My Invisalign Journey! :) - Tampa, FL

Hi! So I had been contemplating Invisalign for quite some time now. I've had consultations with 2 orthos outside of my dental network and 1 inside my network to compare costs and I've been reading reviews on here for months. First off let me say that I hate my smile. I'm the type of girl who grins not smiles. One ortho said my teeth are the size of that of someone who is 5'0 and I am 5'5, so needless to say I am self conscious about my smile. Alot of people on here couldnt afford braces when they were younger. For me it was that my parents never got around to it. So now I am left with fixing it.

Today is my first day with my aligners in. Although I dont feel any pain, my mouth is very sensitive and all I want to do is take them out. I almost wanna say it tickles, I dont know its a very weird sensation. I have very few attachments and thankfully they are not on my front teeth. Initially when they put the aligners in one side was scratching the back of my mouth so she shaved it down but now the back is loose and I can feel a gap between by tooth and the tray. I am going to call them to see if that's normal or okay.

My treatment time is 16 months maybe less depending on my progress and I have 21 top aligners and 18 bottom. My ortho is a nice lady. Her practice is very old school so we did the tacky impressions which wasn't pleasant but not too bothersome either. I would've preferred to do treatment with a different ortho who has the iTero scanning but he was not in my network and the total cost would've been $5900 instead of $2700 which is what I am paying now. So I am just hoping for the best.

** I started writing this post early in the day when I first put them in. Now after eating lunch and putting them back in the weird sensation is almost unbearable. I really want to take them out. My teeth also hurt I guess they are shifting now. When I took them off to eat the attachments were weird to eat with I felt as if I had something stuck in my teeth. The loose portion in the back is increasingly noticeable and I find myself clenching my teeth to make it fit.

Anyways, I will post a picture later and again once I switch trays.

Thanks!

So here are the pictures with out my aligners in. Day 3 with them in and I've really gotten used to them. Aside from some cuts in my mouth im not as uncomfortable.

I must say that it has felt like a very long 2 weeks. I put my second set of aligners in last night and once again have a fitting issue with one of the trays. I am really starting to get concerned that my treatment is progressing. I've only had 2 sets and both have had issues with the whole aligner fitting on my teeth. Last tray was the top in the back not fully fitting down and now its the bottom tray in the back, only this time the spacing is very noticeable and uncomfortable. I really dont want to have to continuously go into my orthos office to fix these problems and I'm starting to doubt her services. Right now this is me ---> :/

I have an appointment tomorrow morning I will keep you guys updated. Thanks for following my journey