Hey peeps, I hope all is well out there with you and trust you are going into the weekend on a happy note.

I’m still kicking over here, learning how to adjust with these new Invisalign braces/trays.

The first three days were rough.

Days 4 – 6 seemed to be a lot better. And the hubs said my lisp was much improved. This is the time period that I could tell my teeth were moving. My bite had already changed. I especially notice it while eating.

Day 7 and 8 and were not so pretty. Seems I developed a bad habit while trying to adjust to these things = My tongue and jaw developed more sores.

Day 9 (yesterday) my tongue was still on the sore side. And I had to be mindful to stop fidgeting with my tongue.

Day 10 – (today) I think I’m getting the hang of it finally! I’m still mindful to relax tho.

The trays are in for this image. I love how clear they are. It’s hard to tell by looking at the picture. But if you were to zoom in, you would be able to see saliva bubbles in the trays. I’m conscious of them in public. But my mouth is less sore and much happier today.

I tried to capture both sides of my mouth while the trays were out. The below image is taken without the trays. This is showing my natural bite. I also tried to capture the four buttons that are on this side. The buttons are like dots of enamel that match the color of my teeth. I can’t even see them in this image. Yes, I washed my hands 😉

The natural bite on the other side. There, you can kinda see the four buttons in this picture.

Zoomed in – The four arrows point to the buttons. I have a total of 8 buttons. Four on each side.

The buttons allow the aligner to grip a tooth to ensure the right forces are placed in the right areas to move the teeth.

I’ve also had the issue with my lower left tray being loose. I explained in my earlier post that I put trays #2 in on my first day, due to feeling too loose. So today, just for fun, I put in tray #3 on my bottom teeth just to see if I could wiggle it with my tongue. Sure enough, I can lift the entire back side of tray #3.

So I called my orthodontist office this morning to see if this is normal. She stated, there is no concern for starting with the second set of trays. Trays #1 were pretty much starting out the same, such that patients have an easier adjustment period. So I’ll stay on tray #2 and I’m scheduled to see the Dr next Tuesday.

Cheers to getting adjusted! It’s a great adventure and I look forward to getting my bite aligned this year.

Blessings – Debbie