46 and Finally Setting off on the Road to Straight Teeth! - Rochdale, GB

Well, I have been MIA for a while but I am still plodding on with my treatment, currently wearing set 12, really not enjoying it at all, still struggling with my lisp all the time but I have to say the dry mouth has rectified itself and chewing with the attachments hardly bothers me at all, just occasionally if I eat the minute I take my trays out or at the very beginning of a set when my teeth feel sensitive and achy. I haven't noticed much improvement really although I do have some small spaces between a couple of my teeth that weren't there before and I can floss more than I used to so they my teeth are definitely moving! I have just had a check up and all is well, I am on track and I now have trays 12 to 16 with my next appointment being the 14th December (yikes can't believe how fast this year has gone!) I checked tracy 16 against tray 1 (as I am sure everyone does LOL) and i can actually see a vast improvement, especially with the tooth that bothers me the most - the one which was almost blocked out at the top so I am really happy! Still a very long road ahead but at least there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel!

I went for my first check up today, went really well she said the tray I am wearing are fitting well (tray 6 and due to change tomorrow) and I am on track with my treatment so I am really pleased! Got another appointment in 10 weeks and she has given me 5 more sets. I had a temporary filling put in where I had lost one whilst flossing last week but she said it might not last long so may have to keep having it replaced, I will need a crown or even an implant once my treatment is done as there isnt much left of the actual tooth! I asked about Acceledent and both she and the practice manager said they do not recommend it and wouldn't provide it as they feel it is harmful to the bone and to the roots of your teeth so I am going to have to just grin and bear the time I have been given! I had another view of my clin check and found out I will be able to have my top attachments taken off at week 35 (when my top teeth are done) and just wear a retainer whilst continuing treatment on my bottom set so I am super pleased! also found out I don't have IPR till set 47 and then again at 51 so a while to wait for that joyous treatment LOL. All in all I was happy with the check up - onward and upward!!!

I am a week into my 6th set of trays and can definitely see some changes, small though they may be I am really happy to be seeing some progress, I can floss between more teeth than I ever could before and my top right tooth has moved down slightly whilst my bottom left has moved fractionally meaning I can brush part of it I couldn't get to before where it overlapped the one next to it!!! I am stiil finding wearing the aligners hard going, dry mouth not improved nor has my lisp but I am learning to live with both!!!
Off for a check up and to get some new sets on the 20th so will report back then!