Here's the Deal: Invisalign Update - Tray 6

Hi everyone! Honey here with my next update. Last night, I switched over to tray 6 and I am really noticing changes this time around. My upper teeth are definitely overlapping my lower teeth way more then they ever have and it feels AMAZING when I bite down without my aligners! Also, my lower snaggly tooth is lining up so much! I really see the difference and my dentist has noticed it as well! Overall - things are still status quo. I'm still using my electric toothbrush for the first few days when I put in a new tray and it helps the teeth "wiggle" into place a little better. My teeth are pretty sore today though. Really feeling it in my upper snaggly tooth. 

Not much else to report on. Pictures below.

May 25th, 2016

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Honey Lea

Here's the Deal: Invisalign Update - Tray 5

Hello everyone! It's hard to believe that I am already 25% of the way through my treatment! How crazy is that? 

I popped in tray 5 last night. It wasn't as tight as tray 4 but I'm still feeling a lot of pressure. I'm not relying on as much ibuprofen so that's exciting. I haven't noticed any noticeable changes since I posted about my gap. Yet again, everything is pretty status quo.

I am noticing that it's getting harder for me to stick to the 22 hours/day rule. I am definitely getting lazier with the maintenance as well. Just overall feeling really annoyed when I can't eat things people offer to me because I JUST flossed or brushed my teeth. In a way, it's been nice as I am trying to eat better and get healthier. On the other hand, I've been doing some rigorous workouts and trying to build muscle so I can't keep up with the eating 6-meals a day crap. I think I am going to try a post-workout whey protein powder shake to try and get some protein and calories in me fast and easy. That's also better to work around with the aligners. 

Here's some photos I took last night before popping in the new trays. I will say that the new trays have some weird impressions on the upper teeth to pull the front ones forward and they have been MURDERING the inside of my lip (tray 4 had these as well). My whole mouth area is just getting beat up by these trays - cheeks, lips, tongue, ugh! So if you notice dry/sore spots on there, that's why. Oh and can we talk about how much lip product these aligners collect? IT'S INSANE. 

May 11th, 2016

(Tiny gap forming in between 2 front teeth)

Noticeable overlap of the top teeth, FINALLY!

As always, thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Honey Lea

Here's the Deal: Invisalign Hygiene Update

I spent a much needed 4 days in the California desert attending the Stagecoach country music festival over this weekend. It was awesome and we had such a blast - however, I have many things to share for Invisalign users!

Let me just start by saying that festival food (and snacking in general) SUCKS when you have Invisalign. I have to be very strategic on when I eat and then floss and swish and ughhhhhhh. Now imagine doing that at a festival with stinky portable bathrooms, no running water, and fatty foods. It was the worst. I stopped fussing as much as I usually do just because it was too hard finding water that I didn't have to pay $10 for. One of my snacks was a pretzel with mustard and now my trays are YELLOW. Like, really yellow! 

I also didn't bring my denture cleanser with me because I thought it wasn't a necessary packing item. For the first time since I've had my aligners, I can say that I see that "foul odor" everyone talks about and it makes me realize just how important my denture cleanser really is. I brushed my aligners twice a day and rinsed them whenever I could and the odor was STILL really bad! Not to mention the discoloration! 

So overall, I can safely say the denture cleanser isn't just nice - it's a necessity!

Also, in other news, I have my first gap! I have always had the TIGHTEST contacts on my teeth, so to see a gap is really awesome. As weird and goofy as that sounds, its a visual reminder that my teeth are moving and I am getting closer and closer the end of my treatment! Photo below...

May 3rd, 2016

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Honey Lea