Hi everyone, it’s Anna here with a new blog post about my Invisalign journey.
WOW! I really can’t believe that I’m on tray five now! That’s a quarter of the way through my treatment already. For this blog post I’d like to let you all know a little about how it actually feels to wear Invisalign and how my perception of it has changed so far…
Progress so far
For starters, you may recall on Week 1 of my treatment, I was in a lot of pain after a few hours – although initially I didn’t feel anything at all when I put them on. Then, after three hours of wear, I really started to feel my teeth aching, so I knew they must be working.
Taking the trays in and out was a chore because my teeth, especially my bottom set, felt so sore. The first thought that went through my mind was ‘I’m in agony – I hope it’s not going to be like this the whole time!’
Thankfully, by day three my teeth had started to adapt and I noticed that the pain had subsided a great deal. That said, I haven’t really felt any intense pain with Invisalign – it’s more a dull ache when I do feel it. But because the pain means my teeth are moving, it’s an almost reassuring kind of pain – it has a purpose!
While tray three was painful, tray four was relatively painless overall, with some minor discomfort on the first few days. On Monday night, I moved to tray five and whilst tight at first, they are already beginning to feel a little slack.
Plastic fantastic
One of the things I have noticed with Invisalign is the taste of plastic you have for the first day after you wear a new set of aligners. It’s hard to describe, but when they are ‘new’ you can really taste the plastic. Is it just me? Have any of you noticed this as well?
It’s a feeling which soon subsides the longer you wear the aligners and after a day or two I often find myself forgetting they are even in my mouth! (I’ve had numerous slip ups where I’ve drank hot tea or ate something, forgetting they are in). I think this is testament to how comfortable Invisalign aligners really are!
Until next time,
~ Anna
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