limited from here on out! My top aligner is very tight and is pretty difficult to remove so I will probably not remove it much if I don't have to In fact, I only left them out for 1 hour today. It felt weird eating and I can tell at least one of my teeth feels like it is already starting to line up a little different.
AND No one can tell I am wearing them! I do talk a little different because the trays scratch the underside of my tongue a little when I talk. But it's not bad, and no noticeable lisp. :)
The orthodontist said I have 20 sets of trays. I'm not sure if that includes any refinements or not. We'll see.
All in all, doing well so far. It's crazy to think I have about a year ahead of me. But I'm ready!
I know my coffee and random food consumption is going to be very limited from here on out! My top aligner is very tight and is pretty difficult to remove so I will probably not remove it much if I don't have to In fact, I only left them out for 1 hour today. It felt weird eating and I can tell at least one of my teeth feels like it is already starting to line up a little different.
AND No one can tell I am wearing them! I do talk a little different because the trays scratch the underside of my tongue a little when I talk. But it's not bad, and no noticeable lisp. :)
The orthodontist said I have 20 sets of trays. I'm not sure if that includes any refinements or not. We'll see.
All in all, doing well so far. It's crazy to think I have about a year ahead of me. But I'm ready!
Getting ready!
So I went to do my impressions and X-rays today. It was really neat actually. The "impressions" were not really impressions at all, but a camera using light to create a 3-D image of my teeth and bite! They will send my images to the lab and I should get my first set of trays in about 3 weeks! Very excited!