Newbie on Day Four....It is Getting Better!
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:14 pm
Hello all,
I am new to the boards and to Invisalign. I am on day four! I have 23 trays upper and lower and only four attachments
My ortho said he added in the three trays at the end for "over-correction" and does not think we will use them but we shall see. So far so good. I am a little nervous about having them out to long for meals but I am averaging 21.5 hrs so I think I will be OK. I struggled with a feeling of claustrophobia more than any pain..like I just wanted them off to let my teeth breath. That is going away now. At first I thought...omg, how can I do this for forty weeks? I feel much better today.
For some additional motivation I peeked at my #5 aligners and put them side by side with this first set. Wow....the teeth do look different and that is only the fifth set! I am happy to say that I have not had any problems taking them out at all and many of the things I worried about never happened. I have one small canker sore where one of the attachments rubs my bottom lip but its minor.
I was disappointed to see that I had 23 on my Invisalign box...I was expecting to require way less trays as my ortho said I was not a difficult case at all with minor crowding. I am 42 years old so maybe that plays into it?? I am just thrilled to be doing this.....put both of my children through braces and they have gorgeous teeth. Now its my turn! I love these boards...thanks everyone!
Kim
I am new to the boards and to Invisalign. I am on day four! I have 23 trays upper and lower and only four attachments
My ortho said he added in the three trays at the end for "over-correction" and does not think we will use them but we shall see. So far so good. I am a little nervous about having them out to long for meals but I am averaging 21.5 hrs so I think I will be OK. I struggled with a feeling of claustrophobia more than any pain..like I just wanted them off to let my teeth breath. That is going away now. At first I thought...omg, how can I do this for forty weeks? I feel much better today.For some additional motivation I peeked at my #5 aligners and put them side by side with this first set. Wow....the teeth do look different and that is only the fifth set! I am happy to say that I have not had any problems taking them out at all and many of the things I worried about never happened. I have one small canker sore where one of the attachments rubs my bottom lip but its minor.
I was disappointed to see that I had 23 on my Invisalign box...I was expecting to require way less trays as my ortho said I was not a difficult case at all with minor crowding. I am 42 years old so maybe that plays into it?? I am just thrilled to be doing this.....put both of my children through braces and they have gorgeous teeth. Now its my turn! I love these boards...thanks everyone!
Kim