Had my Orthodontist appointment on Saturday June 10th. It went so well. Dr. Barb was so happy at my progress! She said she might even make me her Invisalign case for this year (too bad that doesn't save me any money lol).
She moved me up to switching out my trays to every week now. So I was able to change into Tray 8 on Saturday night just before I went to bed and she gave me from Tray 8-17....and my next appointment is on August 11th and I won't have gotten to tray 17 until that night. But I'll be going in to get my scans for refinements. That's so fast!! If we would have continued switching them every two weeks I would be into Tray 17 at the end of December. Which I was fully prepared for....
Now there is a bigger gleam of light at the end of the tunnel. Now from other blogs I've come across and read the refinements sometimes can take just as long as the active trays. But if it means my teeth are as perfect as my teeth can be at the end of this I will be happy.
My OMT is going well also, but she wants my tongue to do something that I don't think it will do no matter the exercises that I do, but only time will tell.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Monday, June 5, 2017
Tray 7 - Day 3
Tray 7 of 17 active trays! It's crazy the difference I can notice so far. My top teeth are coming back in nicely, the gaps between them are closing and my overbite is almost gone.
These things are like little miracle workers! I switched to tray 7 on Friday night before bed, so of course as per usual Saturday and Sunday there were certain teeth sore; this time I noticed in my top front few teeth and on my right upper teeth. So of course for a the first 2-3 days certain things are a bit harder to eat; but nothing that can't be handled.
I'm excited for my appointment on Saturday, I haven't seen them in person in 2 months that's enough trays to make a big difference. And with Jane we've only been Skype chatting so she has a rough idea what my teeth are looking like but seeing in person is a lot better.
I'm wondering if they will switch me to switching out my trays to every 1 week now instead of every 2; as she had wanted to last time, bit it was going to be too long until my next visit....
By the way I love snapchat!!
These things are like little miracle workers! I switched to tray 7 on Friday night before bed, so of course as per usual Saturday and Sunday there were certain teeth sore; this time I noticed in my top front few teeth and on my right upper teeth. So of course for a the first 2-3 days certain things are a bit harder to eat; but nothing that can't be handled.
I'm excited for my appointment on Saturday, I haven't seen them in person in 2 months that's enough trays to make a big difference. And with Jane we've only been Skype chatting so she has a rough idea what my teeth are looking like but seeing in person is a lot better.
I'm wondering if they will switch me to switching out my trays to every 1 week now instead of every 2; as she had wanted to last time, bit it was going to be too long until my next visit....
By the way I love snapchat!!
Monday, May 29, 2017
Catch up post
Wow I'm behind!!
So I changed into Tray 5 on Saturday May 6 and this one really moved my teeth! The whole upper right side felt like they moved no this one. Also this one gave me a slight issue with the bottom where it snapped into place on my bottom teeth, but didn't want to seed all the way down no matter what I did. I thought this problem would carry over to Tray 6 but luckily it did not.
I changed into Tray 6 on Friday May 19, this one really moved my upper front 4 teeth. I could feel that this one was really pulling them down and in bringing them more in line.
I'm still doing my OMT exercises and I wear my MYObrace on the weekends only usually. Jane has told me that at my next appointment she'll be bringing something different than the MYObrace that is a bit smaller and easier to sleep with.
I change into Tray 7 this Friday June 2 and my next appointment with my Orthodontist is on Saturday June 10 and I'm looking forward to seeing her and Jane.
So I changed into Tray 5 on Saturday May 6 and this one really moved my teeth! The whole upper right side felt like they moved no this one. Also this one gave me a slight issue with the bottom where it snapped into place on my bottom teeth, but didn't want to seed all the way down no matter what I did. I thought this problem would carry over to Tray 6 but luckily it did not.
I changed into Tray 6 on Friday May 19, this one really moved my upper front 4 teeth. I could feel that this one was really pulling them down and in bringing them more in line.
I'm still doing my OMT exercises and I wear my MYObrace on the weekends only usually. Jane has told me that at my next appointment she'll be bringing something different than the MYObrace that is a bit smaller and easier to sleep with.
I change into Tray 7 this Friday June 2 and my next appointment with my Orthodontist is on Saturday June 10 and I'm looking forward to seeing her and Jane.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Typical Day with Invisalign
So I thought I would post what a typical day with Invisalign is like; and I say typical meaning Monday-Friday as those are the days I work.
7:30am-8am - Wake up (after wearing Invisalign all night)
8:05am - Take trays out and soak them with Polident
8:06am - Eat Breakfast
8:20am - Brush and floss teeth; take trays out of Polident and brush and put them back in (Amount of time trays out for: 14 minutes)
8:25am - Get dressed and ready for work and get son up and ready for school (if he's not already up). Also do my OMT exercises
8:45am-8:50am - Drive to work
9am-12pm - At work, no snacks or beverages (trays stay in!)
12pm-12:10pm - Drive home for lunch
12:20pm - Take trays out in order to eat lunch
12:40pm - Brush teeth and trays and put trays back in. Also do my OMT excersies (Amount of time trays out for: 34 minutes total)
12:50pm-12:55 pm - Drive back to work
1pm-5pm - At work, no snacks or beverages (trays stay in!)
5pm - Drive home from work
5:15pm - Prepare dinner
5:35 - Take trays out to eat dinner
6pm - Brush teeth and reinsert trays. Also do my OMT exercises (Amount of time trays out for: 59 minutes total)
That is my typical day, I'd say all in all not too shabby!! Total time trays are usually out for is about an hour. Now mind you some days I will choose to snack on something in the evening, but if I do my trays are not out longer than an additional 20-30 minutes.
Also I wanted to note that during the Winter months (October-April) I play indoor volleyball and I play with my trays in and so far that has not been an issue. And during the Summer months (May-August) I play softball and I'll be interested ot see how things go, but again I can't see the trays being an issue.
You may wonder why I mentioned this at all, and the simple fact is that during my volleyball season while I was still wearing my expander I had tried to play volleyball with it in and of course I got hit in the face and it ended up hurting my teeth/jaw because of the expander being in. So once I learned that I ended up just taking my expander out to play volleyball as it made things much easier.
Also here is a photo from this past weekend, you can't even notice he Invisalign. Although I am not full smiling though either.
That's all for now, I switch into Tray 5 this Friday night so I will update again either during or after the weekend.
7:30am-8am - Wake up (after wearing Invisalign all night)
8:05am - Take trays out and soak them with Polident
8:06am - Eat Breakfast
8:20am - Brush and floss teeth; take trays out of Polident and brush and put them back in (Amount of time trays out for: 14 minutes)
8:25am - Get dressed and ready for work and get son up and ready for school (if he's not already up). Also do my OMT exercises
8:45am-8:50am - Drive to work
9am-12pm - At work, no snacks or beverages (trays stay in!)
12pm-12:10pm - Drive home for lunch
12:20pm - Take trays out in order to eat lunch
12:40pm - Brush teeth and trays and put trays back in. Also do my OMT excersies (Amount of time trays out for: 34 minutes total)
12:50pm-12:55 pm - Drive back to work
1pm-5pm - At work, no snacks or beverages (trays stay in!)
5pm - Drive home from work
5:15pm - Prepare dinner
5:35 - Take trays out to eat dinner
6pm - Brush teeth and reinsert trays. Also do my OMT exercises (Amount of time trays out for: 59 minutes total)
That is my typical day, I'd say all in all not too shabby!! Total time trays are usually out for is about an hour. Now mind you some days I will choose to snack on something in the evening, but if I do my trays are not out longer than an additional 20-30 minutes.
Also I wanted to note that during the Winter months (October-April) I play indoor volleyball and I play with my trays in and so far that has not been an issue. And during the Summer months (May-August) I play softball and I'll be interested ot see how things go, but again I can't see the trays being an issue.
You may wonder why I mentioned this at all, and the simple fact is that during my volleyball season while I was still wearing my expander I had tried to play volleyball with it in and of course I got hit in the face and it ended up hurting my teeth/jaw because of the expander being in. So once I learned that I ended up just taking my expander out to play volleyball as it made things much easier.
Also here is a photo from this past weekend, you can't even notice he Invisalign. Although I am not full smiling though either.
That's all for now, I switch into Tray 5 this Friday night so I will update again either during or after the weekend.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Tray 4
So I switched to tray 4 on Friday April 21st at night. It went well, it probably bugged me less than tray 3 did just because I'm used to the attachments now and know how to take the trays out with the attachments. I don't need a mirror anymore to take the trays out, although I prefer doing it with one if there is one available. I also didn't need any sort of painkillers for this tray, which is a big step I think!
So far the only night I have been able to sleep with my MYObrace in for the whole night has been Saturday April 22 as I didn't have anything pressing to wake up for on Sunday. The OMT is going well I find. I did miss some exercises on Saturday and Sunday because I wasn't at home enough to do the ones that you have to do three times a day and use devices so unless you have the forethought to bring those with you...they don't get done three times and only get done twice. Hopefully I'll have done well enough that I can move on to the next set of exercises on Wednesday when Jane and I chat again.
I figure maybe I'll take photos of my fifth tray compared to my first tray then it might be a bit easier to see the differences between them as you don't really see it from on to the next although you know they are moving your teeth
So far the only night I have been able to sleep with my MYObrace in for the whole night has been Saturday April 22 as I didn't have anything pressing to wake up for on Sunday. The OMT is going well I find. I did miss some exercises on Saturday and Sunday because I wasn't at home enough to do the ones that you have to do three times a day and use devices so unless you have the forethought to bring those with you...they don't get done three times and only get done twice. Hopefully I'll have done well enough that I can move on to the next set of exercises on Wednesday when Jane and I chat again.
I figure maybe I'll take photos of my fifth tray compared to my first tray then it might be a bit easier to see the differences between them as you don't really see it from on to the next although you know they are moving your teeth
Friday, April 21, 2017
Tray 3 - Day 12.....MYObrace and OMT
So I received my MYObrace and OMT kit in the mail on Wednesday April 19. Jane and I had a Skype video chat Wednesday night so she could explain how to use the MYObrace and went over the beginning exercises to do with my OMT kit.
Let's start with the MYObrace. So Jane told me to wear this at night but to start about an hour or so before bedtime so that my mouth would get used to it being in. So I ended up putting in the MYObrace in at about 10pm knowing that I would be up until about 11or 12. I could NOT fall asleep with this in!! I was up until 2 am and I finally gave up and took it out (SORRY JANE!!). But I had to be a decent human for work the next day and at least try to get a few hours of sleep.
Then I tried the same thing last night pretty much same result, so again out it came. I will be trying again tonight, but I still have to get up at the same time I would have to get up for work because I have a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned bright and early! Jane did say it would take awhile....might take me a long while to get used to as I value sleep highly and can't have this making it impossible for me to sleep...sigh.
Next the OMT exercises. These are fine. They don't bother me at all and I like that for 2 of the 5 exercises I can do them anywhere. The other 3 I need things for, and I have have 2 or the 3 things at current (hoping the elastics came in the mail today).
I also will be switching into tray 4 tonight...so i will have an updated sometime this weekend about how that one is.
Let's start with the MYObrace. So Jane told me to wear this at night but to start about an hour or so before bedtime so that my mouth would get used to it being in. So I ended up putting in the MYObrace in at about 10pm knowing that I would be up until about 11or 12. I could NOT fall asleep with this in!! I was up until 2 am and I finally gave up and took it out (SORRY JANE!!). But I had to be a decent human for work the next day and at least try to get a few hours of sleep.
Then I tried the same thing last night pretty much same result, so again out it came. I will be trying again tonight, but I still have to get up at the same time I would have to get up for work because I have a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned bright and early! Jane did say it would take awhile....might take me a long while to get used to as I value sleep highly and can't have this making it impossible for me to sleep...sigh.
Next the OMT exercises. These are fine. They don't bother me at all and I like that for 2 of the 5 exercises I can do them anywhere. The other 3 I need things for, and I have have 2 or the 3 things at current (hoping the elastics came in the mail today).
I also will be switching into tray 4 tonight...so i will have an updated sometime this weekend about how that one is.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Attachments and Tray 3
Alright so it's the start of my third day with tray 3 and these attachments. I got the attachments on at 9am Saturday morning. This process wasn't as bad as some other blogs I had found made it seem to be.
She started by putting this bendable plastic device in my mouth to hold back my lips, then she dried my teeth. Then she used what she called "shampoo" on my teeth and let that sit for about 60 seconds, she used a bit of suction to get that off. After that she put the bonding agent on my teeth that would be getting the attachments and she put the resin in the temporary tray and then put that on my teeth and set it with that blue light. My top teeth took all the attachments great the first time and I have 10 attachments on my upper teeth. She had to do the bottom twice as 2 attachments on my molars popped off (I've got another 6 attachments on my lower teeth). I've attached a picture showing my attachments (excuse my facial). I am not adept at taking selfies!
Getting the attachments on was a breeze and didn't hurt one bit! and even when she put in the new tray (Tray 3) it didn't "hurt" persay, but there was a bit of pressure felt on the teeth with attachments. That pressure got a bit more intense as the day went on and taking the trays in and out has definitely become more difficult.
Sunday was day 2 and it was a bit worse than day one. In the morning and afternoon I didn't want to take my trays out much. So I only took them out to eat breakfast and brush and floss my teeth, then back in they went and I didn't take them out again until dinner time.
As I said today is the start of day 3 I don't feel any more pressure today and I took my trays out for breakfast and to brush and floss. I definitely need a mirror in order to take the trays out. Maybe after a week or two I will master not being able to look in the mirror to remove them. The same happened with the first tray. It took me awhile to get used to taking them in and out without a mirror present.
My ortho wanted me to switch up my trays and change them every week instead of every two weeks, but I am out of town when she is back next so I won't see her until June and I still need my Myobrace. so I have to stay with changing the trays out every 2 weeks; and apparently they are ordering my Myobrace and then I can video chat with my ortho's assistant to learn how to use it (once it comes in).
Apparently I have to wear it at night and then about 1-2 hours during the day which there will be specific exercises I have to do; which is what I need Jane's (assistant) with.
She started by putting this bendable plastic device in my mouth to hold back my lips, then she dried my teeth. Then she used what she called "shampoo" on my teeth and let that sit for about 60 seconds, she used a bit of suction to get that off. After that she put the bonding agent on my teeth that would be getting the attachments and she put the resin in the temporary tray and then put that on my teeth and set it with that blue light. My top teeth took all the attachments great the first time and I have 10 attachments on my upper teeth. She had to do the bottom twice as 2 attachments on my molars popped off (I've got another 6 attachments on my lower teeth). I've attached a picture showing my attachments (excuse my facial). I am not adept at taking selfies!
Getting the attachments on was a breeze and didn't hurt one bit! and even when she put in the new tray (Tray 3) it didn't "hurt" persay, but there was a bit of pressure felt on the teeth with attachments. That pressure got a bit more intense as the day went on and taking the trays in and out has definitely become more difficult.
Sunday was day 2 and it was a bit worse than day one. In the morning and afternoon I didn't want to take my trays out much. So I only took them out to eat breakfast and brush and floss my teeth, then back in they went and I didn't take them out again until dinner time.
As I said today is the start of day 3 I don't feel any more pressure today and I took my trays out for breakfast and to brush and floss. I definitely need a mirror in order to take the trays out. Maybe after a week or two I will master not being able to look in the mirror to remove them. The same happened with the first tray. It took me awhile to get used to taking them in and out without a mirror present.
My ortho wanted me to switch up my trays and change them every week instead of every two weeks, but I am out of town when she is back next so I won't see her until June and I still need my Myobrace. so I have to stay with changing the trays out every 2 weeks; and apparently they are ordering my Myobrace and then I can video chat with my ortho's assistant to learn how to use it (once it comes in).
Apparently I have to wear it at night and then about 1-2 hours during the day which there will be specific exercises I have to do; which is what I need Jane's (assistant) with.
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