Tray 4

Last night I put in tray no. 4 it's a tad painful and my teeth hurt but I'm only 2 weeks off being a 1/4 of the way through my top trays and 1/2 way through my bottom trays. Man does time fly or what in no time I will be finished so exciting. I'm already feeling so much more comfortable than I ever have about my teeth. I think I even took photos with my mouth open last weekend, this is a massive thing for me I don't know how long it has been since I have smiled in a photo much too long I believe I can't wait for that day...I wonder if I will know how to smile naturally I think I may have to relearn this ha!

Top Invisalign Tips....

Removal of thy Invisalign
I found the end of a teaspoon rather handy on my first tray but then...

I discovered crochet hook no.3 I suspect it is rather like the outtie tool but totally awesome and I just happened to have one lying around so free or cheap.

Cleaning thy Invisalign

My routine is remove trays,rinse with water, place in container which contains 1 part water, 1 part whitening mouth wash and 1 part hydrogen peroxide (not necessarily measured). Go about eating, drinking etc. Brush trays with toothpaste, floss and brush teeth, replace trays! It seems to keep them pretty clean and fresh smelling, they can be a tad gross first thing in the morning. I am yet to try denture cleaner but next time I go shopping I shall get some and give it a go.

Removing thy Invisalign in publie ARGH!

I find this probably the worst part of Invisalign, removing the trays in public bathrooms eek.... the spit stringing off the tray as you pull it out yuk! then getting super strange looks from people wondering why the hell you are brushing your teeth in a public bathroom! Basically I have found disabled toilets and baby change rooms my best friends...they always have a sink and usually a decent bench they are pretty darn clean and don't really get used that often.

If all else fails and you need to use a puble bathroom and you are getting strange looks I tend to break the ice by saying 'such a pain in the arse' and then you can go on to explain the good, bad and ugly of Invisalign!

I'm sure I will have some interesting bathroom stories when I get back from Thailand!

Tray 3

Tray 3 was the first tray I have had to put in by myself as my orthodontist has put in my first 2 trays for me. I found it a tad difficult to get number 3 in and I was freaking out thinking I had no chance of actually getting it in eventually I managed to get it in. I can see quite a difference in my teeth already it seems my gap is definitely getting smaller....stoked so exciting I think by about tray 6 or 7 it should be pretty much gone altogether! For anyone contemplating Invisalign DO IT! It's pretty amazing.

Last Night of Tray 2

It feels like I haven't written for ages.....so it feels super weird that I'm only on the last day of tray 2. This tray has been super dooper easy no pain, trays come off quite easily which means I have been a tad slack in only having them off for 2 hours a day although I don't think it would be any more than 4 hours a day off and that tends to only be on the weekends.

I have also been drinking vodka and squash with my trays in and it doesn't seem to be doing any damage my teeth are no where near as scummy when I get home from drinking as they would normally be so in some way I think the trays are protecting them from all the sugar.....I do make sure I am drinking water and rinse my mouth out while drinking and I wouldn't recommended say drinking sugary beverages all day and not rinsing or brushing.

Tray Number Two

I got my second tray today so far so good not as much pain as my first tray and I think I now have the knack to remove it easier than the first few days of my first tray. My ortho has given me 4 trays and I get to change them every 2 weeks like everyone else thank god! so that means I only have 38 weeks to go which is excellent!
38 weeks I can't believe it that is like March 2011 soo excited and looking at tray 5 now my gap will basically be closed at tray 5 so I will kind of have perfect teeth before I finish, which is definitely a major bonus with Invisalign is that your teeth can look awesome before you are finished and no one even knows your wearing the trays.

For anyone contemplating getting Invisalign I would totally do it!