Invisalign Trays 17/23 Refinement.

Well months have passed since I last posted after having been so diligent for so long. After a tough summer and about 6 weeks of allergy hell and not sleeping night after night, and having tried heavy duty steroids, and 5 different antihistamines none that helped, I saw a second specialist who gave me something called Atarax and binged it worked! – So relieved to be able to sleep, be able to work again, and back to invisalign once more. I think it was probably triggered by the heat wave, humidity and maybe stress but once started it was like a bush fire and so hard to put out.

I am now on trays 17/23 of the first refinement, and am picking up my last 6 trays next week – supposedly. 2 years now done! I am sure that I will need a second refinement as although the top teeth are looking really good now, and the arch has widened out the bottom teeth are a bit of a disaster however…..hmmm. The bottom teeth are now no longer parallel to the upper teeth and have a awlful skew, not great and certainly not what I expected after 2 WHOLE YEARS OF WEARING PLASTIC….UGH. So I will see what my dentist has to say but I think realistically likely 6-12 months of trying to sort it out.  I have actually got used to wearing the trays now but am worried my gums might be receding as now have quite a few ugly black triangles. Am a pretty aggrevied about the slopey bottom teeth – as it seems to be a problem that invisalign have caused.

My friend with the metal hidden braces is still also going through treatment – massively extended treatment plan and had to change orthodontist so has not gone as well as planned and on balance I am still glad I chose the invisalign path.

I will report back after the next appointment……..