Just wanted to quickly update this and say that all my minor pain is gone! It hasn't even been one week in these trays. I have about 9 days left until I go back to the orthodontist to get my new sets. I'm very much enjoying the lack of pain. Quite nice I must say. And my gum chewing obsession is in full force. I now literally chew gum after everything I eat. I went through almost all the gum I had on hand from B.R. aka before retainers (when I was a big gum chewer). I bought some more today with a nice coupon I had that was expiring. It gets all that hard to get stuff out of my teeth. Stuff brushing misses. Which in turn reduces the amount of plaque (spelling?) that will settle on my teeth. Which I believe will help keep my teeth clean and reduce any staining. It's so low maintenance too. Just pop in a piece after eating and chew. Can't get much easier. Now I just have to a way to motivate myself to floss more regularly. But progress is going very well. My retainers fit so perfectly that I can't even tell I'm wearing them. I've literally had to check a few times to make sure.
I have to admit, that is a little weird that a few weeks ago I was in the worst pain and didn't think 2 weeks was enough on my trays and now on these new trays after a few days it feels perfect and no pain. It seems inconsistent, but at this point, I'm giving my full trust to my orthodontist. Because if things don't turn out how I was promised, you best bet I will not give up until I get my teeth perfect.
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