Tray 7

It's so funny, every time I put a new tray in, I think 'well, this time something's wrong, this tray REALLY doesn't fit. Off to the ortho in the morning.' And of course, this morning it fits. As TIGHT as Christina Aguilera's pants, but it's on. Amazingly enough, no teeth have come out along with the trays so far, although I've been pretty sure they might when I take them out the first time after putting them on. I am just amazed at the space I'm getting in my molars already. I'm also pretty impressed at the amount of toiletries I've collected in conjunction with my little orthodontic venture. I was realising last night that the actual fee for the orthodontist and trays might be the least of my expenditures. In the last 60 days since I embarked on this journey, I've collected a pretty impressive amount of dental equipment. Electric toothbrushes (yes, plural), one upstairs and one down, soft toothbrushes for my teeth, hard toothbrushes for my trays, a nail brush also for my trays, dental wax, 3 kinds of floss, sonar cleaning machine, effervescent tabs, mouthwashes, special oxygen treatment toothpaste and rinse to complement the oxygen anti-cavity treatment I got, files, emery boards, and of course nice decorative storage box to keep my past trays in. My purse weighs about triple as much as it used to from the plethora of trial sized mouthwashes, toothpastes, travel toothbrush and container, mouth sprays, listerine strips and tray holder. When I open it up to pay for something, people smile and nod at me with that 'don't upset the OCD girl' look on their faces. Ah well, who needs a new SUV when you can have a year and a half's worth of plastic trays, and a lifetime supply of oral hygiene products??

Relief was fast, thank goodness

Last night I filed my trays in all the spots they were hurting. I killed an emery board, but it was well worth the sacrifice. Today it's fine, and the sore marks on my cheeks are already feeling better. The other thing I'd forgotten to write about was that when I'd bite down, the upper right tray would pinch my cheek! I guess my teeth moved because it's not happening anymore - good thing because it REALLY hurt.

Tray 6

Strangely, on the last day of tray 5 my tongue got pretty raw and sore - bummer of bummers. Last night I put my new tray in, so I had tightness plus the sore tongue and felt kinda sorry for myself. So, I took a Tylenol PM and slept well, but today my tongue is still sore as well as one cheek. It's not horrible, just uncomfortable. Boy can I feel the tightness on the teeth that are currently moving - wowza. No pics yet, since the movement is all in my back molars, not sure anyone wants to be staring down my throat.....LOL.

There's space in them thar molars!!

Perhaps it's strange that I'm surprised, but my teeth are moving!! I now have spaces at the very back between my molars - just like my ClinCheck video shows I should. I started tray 5 on Friday, and still having no problems or issues. I had my check up with my Ortho on Friday and asked my million questions. He is so very helpful and friendly, and spent all the time I needed answering everything I'd asked. I read SO many blogs and forums and it seems so many of the Orthos are not as personable, to say the least. So, I'm happy to have gotten so lucky. I also asked to see my last set of trays and it was really cool to see my 'teeth' in 3D looking straight. It's still hard to imagine how it will look in real life.