My Invisalign Journey - Webster, TX

So it's been five weeks and my second set of aligners. I must say that my process has been gong pretty smoothly. The only complaint I would make is that the edges are rough. So my tongue is pretty irritated much of the time. I've been told to take a nail filer and smooth out the edges but for some reason Im bothered that after spending 5000.00 I'm told to do that. And if I file too far...I'll have to wait for a repaired set. Oh well...I'll work it out.
Back to the treatment. I do not see any movement yet. But I know it's working because my bite has changed. I've included a photo so we can follow the change. I'm pretty good about keeping them in for at least 22 hours. Sometimes when I take them out I'm fearful that my teeth will be left in tray and come out too. Hahah. My dentist assures me I'm fine. I do realize that it's a lot more work than I wanted to do. Taking them out to eat or drink ANYTHING other than water is just cumbersome. I find myself skipping snacks and some meals because of it. However. I haven't lost a pound. When I do take out my aligners, I make up for those missed meals. Haha. Well, I will be back in a few weeks. I will get my attachments on my next Ortho visit.

I've completed a full day of wearing my trays. Yesterday I wore my trays from the Ortho took 2 Tylenols before I even left the parking lot. I've read so many reviews about the pain. I wanted to be prepared. At work I had lunch, I wasn't too concerned we have nice facilities. Again..I had trouble removing the trays. Drooling down my hands.. Slippery aligners and I always feel like I'm gonna yank my teeth from my mouth. Anyway. I ate soup. Again scared because of all the reviews. Brushed my teeth and rinsed off the aligners and popped them back in. Two more Tylenols at 2:00. I got home about 7:00 pm. Took them out again. Still having trouble. Ate. Brushed. Flossed. Rinsed and brushed my aligners and back in they went. Took two more Tylenols. Went to bed at 10:00 ( yeah I'm no night owl) slept well, woke a few times to make sure they were still in. Hahah. So I must say I have had no pain. I do feel tenderness when I use my "chewies". My tongue is feeling a little irritated because it rests on the edge of the aligner. If it gets any worse I'll call the Ortho. So far so good. Oh. And my husband didn't notice them in. But when he kissed me he said... Hmmm your lips feel fuller. They do feel a little swollen.

Today I picked up trays 2 (which is actually my first tray) & 3 of 41. I am 49 years old and have some bone loss. A subject I have not seen covered here. I am interested to see how my progress will go. My concern with Invisalign and Metal braces were the loss of teeth due to my bone loss. My Ortho could not give a 100% determination because each case is different. However, he opted for the Invisalign treatment because he could move the teeth at a much slower pace to try and prevent tooth loss.
I have had my trays in for 2 hours now. And the only discomfort I feel is my tongue constantly exploring the plastic along the edges. I imagine after a while that will do a number on my tongue so I should really cut that out. I must also inform you that I've already taken two Tylenols because I have read previous reviews about being in pain for 3 days and I wanted to get a jump on that. I will be posting periodically to document my journey. I had a little trouble putting my bottom tray in. Taking them out isn't too bad, I'm more worried about damaging them so I'm probably being more cautious then needed. I have noticed I am a bit slobbery ( haha) and have a slight lisp with "th" words. Other than that...I'm good.