Can't Wait to Start my Invisalign Trays!!.. Now with Acceledent!!

I needed revisions. TIMES THREE. I am awaiting my third set now. My bottom teeth have been aligned for a long time now. They needed no revisions at all since they were never really the problem. I have to admit, I have not been the most vigilant of tray wearers. And d/t traveling, I have not been to my visits in a timely manner. I think I will have about 15 or so more top trays before I am done. I am hoping to be done by my birthday in June 2017. I still use the acceledent, but not as often as I should. I must say, this has been a very long, arduous journey and I am ready to just call it. I am very happy with my results thus far, and would like to see the final result, but it's taking so much longer than expected and I am discouraged. I paid in full though within about 6 months, so I am gonna ride this thing out.

Sorry for the long delay between updates. If anyone has questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

I will tell you this... The length of time I have been dealing with this invisalign is mostly my own fault for becoming lax on wearing time, acceledent usage time, and making follow-up appointments in a timely manner. That said, I would recommend acceledent to anyone considering getting the treatment.

I went to see my ortho last Friday. She said everything is moving along nicely. I was on day 9 of tray 4 on the day of the visit. I was switching trays every 10 days. She said I could go ahead and start tray 5 that day, instead of Saturday. She also said I can go ahead and start switching trays after a week. So exciting! Hope everything progresses as hoped so I can stay on the week long tray change. Also, I have started having to wear a rubber band on the right side of my mouth. I do notice that it's there, but it's not really a bother. Apparently they can lose elasticity throughout the day and need to be changed 3 times a day. Working nights I tend to yawn a lot which I feel loosens the bands prematurely, so I change them more often.

I go to see my ortho again in 4 weeks at the end of tray 8. I am hoping that by then I will see some changes in my smile/bite. The only difference I see is that my teeth are overall whiter. Not by a ton, but I notice it which is all that matters, right? I have been using 44% carbamide peroxide gel on my front left tooth only. I don't use it everyday, but it does seem to be lightening well. I will try in the future to use it more often so that once (if) it lightens to the shade of my other teeth, I can begin using it on all of my teeth. I'm really in no rush because I am still in these trays for at least 10 months.

So far, according to my ortho and progress seen, the Acceledent is working! I have not been using it daily as I should, but according to my "fast track" report I have used it 80% of the time. 20 minutes a day doesn't seem like a lot of time, but it's kind of a hassle since I can't use it in the shower and I don't want to use it at work or (obviously) when I am out with friends. There are some days where I could use it twice but since that doesn't seem to have any effect I generally don't, but I will start. I don't want to get complacent with 80% especially since I want to be able to switch trays weekly.

If anyone cares, I will update again after the next ortho visit...

In case you were wondering of the 'progress'... There isn't much since I'll be in these bad boys for 45 trays. I am really just posting them for my own comparison. (: