Changing smile!

I'm a couple days into my 5th set of retainers. This means I've been wearing invisalign for 2 months! That's a fifth of the way done with my treatment!! I'm definitely on the road to my dream smile. I have noticed my top teeth are noticeably straighter. My "hidden" tooth is no longer hiden. My top teeth look great! I can't stop smiling! It's something I have been so self-concious of for years and now my smile is looking so much better. This has been the best decision. I've even decided to take my 6 month old lip piercing out because I want the focus to be on my smile! I can't believe how quickly I could see results. My bottom teeth need some work, but they're also coming along really well. I can totally see the difference my retainers have made so far.

When I'm eating and have my retainers out, I've noticed it feels so weird if I don't put them back in right away. I'm so used to wearing my retainers it feels odd not to have them in. I bet it's going to be a transition to get used to not wearing them when my treatment is done!

I have had some pain since switching retainers, but it wasn't anymore than usual. I took ibuprofen the first day once and it was fine. I have noticed when taking my top aligners out there is a bit of discomfort. I'm guessing that it's because I have quite a lot of attachments on my top teeth. It's not horrible pain or anything so I'm not too concerned.

My teeth have moved to a strange location again. One of my top teeth is rubbing up against the inside of one of my bottom teeth. This sort of thing has happened several times and the teeth have always moved within a couple of days so I'm guessing it's just the moving process. I'm pretty used to everything that comes along with the retainers so I don't have much concern. This time my retainers fit perfectly, with no air space.

This process has been very interesting. I can't believe how retainers can do so much. I'm a big fan and although I've never had traditional metal braces, I totally recommend invisalign over anything. The treatment is low maintenance, you can eat/drink/brush your teeth/floss like normal by simply taking out your retainers, the pain is relatively low, the treatment time is fairly short, the price is cheaper (at least in my case) and is manageable in payment plans, and the results are great!! I'm so happy with my progress and am very eager to continue to see how my smile improves!