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It's been an hour since I visited the orthodontist to pick up my first set of trays. So far, so good. I feel no pain on my teeth, just a little pressure.

The appointment went pretty smoothly. The orthodontist put them on my teeth and then left me alone to read the Invisalign manual and to go through the starter kit.

I received the Invisalign cases (red and blue), a blue travel toothbrush (very nice), and some travel toothpaste. Not the best swag bag, but not the worst either. I'm happy.

I have 12 aligner trays each for upper and lower teeth. The orthodontist is only starting me out with one set, which means I have to go back in 2 weeks. I was so hoping to bring another set home. LOL

After going through the starter kit and letting the trays warm up in my mouth, one of the staff assistants came over to answer questions and to teach me how to insert/remove the trays. Easy peasy. This forum along with youtube has taught me well.

I will receive attachments/buttons on the third tray so I have four weeks to snap these babies (this set and the next) on/off before the real struggle comes in.

The orthodontist didn't mention anything about IPR but I saw on the Invisalign box that it's included in my treatment. I'll blog about it if/when it happens.

Here are some photos of my smile with/without Invisalign. I took them on my computer this morning but I'm going to ask for a copy of the dentist photos on the next visit so you can get a better look.

The first two are me without the Invisalign. The others are with my trays on. The space in between my upper and lower teeth appears larger with the trays in my mouth.

ETA: I have a teeth cleaning scheduled for later this afternoon so I promise I'll have brighter teeth next time.