Tuesday, May 29, 2007

I'm in my 30's!

Tray 31, that is. My front teeth are really moving now. The bottom front teeth are no longer overlapped, and by the look of tray 34, once I finish that the top incisors will also be aligned!! I don't know if it's because it's not molar movement or what, but the trays haven't been uncomfortable at all. I asked my orthodontist what will happen when I finish the top trays, since the bottoms have so many more. He said we can decide based on how everything is lining up wether we do any top refinements first, wait for the bottoms to be done and do them at the same time, etc. He also said I can expect to wear the top trays 12 hours a day after I've completed the last one. Not sure if he means a retainer tray, or keeping the last tray or what, but it's not until Sept. so lots of time to get the details. Once treatment is fully completed I'll be getting a permanent lingual retainer to keep the teeth in place. I much prefer that and the bother of flossing around it to having to wear a retainer tray. That's it for now!

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cheers!!!!!!!!! Congrats on all of the progress your teeth have made!! I know how satisfying it is to see the long-awaited improvements!

Good to hear an update!!

Hugs - Barbara :D

7:44 PM  
Blogger Autumn Leaves said...

Happy happy joy joy! I so want to redo my bottom teeth and from your blog, I am thinking Invisaligns are the way to go! I can't wait to see a before and after shot when you are all done! Keep up the enthusiasm! You are almost done!

5:36 AM  
Blogger Jason said...

hey! i am also starting invisalign soon (had my impressions taken last week) and i just wanted to say i think you have done an excelent job with the blogging and theres a huge difference in your teeth already :) keep up the good work!
P.S i also have a 'fangy' smile so im looking forward to seeing your end result, my ortho did some enamel contouring on the fangs when i had the impressions to take the 'shrarp' lok away, its an improvement already hehe :)
Take Care

12:01 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I'm glad you are making progress, Dawna! I am having problems with my teeth too and the only solution is cosmetic dentistry. Hilton Head, fortunately, has many credible dental clinics that offer this kind of dentistry. Anyway, next week, I am scheduled to visit two dentists. Hilton Head's coffee shops are a good place to hang out after a dental visit!

6:55 AM  

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