attachments on and first lot of IPR over
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:08 am
Hi
I got my attachments on today. They feel a bit weird and I've not tried to take my aligner off yet, but we'll see if I can manage it in 10 minutes when dinner is ready!
Putting them on was fine, there was no discomfort at all. The aligner definitely feels tighter than the first set I had without attachments.
I also had my first lot of IPR and it was no way near as bad as I had imagined it might be. You could tell what he was doing but it didn't hurt unless he went into the gum (which he did a few times). For the benefit of anyone reading this whilst considering whether or not to get invisalign, IPR is where they shave a bit off the side of your teeth to create the space for the teeth to become straight (I assume this would only be done in cases of overcrowding). In total over the next 8 months I will have 0.3mm shaved off each tooth to make space.
To create the space he took a thin metal strip with holes in it (a bit like a mini cheesegrater - sorry, that's a terrible explanation but all I can liken it to) and he runs it between your teeth like flossing. You can feel it but it wasn't sore on the teeth. I am the worlds biggest woos when it comes to dental treatments. I am the girl that kicks her feet in the dentists chair when getting a filling or even a scale and polish! So if I say it didn't hurt, it really didn't!
Right, I think my lasagne is ready - wish me luck for getting my aligners off!
I got my attachments on today. They feel a bit weird and I've not tried to take my aligner off yet, but we'll see if I can manage it in 10 minutes when dinner is ready!
Putting them on was fine, there was no discomfort at all. The aligner definitely feels tighter than the first set I had without attachments.
I also had my first lot of IPR and it was no way near as bad as I had imagined it might be. You could tell what he was doing but it didn't hurt unless he went into the gum (which he did a few times). For the benefit of anyone reading this whilst considering whether or not to get invisalign, IPR is where they shave a bit off the side of your teeth to create the space for the teeth to become straight (I assume this would only be done in cases of overcrowding). In total over the next 8 months I will have 0.3mm shaved off each tooth to make space.
To create the space he took a thin metal strip with holes in it (a bit like a mini cheesegrater - sorry, that's a terrible explanation but all I can liken it to) and he runs it between your teeth like flossing. You can feel it but it wasn't sore on the teeth. I am the worlds biggest woos when it comes to dental treatments. I am the girl that kicks her feet in the dentists chair when getting a filling or even a scale and polish! So if I say it didn't hurt, it really didn't!
Right, I think my lasagne is ready - wish me luck for getting my aligners off!
