I have to say that now I am fully into my treatment, the aligner just feels so natural to me. That 1st week was pretty difficult for me to get used to the feeling of the aligner and removing it was particularly uncomfortable for me. But now I actually enjoy the feeling of the new set of aligners each fortnight as the tightness in the 1st few days of a new set lets me know its doing its job. I just make sure I put new trays in of an evening before bed. That way I don't have to worry about taking them out for a good 10hrs. I am now in a routine of brushing my teeth and aligners morning, after eating and at night and will brush the aligner with my toothbrush each morning and evening too. It takes seconds to remove and put back, I do it whilst at a dinner table if nobody is watching lol! I love that I don't need to look in a mirror or fiddle around with it, its just so easy.
The other great news already, is that my two front teeth are already no longer crossed over! They are almost completely straightened out! I honestly cannot believe how quickly this change has happened especially as my treatment is still in the beginning stages..but I LOVE it! I have noticed that I am already smiling more confidently and several of my closest friends and family have mentioned to me that they can notice the change already in the front teeth...AMAZING!
I think part of the reason for such quick results might be something to do with the 'spacing' that my dentist, Dr Suki has now done twice during my visits there to collect my aligners. The 1st time was during my 1st tray when she applied the mini-attachments and drilled in-between selected teeth...this was completely painless and just felt like I was having a dental cleaning treatment. The spacing is minimal and only done in-between selected teeth and Dr Suki did tell me this was to assist with the teeth movements happening alot easier. The 2nd time was when collecting my 4th aligner recently, this took about 2 minutes then I was up and out with my next 3 sets of aligners - so I wont be back to my dentist now until tray 7. I think I have one more session of spacing left.
I can definitely see a big change in the position of my teeth now, but what so surprising is how quickly this had happened. I am attaching a comparison photo so you can see the progress for yourself...I actually hate the look of my teeth in the before photo...this is truly an amazing treatment to me I could not be happier with the progress ♥
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I'll continue to check in with post-treatment updates, and I will make sure to respond to any comments or questions you may have. I really hope my blog so far has been of some help to anyone seeking information about Invisalign xx
