It’s Day 4 and things are looking better

Invisalign Review Thus Far:

-I’m getting accustomed to talking with the Invisalign retainers on my teeth.

-Only one person, a good friend, had noticed the retainers on my teeth. Everyone else seemed to have no idea.

-The pain has gone way down and they are much easier to take off my teeth.

-I am still a little self-concious of the retainers being on my teeth. I just feel more comfortable with them off.. I guess that’s what it comes down to.

Most of all, I think most of it is in my head. I’m just not totally used to having these things in my mouth but I am getting used to them fast. I can take them out for eating periods during the day and that’s a big relief. That’s when I feel the most comfortable in public is when I have them out. It’s still early in the process and my Invisalign Review tho and I think its only going to get easier.

One of my biggest predictions before my Invisalign Review and procedure was wrong

I initially predicted that the Invisalign attachments would be the most noticeable on my teeth when they retainers weren’t on my teeth. This is not true. My dentist did a great job of blending the attachments in with my teeth color and making them totally unnoticeable. Bottom line… THE INVISALIGN ATTCHMENTS AREN’T THAT BAD/NOTICEABLE

First off, The good news in my Invisalign Review. Surprisingly! They’re not noticeable, or not as much as I thought. And with the retainers out and only the attachments in my mouth.. not really visible at all. I’ll put up pics later today
I went in to the Dentists office at 1:45pm for a 45 min procedure where the dentist puts on the Invisalign attachments. That wasn’t painful at all and wasn’t bad. I have to have 7 “attachments” or what he called”buttons” on the top row and 3 on the bottom row.

I actually feel pretty comfortable without the retainers in my mouth but there is a ton of pressure on all my teeth going in opposite directions which is really irritating. I feel like a pissed off teenager actually. And also the corners of the retainers are kind of jagged and can be very uncomfortable on the corners or my gum line and inside of my mouth. I guess all this is normal though…

The toughest part..

The toughest part about this whole thing and my Invisalign Review is the fact that you can’t snack!… Well you can but it’s so hard to. I mean it’s fun to brush and floss after eating anything but… Well actually the worst part about this whole eating thing is popping the retainers in and out.. Horrible. I guess I chew my nails a ton so its kinda rough on me trying to get the trays out not being able to use my fingernails at all. The good thing is the fact that I’ll stop my horrible habit of chewing my fingernails.

Eating

I’m still going to make a huge effort to continue eating as much as I do however.. not as much snacking. Still 6 meals a day but larger meals without the constant all day snacking. Yes, tough.. I know

Well it’s the morning of day 2 and I still have alot of pressure on my teeth. I know, pretty rough Invisalign Review so far. I’m allowed to take ibuprofen to get rid of some of this pressure, which I’m about to do now. I just gotta keep in mind the fact that the end result will definitely be worth it.

Has anyone been through this before had similar feelings towards the Invisalign process or Invisalign Review?
Need some motivation and peace of mind…
Thanks

For my Invisalign Review, my dentist sent me an animation of the hopeful transformation of my teeth from start to finish (over the entire year/26 retainers period). Check it out and let me know what you think. The little pink bumps are the Invisalign attachments or Invisalign Buttons (where the retainer locks onto my teeth).