Second Appointment, my aligners are in!!!

 Pictures of Marketplace Dentistry

Hello again!



So sorry that I have been slacking on the blogging......
Since the last time I posted I have had my teeth slenderized, had my attachments put on and received my aligners.


First I am going to explain what goes on when your teeth are slenderized. Because my lower teeth are crowded  Dr. Lewinger had to make some space between them in order to line them up. He used special abrasive strips, kind of like dental sand paper to make tiny spaces between my lower front teeth.  He said not to worry the spaces will close as the teeth straighten.

Next are the attachments, the best way to describe these are little bumps that are glued onto your teeth temporaraly. They are tooth coloured, made from the same material that is used for the white dental fillings. These attachments are used to help keep the aligners on as well as aid in moving certain teeth in the desired direction. They are removed when your invisalign treatment is finished. I am getting six to start and am getting one added on aligner nine (18 weeks). The one added later is to move my tooth second from the front because it is shorther than the one on the other side.

Finally, Dr. Lewinger fits my clear aligners. He checks that they fit properly, makes sure there are no rough spots also that my gums aren't being pinched. He gave me some special sticky wax just in case my tongue or cheeks get irratated from having something new in my mouth. It's like when you have to break in a new pair of heels, it takes a little bit of time to get used to.
This appointment was a very exciting one for me, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be as well. Completely pain free, no freezing needed. It felt a little weird getting my teeth slenderized, but not at all painful.
My advice is to make this appointment when you don't have a hot date or dinner party to go to within the next 3-4 days, only because the aligners fit tightly and your teeth are moving and are a little bit sore.
I only felt discomfort for the very first set of alligners for about 3 days when I was eating crusty bread or hard foods, softer foods were fine. When I put in the second set of aligners after two weeks they felt tight but there was no discomfort while eating.





My bag of goodies :)



Wearing my aligners, u cant even see them!

MY FIRST VISIT....HERE WE GO!!!



So I had my first and second appointments.



I kept meaning to post sooner but the holidays are a crazy time, I'm sure you all can understand.

Anyways, my visit to Dr. Lewinger's office, Marketplace Dentistry, was great. It is in the Maple part of Thornhill Woods, which is essentially in Vaughan. It was easy to find...I didn't even get lost! Here's the link to the website, where there is a map, so you won't get lost either! :) --> http://www.marketplacedentistry.ca/



"Before"



"Before"

The first appointment consisted of taking impressions so Invisalign can make replica models of my teeth how they were before treatment, taking pictures of my teeth, smile and facial profile as well as going over the things I would like to change about my smile and things Dr. Lewinger  thought could be improved as well. There are always things we as patients look over, we are concerned about cosmetics Dr. Lewinger looks at the overall picture and takes my bite and even places where I get food caught between my teeth into consideration.

"Before"

So impressions, in case some people have never had them, are pretty simple. Dr. Lewinger gets trays and fits them to my mouth. One for upper and one for the lower. The impressions are taken in two steps so that they are super accurate. First he puts in a thick putty like material and puts it in my mouth and presses it down onto my teeth. He jiggles this first impression around a bit to make space around my teeth. The second step is another impression done within the first impression, he uses the impression he just took, with the space around my teeth and refills it with a more flowable putty material. This is what makes the impression very accurate, as it flows into every nook and cranny in my teeth :)

Pictures are just that, photographs, close ups of my teeth from different angles as well as my front and side profile shots. I have attached my "before" pictures, so everyone can see how I started out.





"Before of lower teeth"

"Before of upper teeth"

Everyone always told me that my teeth were perfect, but me being picky and working in the dental field I started noticing little things that could be improved, and well, at 27 I finally decided to stop procrastinating and just do it!

"Before"