Chewies!

No, not the star wars character. They're these little rubber things that you need when putting your Invisalign aligners in. Apparantly they help my teeth and retainer work better together.

Guess I should be using them more!

In any case, on to tray 14. Come onnnnnn teeth.

BTW, wish I'd know this when looking for an orthodontist.

TEN. Can I hear a BOO YAH!

Invisalign Tray 10. 

YES!

Then I realize how many more I have to go.

BOO.

That's all for now.

Except for this.

DAy... too many

Tray 4 coming up and the pain of the trays is getting less now. I didn't even notice the last one.

I'm even prouder that I'm now Houdini when it comes to getting these retainers off. Look ma! No hands! And by no hands, I mean no hooks. No invisalign hooks! Arg... wanna see my hook?

Still waiting for my teeth to change. My routine goes a little like this:

Wake up
Check mirror
Go back to bed
Wake up
Check mirror

Maybe I need to get rid of my mirror for now.

Unamed montreal orthodontist - you better be right! 

Invisalign Montreal: Day Five

Haagen Daas, how I love thee. Things are finally getting easier and the aligners don't bother me as much anymore. I still feel like a gimp trying to take my aligners in and out, but it's getting easier too. Too bad I accidentally bit my cheek so now I'm a little chip munky.

*Counts down.. * I have how many trays to go?

I can't take this. Must find ice cream. Need... sustenance...

Invisalign

Ok, decided on Invisalign and today was day #1! Overbite and crowding means I'm paying too much, but I'm going to have an awesome smile. I hope. I think.

Had the molds done a few weeks ago (while trying desperately to hold down my lunch) and TADA! Today, brand new aligners. Putting them on.. not so yeah. Took an hour for them to go over everything with me and now I have little white notches all over my teeth to hold them in place.

I also don't get to escape having elastics and still have those on my bottom teeth. Soooooo hard to take off! Putting them on though - c'est facile! 

So for the next 1.5 years of my life.. I'm stuck with Invisalign. Let's see what happens shall we?

Meeting with orthodontist #2, 3, 4 and 5

Ok. I'm exhausted and done. Met with way too many orthodontiste who poked and prodded me (ok not really, but I felt that way) until I finally had enough. Big range of prices and way too much information later.. here's what I know

• Normal braces are cheap. Well, as cheap as can be. They're kind of ugly, but at least they come in colors! I... still dont feel like looking like a 10 year old, so that's out.
• Damon Braces are clear... but still look not so good. I think my mom would disapprove.
• Finally, we have Invisalign braces which seem like a good choice, but $7,000!!! Cheaper than the ortho #1, but still...  

I tried some googling today.. Invisalign Montreal, Montreal Invisalign,  Orthodontie Montreal, Montreal Orthodontists.... and I gave up. Too many results, too little time.