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Clincheck

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by , 05-18-2009 at 11:49 AM (546 Views)
Oh the excitement of the clincheck!

3 weeks after I had my initial consultation and impressions done/photos taken my clincheck was ready. Sent a sneaky e-mail to my ortho end of last week just checking it was ready and found out he had already done some tweaking with Invisalign to improve the process and movement.

This appointment lasted about 20 minutes and was more of a progress update. My uppers will take about 7 and a half month and the lowers about 5 months based on changing the trays every 10 days (and wearing them for 23hrs a day) plus probably another 2 months at the end for the refinement process.

I have 4 attachments on the top and none (yay!) on the bottom, although my ortho said he only puts them on if he feels its necessary and even then its about half way through the treatment plan.

Whitening is included in my package so my ortho is keen to start that straight away, its nice to know my teeth will be improving in colour before they even start seriously moving! Have always thought my eye teeth (big pointy fang teeth) look far dingier then the others and there is only so much whitening toothpaste can do.... Still, I don't smoke and I don't drink tea or red wine so they probably could be worse...

Had a quick chat about retainers, they will either be Invisalign retainers or he can glue my teeth together. Quiet extreme but can work very well!

My next appointment is in another 3 weeks when I meet my aligners :-)

Check out my blog at www.myinvisalignsmile.blogspot.com to see my clincheck!
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  1. mariahfromchicago's Avatar
    That's awesome news. hope your appointment in 3 weeks goes well.
  2. Sunny's Avatar
    Sounds like a great deal Lauren!

    Your clincheck looks great ... especially for your uppers! You must be thrilled.

    Good luck with getting started!
  3. lemon tree's Avatar
    The clincheck looks great. I've been really thankful for mine along the way. It's a great motivator, especially when the teeth don't seem to have moved with a particular tray.
  4. PrincessLauren's Avatar
    I love watching it! Wonder what the record is for watching the clincheck? I must be up to about 10 times for each of the 6 movies! My uppers is my fav :-)

    I forgot to add my ortho had a CD with the movies already saved on to take away from my appointment, I think I am very lucky with my ortho so far.
  5. lemon tree's Avatar
    hehe... I was the same way when I first got mine! It does wonders for the self-esteem.
  6. kezzakattami's Avatar
    Its such an exciting time when you first start your treatment and that continues throughout each tray, as you feel even the teeniest of movement!

    My 'eye' teeth are also a different shade from the rest of them....hope my whitening takes care of that too!
  7. Anny's Avatar
    I wish I'd gotten whittening done beforehand too - sounds like you have this really thought out