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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Friday, 09 January 2009 09:51 |
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{So, traveled all the way to Houston for my 3.20pm appointment. Waited at the lounge for a further 2 minutes again (last time was also a really short wait!) before seeing my dentist.
I think the impression wasn't taken properly on the 1st time round for my lower arch, that's why I'm back again. The friendly receptionist (I think she's the best receptionist that a dental practice can have!) assured me that I would be receiving my aligners around mid November, so can definitely bring the aligners back to Taiwan to show Mum & Daddy! They'll be intrigued to see Invisalign aligners- nearly invisible braces!!
In the surgery room, the desk is full of Invisalign boxes for different patients- I am sure there were like 30 boxes! Guess the dentist is fully booked with just Invisalign treatments. I am not surprised, because with an amazing offer of just 1500 dollars for the full treatment, one would be insane not to take it up! (Normal price is around 3000 dollars !!)
So just looking forward to seeing the clincheck, which will be available to view in the next 7-10 days!}  |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 07:41 |
Invisalign Diary: 1st set (Day2) |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Friday, 09 January 2009 10:19 |
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{Nothing much to report, just finding myself keep sucking spit out of the aligners when they're inside my mouth because the trays are not sitting 100% tightly. I am also finding it practically impossible to keep my mouth closed as on top my 'natural' overjet, I have three bumps on the left and 1 bump on the right of my upper tray, which add extra things for my short upper lip to cover. Arghhhh- but the good thing is that the pain is very minimal! The dentist told me that in terms of pain, the 1st set was supposed to be the worst- so I can definitely deal with the pain, without pain killers, for the next 11 months!
Oh, and now I really have to 'plan' what to eat, in case I accidentally miss out the sweets- coz apart from the three main meals a day, I am too lazy to eat anything else (as it's quite a hassle to go through the 'take out trays-brush teeth-wash trays-put the trays back on' procedure.)}  |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 07:40 |
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Invisalign Diary: 1st set (Day1) |
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Written by Innovative Ortho, DDS
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Friday, 09 January 2009 09:52 |
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{God, I've abandoned this blog for far too long- over 2 months - there is a story behind this! I did see my Clincheck in November, which was awesome and the final result looked pretty impressive. Shame that I couldn't get the clincheck file to share with all of you. I'll try to persuade the dental clinic again to see whether I can get hold of the file. From the Clincheck, I learnt that my treatment process would take 11 months for my lower arch and 7/8 months for my upper arch. I have to say that I was a bit surprised because I thought my upper teeth looked worse than lower!
So, the reason of a 2 month gap is because I had to leave the country for almost a month in December (my big holiday of the year!) and my trays didn't arrive at the end of November (apparently they missed me out by just 1 or 2 days!). So, after a long, long wait til the festivities ended on 5th Jan (practice only started to operate from the 5th), I have finally got my trays today! I was so excited that my heart was racing faster than the speed of the light rail into Memorial!
So my dentist fitted the trays for me initially and asked me to take them off myself in front of the mirror with help of his instructions. The trays were not as soft as I had thought- they're quite rigid and strong. (I don't know WHY I thought they would be similar to the home teeth whitening trays- how would they move my teeth into right places in just 11 months?) It's not difficult to take down and put up the trays, actually, but you really have to open wide your mouth!
Oh, and one tip for you guys, before doing Invisalign, you should really have all your teeth checked up. Because I've been brushing my teeth a bit too hard, bits of my gum has recessed and revealed sensitive root. And now, every time I take off the trays, my fingers/nails are touching the sensitive parts and it hurts a little (okay, maybe quite a lot, but I wanted to put up a brave face). And because the molds are made already, I probably can't go back to my normal dentist and ask them to put composite to cover the sensitive areas as it might affect how the trays fit on my teeth! I'll just have to live with it for the next 11 months I suppose! =_=
So my feeling after the 1st day is quite positive- the trays are easy to manage, they are indeed pretty much invisible (I am going to have 'attachments' on my teeth so the trays have 'bubbles' on them already, so if you look really closely and when i smile too wide, then people can notice the 'bubbles'), AND, strangely enough, I am not in that much pain, just a bit sore... And into the negatives... I met up with friends after my appointment at Starbucks and watching everyone enjoying their cafe latte and me with my bottled water was not a good feeling! It did lure me to take off the trays but the sensible side of me stopped myself as I didn't have my toothbrush or toothpaste!}
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 06:31 |
Invisalign Diary: 1st set (Day4) |
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