#12/12 Refinement set #??? uhhh

Yeah, I've lost count... but I did get my next set of refinements from San Diego before the new year and have been changing the aligners out weekly.

I'm currently wearing #12 of 12 (which hurt!), and if I was still living in SD, I don't think this would be my last set. See, when I was on #10, things were looking good. Those two teeth on the bottom that just wouldn't line up, were finally right. there. I thought, "Yipee! It's working! Only 2 more to go!"

Then I put in #11.
Which jacked it up.

I thought, "okay, maybe #12 will fix it."

Nope. They are still misaligned. No one else would notice, and by all means, my teeth are AMAZING compared to how they were before... but I have to admit, I'm a wee bit disappointed with the amount of time this has taken AND the fact that they aren't perfect... ya know... almost 5000 dollars later. In no way am I blaming my awesome dentist. I think this has something to do with the fine movements involved with the Invisalign trays.

So what do I do now? I have no idea. I will have to speak to my dentist about it back in Cali or just accept my teeth as they are... or I'm even contemplating going back to #10.

Until then, here are some comparison pictures:

In the beginning, there was staining and crazy crookedness


but in the end, you can see the light and improvement!




and the bottom teeth that still aren't lined up:


(I did up the contrast in this pic to help define the teeth, so do ignore the dark spots on the back molars - those are NOT cavities LOL)

The good news is - for the first time in my life, I can bite straight on into an apple! It's just too bad I hate apples! haha