Update Part 2

In a couple days it will be 2 weeks of these retainers. My teeth are used to them it seems. Since the last time I wrote, my teeth have gotten to another position where my bite seems off. I'm hoping it will correct, or else I get used to it. I'm very eager to start teeth whitening and have looked into different products. I will try to write about how that goes as well. I have read a lot of online reviews (which I recommend doing for ANYTHING you are thinking of buying) that white strips can cause tooth sensitivity, so I'm thinking I'll stick to whitening mouthwash and toothpaste. But that's not for a couple weeks anyway.

I have been almost religiously chewing gum to keep these retainers clean. 4 weeks is a long time wearing the same set of retainers. I also keep some flossers in my purse so I can easily and quickly clean my teeth anywhere I am. I did eat some sausage today with them on out of pure laziness, but otherwise I have been very good. I actually haven't had much of a chance to look at my teeth. I have been super busy, so tomorrow I will have to take a good look at them. I'm kicking myself for not taking more before pictures, but the ones I have seem to show my progress is definitely big.

I have been thinking and am pretty sure the reason my teeth aren't PERFECT is because invisalign could only do so much. I remember years and years ago when I got a traditional braces consultation the orthodontist said I needed a spacer and the procedure was a lot more complicated. My invisaling treatment has been very low maintenance and not hard at all besides the moments of pretty bad pain. No tooth pulling, or tooth sanding. Really just attachments and retainers. So for what I've been through, things look really good. And I suppose nobody is really going to see the back of my teeth and judge that they're not perfectly straight. I'm definitely more aware of my teeth than other people are. Especially because I've seen how great of a change could be made. But I also feel like I paid a lot of money for my results to be perfect. Sometimes being a perfectionist is very thought consuming!