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After-treatment update
So, I finished the entire course of 5 months of trays. I can say that the treatment did help to slightly align an underbite that was invisible from the front, and did nothing to correct the minor misalignment in my bottom two front teeth that I can feel but isn't highly visible from the outside. You can see it in photo #4 in my first post, however.
I feel like maybe Invisalign would've actually done something for this. As it stands, however, Smile Direct Club didn't actually correct the cosmetic alignment I wanted fixed. I didn't realize the underbite needed fixing, and I'm going to continue wearing retainers, but if I had to do it all over again I really wouldn't bother with this service.
I feel like maybe Invisalign would've actually done something for this. As it stands, however, Smile Direct Club didn't actually correct the cosmetic alignment I wanted fixed. I didn't realize the underbite needed fixing, and I'm going to continue wearing retainers, but if I had to do it all over again I really wouldn't bother with this service.
Month 2, Week 3-4 update (8 weeks total)
Skipped week 1-2 updates because they were such soft, loose trays.
Now that I'm in the third set of trays for Month 2 (week 3-4 tray) it feels like the overall effect of these weeks has just been to keep my new bite in place. Getting used to where the surfaces of my new not-underbite connect when I chew is a little surreal at times.
The third set of trays is still the most rigid, and they're a little tight to put on, but once they're on it honestly feels fine. I've totally gotten used to the sensation of having these in my mouth, 8 weeks in. No real tooth sensitivity right now.
My front teeth haven't been noticeably corrected yet.
Now that I'm in the third set of trays for Month 2 (week 3-4 tray) it feels like the overall effect of these weeks has just been to keep my new bite in place. Getting used to where the surfaces of my new not-underbite connect when I chew is a little surreal at times.
The third set of trays is still the most rigid, and they're a little tight to put on, but once they're on it honestly feels fine. I've totally gotten used to the sensation of having these in my mouth, 8 weeks in. No real tooth sensitivity right now.
My front teeth haven't been noticeably corrected yet.
Feedback on Tray 3, end of month 1 - starting Month 2, Tray 1 (week 5 total)
The photos in this review are to show you how much my bite has changed in one month. My underbite is in my back teeth so I can't just show it clearly in a photo of my teeth, but you can see how much the teeth have shifted together. When I bite down, I distinctly feel a difference compared to how it once was! Exciting.
Thoughts:
- Tray 3 (week 3-4) was interesting. Despite having to wear it for two weeks, I only really felt any kind of shifting or discomfort/soreness for the first week I wore them. During the entire second week, I didn't really feel anything (except for once where I had to leave my trays off for 11 hours. I definitely noticed a bit more tightness when I put them back on), and toward the end of the second week, they in fact almost felt loose. I wonder if the plastic is too thin to endure for much longer than 2 weeks?
- Now that I'm in Month 2, Week 1, it's again the thinnest trays of the month. Week 1 trays cover so much of the gums because they're so thin and require the support, but all that gum coverage is really still annoying, though they don't induce nausea like they did with my very first trays altogether.
Thoughts:
- Tray 3 (week 3-4) was interesting. Despite having to wear it for two weeks, I only really felt any kind of shifting or discomfort/soreness for the first week I wore them. During the entire second week, I didn't really feel anything (except for once where I had to leave my trays off for 11 hours. I definitely noticed a bit more tightness when I put them back on), and toward the end of the second week, they in fact almost felt loose. I wonder if the plastic is too thin to endure for much longer than 2 weeks?
- Now that I'm in Month 2, Week 1, it's again the thinnest trays of the month. Week 1 trays cover so much of the gums because they're so thin and require the support, but all that gum coverage is really still annoying, though they don't induce nausea like they did with my very first trays altogether.