So I went in for tray 20 today, which as I said before, with Invisalign Assist, they do a new scan every 10 trays to ensure things are moving correctly and to make changes if needed. Because of Easter, I will not be going back in for another 3 weeks to find out what the results are and to make changes if necessary. I'm nervous and scared and excited because of what happened at tray 10 when they did the first progress scan. Refer to this post for the last experience -
Good News/Bad News
The nice thing is though, they take new pictures every 10 trays as well, so I can see a good comparison.
I will update again in 3 weeks when I find out what changes are coming my way! :)
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Progess Pictures Tray 20 3/14/13 (Pi Day)
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| Progress Pictures 10/26/12 |
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| "Before" Pictures 5/11/12 - Taken Six Weeks Before Starting Invisalign |
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What amazing progress, Christina :) The gap is almost completely gone! And look at how straight your arches are...WOW! You must be excited! How much longer do you have to go?
ReplyDeleteI'm currently on tray 20 of 27, That could change again since I just had that scan done again, but right now I'm set to be done in July. And yes, I am super excited! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Progress!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing progress!! I'll be starting a minor Invisalign treatment tomorrow morning. Very excited. Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you and I'm glad people are finding this interesting enough to keep reading! :) Good luck with your journey, it is well worth it! :)
DeleteI've been wearing my aligners for about 11 hours, and ouuuch! No attachments yet, either! It takes me back to my childhood days of braces. So far, I like it!
DeleteI like the pain, makes me feel like progress is being made! The current aligners I'm on, I never felt any pressure, so I can't wait to change in a couple of weeks! :)
DeleteI agree! :) It's better each day. I find that there are two areas that hurt the worst.. must be what this aligner is working on. :) How much longer do you have left? I bet you're excited. :)
DeleteMy initial set of treatment should be done in August. I'm will be switching to tray 23/30 tomorrow. The last three (I think?) sets are overcorrection sets, and those sometimes get skipped if you get refinements done. I have one tooth that I'm concerned that isn't moving right, so we'll see over the next few trays if it "straightens up" or not (pun intended)! LOL I did ask last time I was in if there was less chance of needing refinements when they use the Invisalign Assist, and she said there is less chance, so we'll see!
DeleteAnd yes! I'm super excited!
Also... I had one bottom tooth that was kind of sideways and then the obvious gap in the front teeth. I have always noticed more pressure on these two areas and a tenderness on these teeth for a couple of days with each new tray.
The other thing that was recently pointed out to me on bracesreview.com is that I've had some sensitivity mainly on my front two teeth. Someone on there said that the teeth with the most movement will be more sensitive. Makes sense! :) This should go away after treatment is over, and I haven't noticed it as much anymore since I think there is less movement overall now.
Oh nice!! Then you go on for another treatment? It's so awesome what technology can do. :)
DeleteThat does make sense... I am finding that the pressure has eased up for the most part. It will be 2 weeks on Friday. I also get the attachments put on Friday. I'll still wear this set for another two weeks with attachments though, after that, I change every two weeks.
Do you ever feel like you chew on the aligners, or clench your teeth more when you wear them? I do. :/
Here's my blog: http://aagarrett.blogspot.com/
I don't know that I will have to go on for a refinement or not. It just depends what happens between now and tray 30.
DeleteFunny you should ask if I clench my teeth or chew. I know I do it a lot, but supposedly it will help seat the aligners better. I've never done it intentionally, but I found that out after I realized I was doing it. Anyway, today has been horrible! I've given myself a headache from clenching too much today! :( That's never happened before! LOL I will check out your blog! :)
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