My bottom teeth are SO loose. It's pretty gross. I've got this awful habit of clenching my teeth while I sleep, so I often wake up to very sore bottom teeth. On top of that, I've become obsessed with lightly clenching my teeth together voluntarily... to feel them move! I have issues...
The Invisalign trays are plugging along. I'm SO annoyed because we are on vacation this week -- in Florida, and I forgot to switch to Tray 4 before we left (as scheduled)! ::sigh:: There goes another week added on to treatment. I'm such a jackass...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Dogs get "hot spots" from too much licking...
People with traditional braces get "raw spots" from where the wire or bracket cuts into your cheek and/or the inside of your lips (after repeated exposure).
I have a raw spot right now... inside my bottom lip. At first, I thought it was the actual bracket cutting into my lip. But no, it's the wire in between two brackets. It sucks! I just put a little tab of dental wax on it and it definitely helps.
It's weird, b/c at night while you sleep, I guess a sort of vacuum occurs in your mouth and causes your lips to be drawn in to your teeth. So I often wake in the morning to find my braces almost embedded into my bottom lip. Over time, this one little spot has gotten a deeper and deeper indentation (from the wire) until it's finally broken the skin.
I love dental wax... don't know what I would do without it.
I have a raw spot right now... inside my bottom lip. At first, I thought it was the actual bracket cutting into my lip. But no, it's the wire in between two brackets. It sucks! I just put a little tab of dental wax on it and it definitely helps.
It's weird, b/c at night while you sleep, I guess a sort of vacuum occurs in your mouth and causes your lips to be drawn in to your teeth. So I often wake in the morning to find my braces almost embedded into my bottom lip. Over time, this one little spot has gotten a deeper and deeper indentation (from the wire) until it's finally broken the skin.
I love dental wax... don't know what I would do without it.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Tray #3
So, today is my first "offical day" of chaging my top Invisalign tray -- on my own. I was supposed to do it last night, but totally forgot. This coming from someone who was DYING during the first two weeks... knowing that I had to wait until week six until I was able to switch to Tray 2!
In any case, I remembered this morning and swapped out Tray 2 for 3. It was very tight when I first put it in, but feels better already. My only complaint is that I have a 'sore spot' now on the upper right molar area. I guess that's the area being 'worked on' with this tray.
My bottom teeth are doing okay. I am never completely pain free... unless I am not eating. Eating, chewing, biting, etc. are all still a challenge. My bottom teeth are a little lose and therefore, don't do well with foods that exert pressure (which most do). Breads really suck b/c they either get stuck everywhere (in the brackets) if they are too soft or, are impossible to tear through and chew if they have any sort of crust.
Things like apples, celery and anything else 'crunchy' are still a challenge as well.
All that said though -- my bottom teeth have really shifted quite a bit. There are some significant improvements in areas that were pretty out of sorts before. I still have one specific area that appears to need significant movement... but I honestly need to look at the original pictures to do a comparrison. My guess is that these teeth have shifted... just not as much as the others.
In any case, I remembered this morning and swapped out Tray 2 for 3. It was very tight when I first put it in, but feels better already. My only complaint is that I have a 'sore spot' now on the upper right molar area. I guess that's the area being 'worked on' with this tray.
My bottom teeth are doing okay. I am never completely pain free... unless I am not eating. Eating, chewing, biting, etc. are all still a challenge. My bottom teeth are a little lose and therefore, don't do well with foods that exert pressure (which most do). Breads really suck b/c they either get stuck everywhere (in the brackets) if they are too soft or, are impossible to tear through and chew if they have any sort of crust.
Things like apples, celery and anything else 'crunchy' are still a challenge as well.
All that said though -- my bottom teeth have really shifted quite a bit. There are some significant improvements in areas that were pretty out of sorts before. I still have one specific area that appears to need significant movement... but I honestly need to look at the original pictures to do a comparrison. My guess is that these teeth have shifted... just not as much as the others.
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