Striving for perfection

Well, I just came from Stonecreek Dental. They had called me
last week to tell me my new bottom refinement trays were in. I had gotten my
new ones for my uppers a while back and had been progressing with those while I
was waiting on the new lowers.

Good thing too! I only have 9 new lower trays compared to
the 19 new trays I had gotten for the uppers earlier. The score now with what
I’m wearing today: uppers 13 lowers 9 ….left to go.

So at the end of this stretch if my teeth are “perfect”, it
will be time for my retainers. If not, I have two more sets of refinements I
can use to get my teeth exactly where they should be!

It really is amazing how these little plastic “braces” can
move your teeth so much. But your teeth are like Mother Nature and don’t always
move as fast or just exactly where they should be the first time. That is why with
Invisalign, you get the “refinements”. After the main go round of trays, the
folks at Stonecreek check and recheck your progress and alignment. So with me right now, I’m in the “refinement”
stages, getting my teeth “just perfect”.

It will be interesting to see if this set will be enough to
finish it all out. I’ll keep you updated!

The Last Trays?

Well, today was supposed to be the original last day of trays on my Invisalign adventure, BUT…it’s not. I just had my appointment today and I still need some further adjustment.

 This really doesn’t come as a surprise. I had to have an adjustment to my upper trays a few weeks back that already extended the time I will be in my Invisaligns and now am going to need more trays for the bottoms.