NEW TRAYS! Succeess!

New trays! Well, second tray. Just when I was getting used to the first tray, they gotta go and make me put this new tray into place. Owwww... maybe I need to go get some more painkillers. I know, I'm such a wuss. :(

Two weeks down... many many more to go?

New spiderman though! (new to me ok. No making fun of me).

New Invisalign Aligners

3 more days (I think... I can't count.. my orthodontist will do it for me!) until new aligners. I'm excited but getting impatient. My teeth haven't even begun to move! My stash of tylenol 3s has now run out and there's no pain...

Whew

Waiting for the next tray now. Can't come any sooner.

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...

Someone's kicked my mouth

If Claude Leumieux punched me in the mouth, I think this is what it'd feel like. My teeth are killing me and those pesky elastics are.. gah! The buttons, the pain, need to find me more tylenol 3s. I wonder if L can help me get some.. hum. :)

I'm also starving! It hurts to bite, chew and do anythings so I'm stuck with soft foods. These little aligners are being a pain too and make me concious when eating. My tongue is also killing me because it keeps rubbing that bottom retainer and is making it raw. I CANT STAND IT. I HATE MY MONTREAL ORTHODONTIST. 

I still have way too many sets of aligners to go through as well. Guess I'm going to be eating ice cream lots now.. *hurmph*

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.

Meeting with my orthodontist #1

"Macclo wha?"

 "A malocclusion is when your teeth are misaligned."  said my friendly orthodontist. (in case you're wondering I came home and googled it). He went on to describe in detail exactly what was wrong with my teeth and his recommended treatment.

I wasn't paying attention of course. That is until he quoted the price. $8,000?!? My car costs less than that!

Meeting orthodontist #2 next week. Maybe he'll be more reasonable.

In the meantime, it's time for some girl time at La Banquise.