Hi everyone and I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter period! (Although this feels like a lifetime ago now!)
I spent the Easter bank holiday weekend down in Devon with my partner and his family which was lovely, although the weather wasn’t the kindest to us but we still had a wonderful time together. The week before Easter, I was away in Val D’Isere in France skiing for a week with my partner and my family – somehow the weather there, at 2,000m above sea level within a valley of mountains with snow all around, was much more pleasant and I even came back with a slight ‘goggle tan’!
Obviously, during the days and times when you are out of your normal routine is when you must adapt to make things work, and being on holiday can make things very difficult. I found that this was especially the case whilst being away during my Invisalign journey. I found my evening meals were extended during my time in France because of the various food courses we were having, so this did mean my time wearing my aligners was reduced. However; I think even Derek would choose the cheese and wine course over wearing the aligners for an extra hour!! Going on from this, it’s extremely important to use the chewies as this is what seats the aligners in place. As I was averaging about 20 hours a day in my aligners instead of the 22 hours as suggested, I was very cautious to use the chewies at regular intervals to make sure my aligners were seated as much as possible even in my reduced time of wearing them.
This is now my 4th Invisalign update for you all and I am currently in my 4th stage of aligners in my refinement process. I only have 7 aligners for this refinement so essentially, if my maths is correct… this leaves me with just 3 weeks to go! The whole process has gone by very quickly and I am still so impressed with how the treatment has worked. I remember when my attachments were first fitted to my teeth, I thought how am I ever going to get used to these, especially as I have one attachment on my tongue side of the tooth! But it’s crazy how the mouth, being such a sensitive area, adjusts to its new normal. Although, I say the attachments feel normal to me now, I am still very much looking forward to the sensation of running my tongue against polished, smooth teeth!
I hope you are all enjoying these updates and it has given you an insight to the Invisalign process and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will be more than happy to help you!
