Adam

So today at 12:05 I had my aligners fitted. When I got to the dentist we had a quick chat, calmed any nerves that there might have been and then talked about what we would be doing. First I had to have 7 attachments/buttons fitted to my teeth, three on top and four on the bottom.

Fortunately all attachments were on the sides so not clearly visible, you can slightly see the top ones, only when I smile widely, but given I rarely smile due to my teeth I should be safe for now. So first I had my teeth polished where the attachments were to go, and then he bonded the attachments, which was a little uncomfortable keeping my mouth open for the 20 odd minutes it took to do. Then he had to shape them and make sure there were not irritable points on them, this again was a little uncomfortable but nothing too bad. After this it was then a case of fitting the Invisalign and I have to say it was a relief when he did so, because there was no pain at all, just some mild discomfort, which I am still feeling an hour and a half after treatment.

But in all it was not an unpleasant experience, it was tolerable, and so far I am feeling good about making the decision. The aligners are noticeable when you look out for them, but would have thought anyone far away from me wouldn’t notice them, but the real acid test will be tomorrow at work to see the reaction from those that know about them, and those who don’t. So here are the pictures, close up of the aligners, I had just cleaned them as practising taking them out and putting them in again, which was fairly straight forward so you might notice a couple of water bubbles, but I don’t think they look too bad.





Thanks for reading.

~Adam