Today at 6pm will mark 48hrs of wearing my first invisalign tray. My teeth are a bit sore right now but it's not unbearable, lets not get ahead of ourselves and start at the beginning...
On Friday, April 11th, I had an appointment with my orthodontist at 4:30pm. I was able to see my clinic check and we discussed my treatment plan. They estimate my treatment will last between 12-16 months. I'm starting off with a set of 10 trays. Once I complete the 10 trays another set of moldings will be made to make further adjustments. I was also explained that in my treatment attachments/buttons need to be added. What are attachment? They are small little bumps created on your teeth made out of filling composite. They are used to help certain teeth move a bit more by adding more pressure when the trays are inserted into place. I have seven attachments all together. These attachments will stay during my entire treatment. The dentist started by cleaning the teeth to prep for attachments, she then used an Invisalign template which looked exactly as my first tray but made of a more flexible material. This template had little pockets that my orthodontist filled with filling material. Afterwards she had her assistant harden the filling composite with a bright blue curing light. After the material hardened the buttons are smoothed out to get rid of hard edges. My first Invisalign tray was then put into place. The trays fit very snug but no where near as bad as I had imaged it. I was given a "patient starter kit" that contained: 2 invisalign storage cases & Instruction pamphlet. Along with the started kit I was also given Tray 2 and Tray 3. I am going to wear each tray for 2 weeks and I'm due to see my Ortho on May 25th to check my progress and get my next set of trays(tray 4,5 &6).... so 48hrs later here I am giving you an update. I haven't felt the need to take pain relievers so that's awesome. Here are some pictures of the aligners in.
7 Attachments- Two(2) are on my top left central incisor, one(1) on my top right canine(cuspid), one(1) on my bottom left bicuspid, one(1) on my bottom left canine, one(1) on my bottom right bicuspid and one(1) on my bottom right canine.
Patient Starter Kit
Tray 2 & Tray 3
I'm looking forward to getting my invisalign treatment at Austin Family Dental. I've done some research and read all about it. After seeing results, It seems they are worth and they can work very well. Best wishes to your teeth progress!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley! I hope all goes well with your treatment also.
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