Aligner 3 - Start of week 5 - was that all really a month?

It's time for the tight feeling again and being good with brushing. 

Aligner 3 is in now and with it in you can see where it is going to push my teeth. When you've got the brace in, my front two teeth look like they meet. 

This is the start of week 5, so after wearing invisalign for nearly a month on Saturday... I decided to see if you can tell yet... here's the timeline...

I've noticed my lips move alot. They're far more outwards now, almost like I've had boxtox, but they are thinner. It's because the teeth are moving outwards to make room, then they'll move back in towards the end of the treatment. 

As a result, I've had to buy shares in Vaseline... constantly itchy and sore lips - you can see that in the pictures. 

Still no other major problems - no ulcers, pain, sores or anything like that TOUCH WOOD!

Any questions, please let me know. I'm off to brush my teeth.  

Week 4...

In less than 7 days I'll be changing over to my THIRD aligner...

The fortnights are flying by and so far I've not had ANY pain and am sticking to my 2 hours a day with braces out and 22 hours a day wearing them. 

Only very slight movement so far.. but here's the latest pic:

Timeline so far...

Time for a change...

Every two weeks you have to put a new set of aligners in. 

Last night, my 1st set went in the red aligner case, and I opened set 2. 

I swap them over at night as they are a bit tight, so make sure you're tired and you'll sleep through any discomfort. 

My evening was fine, and set 2 are tighter, but they still go in and out with relative ease. 

After two weeks, my first set aren't looking that dirty at all. It is important to keep them incase anything happens and we need to revert back. 

So after 2 weeks of invisalign... here's where we are at...

and another dodgy angle...

Week One Done...

The first week passed off well. 


A bit of aching on day 1 and 2 and only one broken attachment. 


As it was my birthday I did go for a few drinks. Although you are supposed to take the aligners out to drink, it's tricky on a night out, so I drank clear liquids with them in and kept going to the bathroom to rinse them. As soon as I got home, I gave my teeth a good clean, floss and mouthwash. 


The broken attachment was fixed by my dentist in minutes, so now I'm less concerned if that happens again. 


I'm already getting alot quicker at taking them out and putting them back in (without a mirror now). 


So here's the first week of invisalign... apparently you don't notice movement until aligner 6 (week 12). 

As you can see my lips are very dry all the time and I've had a few mouth ulcers and little sores but nothing too unbearable. Speech is getting easier too, but still reading the news with them in!

Birthday Braces

I've taken the aligners out more today because of the number of teas and birthday cake I needed to consume. 


Teeth feel fine, and actually, it's been good practice for getting them in and out in seconds. 


They seem to get more dirty the more regularly I eat, so really good cleaning in between is a MUST. 


The big lesson comes NEXT when we have the Birthday night out - invisalign & booze!