Explanations

Good morning everyone... (Good Morning Faith) How is everyone today? (Good thank you Faith)
Good, coz I have some explaining to do. If anyone needs the bathroom, go now, OK? Anyone? Good.

I realised last night that I didnt eplain too much of the procedure, which isn't helpful for those of you who are thinking about getting Invisalign.

When I went to the ortho yesterday, first he fitted his Invisalign mold, which is essentially the same as the real thing but thinner and more brittle. This he used to figure out where exactly to place my nine buttons. He first gave the offending teeth a quick clean and then rubbed a mild acid on them, to burr the surface of the teeth he was attaching them to. Then they blobbed little bits of whiteish goo to my teeth, put the Invisalign molds over it and shaped it with tweezers, then cured it with a blue light that made a whirring noise. Done. Easy as pie. Mmm pie.
Then Mr Rubber Glove Hands got a little thingy and shaved one tooth on either side. He put glasses on me, and the nurse lady was fanging away with the suction. Not pleasant, but not sore or uncomfortable.

Then it was time to fit them, which took a while, and grunting from both me and him (as he pushed down hard). I was out the door smiling.

Last night, I couldn't get my top aligner off for dinner, or to brush after, or before going to bed, so it stayed on, as well as the bottom one, as they do, for 22 hours a day. During my sleep I dribbled so much!!!! I guess my face isn't used to the intruders in it. This morning I took some painkillers and managed to pull both aligners out first try, and stuffed myself full of breakfast so I wouldnt have to eat until lunch. The worstbit of the whole thing is that my teeth are real sensitive and feel wobbly, and when the aligners are out on one side, the teeth get pushed around a bit, and it huuuuuuuuurts. But you don't leave it lilke that for long.

Anyway, this was a huge post, hopefully keep you reading till my next one, it may be a few days, since the eventfulness has now passed.

Love, light and happiness to all my blog stalkers!!!