Invislign Trays no 28/53! ….or maybe 28/50 apparently according my dentist. So yesterday I had my first IPR experience, somewhat of a non event as I cannot actually see the new gap as it is towards the back of my upper arch. I knew that he had the options of a hand file or a electric drill file, and was a little disappointed that he used the drill file, as lots of high speed whirring, and one slip and that is a gouge in the wrong place.This was the first of 7 cuts I have to have. Each IPR is about 0.2 or 0.3mm.

My dentist also confirmed that he has now received the new 3D scanning machine but didn’t offer to use this which I found really disappointing. He said that he has only just received it and is using it to send off to Invisalign the scans for a much faster turn around of the trays. I see this scan as the  only real way to evaluate the bite properly. I have one  upper molar that is refusing to move down as planned, and the tray now has  gap of about 2mm at the bottom of which is empty and it fills up with water and saliva – charming! I mentioned this to him but he seemed very casual about it and said that later on “down the line” if I needed some attachments to bring this tooth down then we would need to get a refinement. But don’t I need this now? It is getting really left behind in the treatment plan. It is pretty clear to me that this tooth is not moving as planned and putting if off will surely just mean adding more time to the end of the process?

So the next planned 4 IPR cuts take place in 6 weeks, and these ones are right at the front of my lower arch – so these will be on show – great.

Delighted to be “over the tooth hill” now tho and less than half way to go!