First of all, after about a week with the first aligners, they became pretty loose and easy to get on and off. It became so routine and comfortable, I forgot they were even on - until I kept finding myself grinding my teeth ALL THE TIME! It did become harder to chew since my bite alignment became completely messed up... This happened much quicker than I anticipated. I also couldn't bite into foods directly with my front teeth as they stayed fairly sensitive. I even ventured out to dinner a couple times and it went well! It's kind of awkward brushing and flossing and taking care of business, but thankfully, I don't get embarrassed easily.
I've also been around quite a few people while taking my son to school and Halloween parties, and as far as I could tell, no one noticed! I do have the lisp when I'm talking, but that's a small price to pay. My good friend Veronica told me she could only tell when we were speaking really close together. Sweet!
After all of our Halloween festivities tonight, I tried on the 2nd set of aligners. They weren't difficult to get on, just tighter. I feel the same amount of pressure in the front of my mouth as the 1st set during the first few days. Hopefully these aren't too difficult or painful to get off in the morning!
Well, I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween! Time to go browse through pictures!
I'm glad to see you're so positive about it! Sounds like it's all downhill from here. You're going to have some beautiful teethies :)
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