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I received my first tray set yesterday! They slid...
I received my first tray set yesterday! They slid on fairly easily. Coming out, though, my bottom tray has been a real struggle to take out! Over the course of the last 24 hours, I have been feeling gentle tooth-moving pressure in my teeth, gums, and jaw. A little sore, but I am enjoying the feeling and knowing that something is happening. At long last, at 36 years of age, my teeth are moving towards a straighter smile!! I'm excited. Haven't needed to take anything for pain yet, but as I chewed my salad and fries at lunch this afternoon, my teeth and gums definitely felt sore and I had to take it slow.
Also last night after dinner, I noticed the bottom of my tongue getting irritated & painful as it rubbed against the inside edge of my lower tray. I filed it down to a smoother edge, and it's more comfortable now.
Presumably because of my deep bite issues, my upper invisalign tray has some small ridges behind my teeth (on the inside), which serve as a stopping point for my lower teeth when I close my bite. I am finding that this new bite position is allowing my jaw muscles (which have tended to tense up for the longest time, esp on the right side) to relax.
To sum it all up, a great start and I'm looking forward to the months ahead of living with Invisalign and a straighter smile along the way!
Also last night after dinner, I noticed the bottom of my tongue getting irritated & painful as it rubbed against the inside edge of my lower tray. I filed it down to a smoother edge, and it's more comfortable now.
Presumably because of my deep bite issues, my upper invisalign tray has some small ridges behind my teeth (on the inside), which serve as a stopping point for my lower teeth when I close my bite. I am finding that this new bite position is allowing my jaw muscles (which have tended to tense up for the longest time, esp on the right side) to relax.
To sum it all up, a great start and I'm looking forward to the months ahead of living with Invisalign and a straighter smile along the way!
Photo, Tray 1, Day 2
Oh the awful crookedness! :( This is with the trays on, so the deep bite is "corrected" here by the ridges mentioned previously.
All is well, halfway through Tray 1
Halfway through my Tray 1 period -- tooth/gum soreness has all gone away. I actually only had soreness for about the first 4 days of this tray. At times I am still quite aware of the trays on my teeth, but often when I get busy with my daily activities I find that I forget that I am even wearing them! Sleeping with them in is just fine. On Friday, I forgot my toothbrush, but had my toothpaste with me, so I used my finger to "brush" my teeth, and by the time I got home and took the aligners out for dinner, I could really see the difference in terms of slimy stuff accumulating on the trays that day. So do brush your teeth before putting in those trays! But in a pinch, though, that slimy stuff is easily cleaned off the trays with a toothbrush later. I've been using a 50% vinegar-water solution for disinfecting the trays at most once per day.
My only discomfort lately has been the feeling of my tongue spilling out through some open space between my left side teeth, which apparently opened up due to the bite correction or whatever tooth movements occurred in the early days of this tray, or both. It feels like my tongue is being squeezed by the teeth, and it is getting a little irritated on that side.
Removing the trays is definitely getting easier, but it's still more complicated for the lower tray. I've developed a bit of a routine, where I first dislodge the tray at the furthest molar on each side, and then push down on the edge of the tray in the middle. This works the first time for the upper tray, but I have to do this routine twice to get the lower tray out.
My only discomfort lately has been the feeling of my tongue spilling out through some open space between my left side teeth, which apparently opened up due to the bite correction or whatever tooth movements occurred in the early days of this tray, or both. It feels like my tongue is being squeezed by the teeth, and it is getting a little irritated on that side.
Removing the trays is definitely getting easier, but it's still more complicated for the lower tray. I've developed a bit of a routine, where I first dislodge the tray at the furthest molar on each side, and then push down on the edge of the tray in the middle. This works the first time for the upper tray, but I have to do this routine twice to get the lower tray out.
Provider Review
Dr. William Bebrin