I decided to stick to the program and swap out my aligners on the second night of vacation. This set went in easily, but I was definitely feeling it the next couple of days, even with liberal use of Sensodyne toothpaste. Not that it slowed my vacation eating any - so much for the Invisalign diet - breakfast buffets, ice cream treats, and other goodies were there the entire week.
Progress continues, though during the last sets my teeth looked so good, this set is one of those "transitional/my teeth don't look right" sets. As before, patience is necessary - I'm sure in a set or two things will look good again. I continue to have concern that a couple of teeth are not tracking well, though my ortho says everything looks great. I still expect that I will need some refinements. I will be glad when the whole process is over, but will deal with extra weeks of refinements - the whole process overall has not been bad, so what are a few extra aligners?
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Lucky 13
Set 12 went off without a hitch. Had a good ortho checkup; everything continues to go as planned. He gave me 4 sets of aligners and an appointment in 8 weeks - my longest stretch between appointments (he actually asked me if I wanted 3 or 4 sets).
Set 13 is still tight 8 days into the set - I think this is the longest time I have noticed tightness. I have been using the chewies every time I insert the aligners (recommended by Dr. Jason Tam of Markham Orthodontics, who is a frequent poster on the Invisalign boards and has some great informational videos on youtube). Maybe the aligners are just seating better than before so I am feeling it longer.
For my increase in chewie use, I ordered some mint-flavored chewies. They don't taste bad, and it gives a little bit of a feeling of chewing gum, which I miss since I began treatment in February. I will again float the idea of making the aligners mint flavored - might be nice to have a hint of minty freshness all day.
I am back to the vacation dilemma I had in March. We are going away starting Monday, which is the day I would normally switch to the next set of aligners. I took an extra week back then, and also an extra week in July when I was sick, so I am reluctant to extend my treatment yet another week. I will make a final decision over the weekend.
Set 13 is still tight 8 days into the set - I think this is the longest time I have noticed tightness. I have been using the chewies every time I insert the aligners (recommended by Dr. Jason Tam of Markham Orthodontics, who is a frequent poster on the Invisalign boards and has some great informational videos on youtube). Maybe the aligners are just seating better than before so I am feeling it longer.
For my increase in chewie use, I ordered some mint-flavored chewies. They don't taste bad, and it gives a little bit of a feeling of chewing gum, which I miss since I began treatment in February. I will again float the idea of making the aligners mint flavored - might be nice to have a hint of minty freshness all day.
I am back to the vacation dilemma I had in March. We are going away starting Monday, which is the day I would normally switch to the next set of aligners. I took an extra week back then, and also an extra week in July when I was sick, so I am reluctant to extend my treatment yet another week. I will make a final decision over the weekend.
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