Today I had to visit the Orthodontist again to collect trays 3 and 4. I had the tooth shaving done too, which you can read in the next blog as decided it should have it’s own section as this is a common question of concern for people when choosing the Invisalign treatment, or as some have been unfortunate enough to find out during the treatment.
Anyway, after the teeth shaving, which I must reiterate really was not that bad I then had to have my 3rd Invisalign brace fitted. I cannot believe it has been a month already!! Another 7 and the top teeth should be finished. I have to say these aligners are really tight on my teeth. Much tighter than the others, but again I am unsure if this is just because I have been used to the previous ones, or because these are more aggressive in their movements of my teeth.
Having spoken to my Orthodontist today, he mentioned the previous two aligners were primarily to align my jaw, rather than actually move any of my teeth about. Which might explain why the pain was not too bad. But it would seem if we’re moving onto teeth movement now, I can certainly feel it. Here are a couple of pictures to compare from a month ago:
Front open, before and after one month:
Front closed, before and after one month:
Side right before and after one month:
Side left before and after one month:
Not really too much else to report at this stage with regards to the brace itself. It fits tight, feels good, and looking forward to getting through this month! I have just booked up my next couple of appointments and fortunately this doesn’t interfere with my snowboarding holiday, because that would have been a pain.
Also you may recall if you have been reading my blog that I had some tooth pain. Well this went away after a couple of days, but I did bring it up with my Dentist today, and he has confirmed I have a cavity! I cannot believe it, I have gone though 27 years of my life not needing one, and now when I decide to get my teeth fixed, I am damaging them more. He said it is going to be complicated doing anything about it, whilst the brace is on, but will review it at the next appointment. So far, I am not having anymore pain from it, so I will just wait and see how it goes.
Thanks for reading
~Adam
Hi,
I found your blog in one of your posts on the BracesReview forum!
I have only read up to this post so far… but wanted to comment on how I could see a difference in your teeth after just one month of treatment! I wasn’t expecting to see much of a different in such a short space of time, but wow… I really can see your teeth moving.
I too am going to get Invisalign (hopefully within the next couple of months, it just depends on my money situation). I would say I have a similar problem to yours. I have overcrowded teeth. My two front teeth are very similar to yours, but my left front tooth actually overlaps the one next to it.
I would love to have straight teeth (or should I say straighter?). I’m just doing lots of research still, trying to find the best place to go. Researching prices and what each dentist includes etc.
Looking forward to reading your future blog posts!
Hey Adam,
Your teeth look great! When will you be posting up another blog and some more photos?
- Timmy.
Thanks Timmy.
Funny you should ask about a new blog. I took photo’s yesterday and uploaded them today.
Adam.