Just to update, I can't believe that all these years I spent eating with my posterior teeth because I couldn't bite with my front teeth. Eating has been so comfortable.
In my life things are going really good so I'm really happy. Having nice teeth to express that happiness is just the icing on the cake. I go to the gym with one of friends and she says I smile all the time like a psychopath. I can't stop smiling because I feel like I spent the first quarter of my life never smiling because of my teeth, that now I just can't stop!
To tell you the truth, I've been leaving my aligners off more than 2 hours a day which should be the maximum). I have to eat like 5 times a day in small portions to keep my metabolism going. Plus I've been doing a lot more strength training so I get hungrier more often. To compensate for it, I have been wearing my aligners (and switching to a new set) every 3 weeks instead of 2 weeks. It will delay the completion of my treatment but that's okay with me. I'm in no rush to finish. My dentist also said its better to wear them longer than the minimum time.
Your blog is tremendously inspiring. I'm 50 years old and have lived with an open bite all my life. I'm about to begin invisalign treatment. Previous orthos have told me I need jaw surgery, but I'm hoping invisalign will help close my bite even if it's never a perfect bite. Thanks for all your posts.
ReplyDeleteThank for reading! It worked for me, it will definitely work for you. When you have such an obvious and noticeable issue, just getting to a point of normalcy is a blessing. Let me know how your treatment goes! I actually saw my bite close halfway through treatment (set 14). Good news is you won't have to wait til the very end for the bite to close.
DeleteCongrats on your progress, you teeth are looking amazing!
ReplyDeleteHello! I was wondering if you had to have any teeth extractions?
ReplyDeleteI did! a wisdom but because it was partially intruded and inflamed, not because of the invisalign. and luckily it was in the very beginning of the treatment, i think when I was still on the first trays
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