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Aligner 15????
Hi guys, just thought I'd update seeing as I haven't been in for a bit. As the title says I'm up to aligner 15 and all is going well.
Actually I have noticed the last 4 aligners have been uncomfortable around the upper front teeth and have required filing. Previous to this I have had to do no filing, I guess they could be a new batch, but it seems sharper on the edges.
So I'm still wearing my impala bands at night, brushing and flossing after each meal,
I spent 2 weeks in New Zealand recently which was kinda annoying with my aligners in but I just popped them in and out when eating and brushed when able, sometimes not straight away.
I would sometimes be brave enough to take them out at a restaurant which totally freaked my teenage boys out, ha ha.
I'm noticing if I talk a lot my mouth gets really dry and my top lip sticks to the aligner which is annoying,
I'm still a bit paranoid people can see them especially if they are standing close to me and I guess I act self conscious so always turn away when laughing.
Have posted some updated photos. As all movement has come from the back there is little movement at the front yet.
Thanks for reading and I hope your enjoying your journey
Actually I have noticed the last 4 aligners have been uncomfortable around the upper front teeth and have required filing. Previous to this I have had to do no filing, I guess they could be a new batch, but it seems sharper on the edges.
So I'm still wearing my impala bands at night, brushing and flossing after each meal,
I spent 2 weeks in New Zealand recently which was kinda annoying with my aligners in but I just popped them in and out when eating and brushed when able, sometimes not straight away.
I would sometimes be brave enough to take them out at a restaurant which totally freaked my teenage boys out, ha ha.
I'm noticing if I talk a lot my mouth gets really dry and my top lip sticks to the aligner which is annoying,
I'm still a bit paranoid people can see them especially if they are standing close to me and I guess I act self conscious so always turn away when laughing.
Have posted some updated photos. As all movement has come from the back there is little movement at the front yet.
Thanks for reading and I hope your enjoying your journey
Ortho visit
Hi guys, not really much to update but thought I'd let you know that my ortho visit went well. He is happy with my progress and said that my teeth are tracking well. I'm up to tray 6 now and still changing weekly. He is happy to have me change weekly whilst all my teeth are shifting from the back, there's no movement from my front teeth for about another 6 trays according to my clinicheck.
I'm wondering if anyone else has over 50 aligners to get through?
All the posts I read on here are around 20-30 aligners.
Is it because I am changing weekly and most on here change fort nightly if not using acceledent, then it sort of works out the same time wise?
I have a lot of confidence in my ortho so I'm not really worried....yet????
The last 2 trays have been giving me a few headaches, literally!!
Particularly at the change over of aligners, they subside towards the end of the week, progress I guess????
I see my ortho again towards the end of September, I tag along with my eldest son who has traditional braces. I'm glad I didn't go traditional. I enjoy knowing that if I had something important on I could/can take them out.
I did compare aligner 5 to 6 at change over and noticed that 5 was stained a bit compared to the fresh number 6, I do keep them in to drink my afternoon cup of tea though, so I might start using the sterident and soak them.
Anyway thanks for reading and I hope your progressing well,
????
I'm wondering if anyone else has over 50 aligners to get through?
All the posts I read on here are around 20-30 aligners.
Is it because I am changing weekly and most on here change fort nightly if not using acceledent, then it sort of works out the same time wise?
I have a lot of confidence in my ortho so I'm not really worried....yet????
The last 2 trays have been giving me a few headaches, literally!!
Particularly at the change over of aligners, they subside towards the end of the week, progress I guess????
I see my ortho again towards the end of September, I tag along with my eldest son who has traditional braces. I'm glad I didn't go traditional. I enjoy knowing that if I had something important on I could/can take them out.
I did compare aligner 5 to 6 at change over and noticed that 5 was stained a bit compared to the fresh number 6, I do keep them in to drink my afternoon cup of tea though, so I might start using the sterident and soak them.
Anyway thanks for reading and I hope your progressing well,
????
Tray 4 update
Hi guys, hope you are all progressing well????
I'm now onto aligner 4 which is going well.
Life with attachments have been ok. It still feels uncomfortable with my aligners out but I guess that's a good thing as soon as able they are back in my mouth.
Had a girls night out last Friday with $5 cocktails, who could refuse that!!! So I had Mojitos with my aligners in, took them out for dinner and some red wine then the cleaning process ad aligners back in. So only out for dinner. Surely with all the flossing and brushing i have earnt some brownie points with regards to not getting any cavities with my aligners in and drinking cocktails, fingers crossed????
Actually as I sit here writing this I am slipping on some white wine, a first for me as I'm a red wine drinker, the things you do for Invisalign!!
Have posted some photos but there isn't any change and I'm not expecting any for another 6 weeks.
Thanks for reading????
I'm now onto aligner 4 which is going well.
Life with attachments have been ok. It still feels uncomfortable with my aligners out but I guess that's a good thing as soon as able they are back in my mouth.
Had a girls night out last Friday with $5 cocktails, who could refuse that!!! So I had Mojitos with my aligners in, took them out for dinner and some red wine then the cleaning process ad aligners back in. So only out for dinner. Surely with all the flossing and brushing i have earnt some brownie points with regards to not getting any cavities with my aligners in and drinking cocktails, fingers crossed????
Actually as I sit here writing this I am slipping on some white wine, a first for me as I'm a red wine drinker, the things you do for Invisalign!!
Have posted some photos but there isn't any change and I'm not expecting any for another 6 weeks.
Thanks for reading????