Hi folks! Hope you have all been well in the final days of summer. Autumn is just around the corner!
It's been a while since I updated and that's mostly because I took an extended vacation at the end of August (as I mentioned in my previous post). My husband and I spent about 10 days traveling the interior of Alaska, mostly in a rental RV so life was very different for a while! This also meant that I had to wear tray 12 for 3 weeks instead of 2. Initially, I was super bummed out about it, but because we were always running around and road tripping, it actually worked out pretty well. I was a lot more lenient with the wear time of my aligners but because I wore them an extra week, it didn't prevent too much movement of my teeth. I also didn't have sore teeth on vacation so that felt nice!
Side note: Alaska is one of the most amazing places I have ever been to. It's so VAST and expansive. It feels like magic radiates from the ground. I have been in a weird depressed funk since we returned home a couple weeks ago. I never felt such a strong pull to go back to a place I've vacationed, even Hawaii! And I live in Santa Barbara, which a lot of people consider "paradise." Isn't it interesting how people always think the grass is greener on the other side? (Though, let's admit, Alaska is A LOT greener than California right now - #droughtlife!)
I received tray 13 the day after I got back from vacation and had minimal IPR done. The tray was snug but not as tight as the one before. My teeth were still sore for about 4-5 days. I forgot to take a picture for that since I had my trays put in during the day (oops!). Last night, I put in tray 14 and I'm definitely feeling that motion today. Better whip out that ibuprofen!
My molars are still not touching in the back and it's become super frustrating. Chewing is actually harder because there are certain things that I can't grind down like I used to. Things like shredded carrots, green beans, and other skinny items aren't thick enough to be ground up but are too solid to swallow. So I'm a lot more picky about what I eat and as of late, it hasn't been a whole lot of healthy stuff. Generally, junk food is easier for me to chew so that's what I've been going with. Not super proud of it but what are you gonna do? Not eat?! [GASP]
As I've mentioned before, the yellowing is OUT OF CONTROL. But I can't be bothered to brush after lunch or when I eat out. Sometimes I barely have time to swish my mouth with water. So let's just pray the whitening treatment following my last tray will bring me a miracle! [insert praying emoji hands here]
Also, I'm able to feel the backside of my upper snaggly tooth almost entirely with my tongue. This provides a weird sensation because I'm not used to it. At first caress, I thought I had something stuck in my teeth so I was picking at it for a while before realizing "Hey, dumb dumb, that's your own tooth!" My teeth are looking exceptionally straight and my overbite is coming in stronger little by little. Check out pictures below!
September 20th, 2016
The photo below is deceiving because it looks like my molars are in fact touching, but they aren't! The space between them is small, but the angle that I took this picture is from above so you can't really see the space left in between. My guess is that the space is roughly 2-3cm.
As always, thanks for reading. See you next time!
xoxo,
Honey Lea
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