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So at my one-month visit the ortho pulled out the plaster model he got back from the lab showing what my teeth will hopefully look like when we're done. Wow. Imagine me, with straight teeth!

The ortho wants to pull one of my incisors that tips way back to relieve the crowding on the bottom arch. So I'd have 3 incisors, which I think would look weird. He says it won't be that obvious to others and that it is the most "practical" approach at my age with my teeth. So, I would ...

I was at a business dinner last week and my vendor asked me if I had Invisalign. At first, I was really self-conscious that she said something, but then she said that she only noticed because both she and her husband had had Invisalign. It actually ended up being a positive discussion, with one other person saying that she hoped to get Invisalign in the future, and one other person saying that he hadn't noticed I was wearing them.

All in all, I notice that I'm a lot less sensitive ...

Well, I was hurting pretty bad last night when I went to bed, took some Ibuprofen and I slept pretty good. I'm still hitting that one bracket on the right lower, but it's not as bad as yesterday. Ironically enough, I'm already starting to get used them. Not too much rubbing/irritation to my lips/cheeks yet.

Almost 5 months into treatment -- 4 days before my 5th adjustment -- and I've seen something I've never before seen in my lifetime...

My two front teeth no longer overlap!!! I noticed it this morning, and my coworker even laughed and said, "You have a gap in your teeth now!" I didn't even care that she was laughing at me. THIS... is what's bothered me my whole life. I've always looked like I've had one big front tooth, and now I have (almost) two separate teeth. ...