December 27, 2006
Since the outgoing set is always so loose, I have to wonder if they change shape along with moving the teeth. Interesting thought. In any case. Nothing really new today. In 2 weeks I see the dentist for the first checkup and I get my next 3 sets of liners.
I'm still brushing and flossing like mad. So far the most annoying thing is that I have to change my style of eating. For Christmas I made a lovely Cranberry Pecan pie - a recipe that Jill was gracious enough to send me. Usually I eat dinner and then wait a while to eat any dessert. But now I face a dilemma.
I can eat dinner and not have pie.
I can eat dinner and then run up - brush and floss, put the Invisilines back on, take them out to eat pie later and do the brush/floss thing again.
I can eat dinner, leave the Invisiline's out then eat pie later.
Or I can eat dinner, eat pie, then go brush/floss.
I'm going with the last one because the first 3 just don't work for me - especially the one that has me leaving them out for several hours. I don't like eating that much food at once, but there it is.
Good thing I don't make dessert very often.
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December 20, 2006
Invisilines sets are changed every 2 weeks making this the start of week 2 of set 2. This second set seems to have loosened up considerably faster than the first set, or I got used to this set faster. New this week: the inside of my mouth is not too happy, it's a bit sore. This is my own fault as I can't seem to stop myself from constantly messing about with them.
Well, you know, they are on my teeth and my brain refuses to accept that they are necessary, so I tend to create a vacuum in my mouth - this causes the one unanchored side to move around a little bit. It also causes some rubbing on the inside of my mouth. Can't wait to hear what the dentist has to say about that. I can almost hear the "don't do that" now. Uh - sure - just remind me every 10 seconds or so.
Dinner time is the only time I leave them off for an extended period (about an hour) so I can eat and then have a cup of tea. I notice they take a few minutes to settle back into place after that length of time. Otherwise there are no fitting issues.
When I have them out now, my teeth are so weirdly aligned I can't close my mouth properly. I prefer to have them in giving me a proper "bite" when closing my mouth. When they're out I'm afraid I'll hurt a couple of teeth on top and bottom that now clash against each other. This shall pass, but it's a bit awkward for eating.
I do find a little trouble talking sometimes. My tongue occasionally gets things wrong and I stumble over a word when it sticks to the bottom set. After a few "blah,blah,blah's" I can carry on talking. (we'll leave off trying to decide whether I ever have anything of more value to say than "blah,blah, blah")
I have noted one interesting thing this week. I switched toothpaste. Well, I do that in any case, I am not wedded to a single brand, or I should say I wasn't. I do have to use toothpaste for sensitive teeth. Last time I went shopping for a tube of toothpaste, the only Sensitive tooth type they had was Crest for Sensitive Teeth with added scope. I picked it up while I was thinking about it.
I started using it and the tube itself was being very annoying. There is no way with the material they used to make the toothpaste tube, to squeeze the stuff up from the bottom. No matter how I try, the tube squishes every which way. I hate that!
Therefore, a couple of days ago, after being aggravated once too often, I went to another store and picked up a tube of Sensodyne. This one does not have an insane design that keeps me from squeezing the paste out of the tube. That's when I discovered an interesting side result. (the Crest tube is only half empty and has been relegated to another drawer for emergencies) Now I don't have a bad taste on my teeth when I remove the Invisilines for eating or to brush before bed.
Maybe I should rephrase that, it wasn't a "really bad" taste. Stale... might be a good word. Rather like your mouth in the morning. In this case, it was easily rinsed away, but it was always there when I took the things out. I'm not finding that with the Sensodyne toothpaste. Maybe it's my mouth chemistry at work and someone else might have a different result. In any case, I think I'll stick with the Sensodyne.
So, that's tooth blogging for the week. We aim to be a total entertainment blog here.
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December 13, 2006
The other set was getting very loose by the end of the second week. One side (upper left) was actually able to move around easily. I think those teeth aren't being moved much if at all, so this might be the case every two weeks until I'm done. Unfortunately, when things got loose, I kept messing about with it and moving it around. I was making myself nuts because I couldn't stop.
Today, at least for a few days, that all changed as I have put in the second set and they are tight. No real pain (Well, I should say I took Ibuprofen before things could start hurting badly. I already know I'm a wimp about teeth pain - yes I did mean to say it that way). There is some pressure on my front teeth which feels funny. Once again we're back to them being hard to pull out, especially the top set. Although this week I'm not having any pain while I pull them out - this is an improvement.
I'm still brushing and flossing like mad. I can take bets on how many cavities I'll have for my January checkup. I figure it will be at least one. In any case, I'm sticking with leaving them in the required 22 hours a day. I'm guessing things have moved just a tiny bit, but so far it's not very noticeable unless I'm chewing.
Ah my life is so exciting.
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December 06, 2006
Like I thought, it's a lot of work. I've brushed my teeth more in the last week than I usually do in a month. Maybe I don't really "have to" (like right after I drink tea), but I have rotten teeth to begin with, they get cavities at the drop of a piece of chocolate. This means, with the invisiline covering them and holding in all those lovely cavity causing bacteria, I'm paranoid. That is, every time I eat anything at all, any time I drink anything that's not water, plus when I get up in the morning and go to bed at night (even if I haven't eaten since I brushed after dinner). So, I've been scrubbing and flossing. Maybe the teeth will wear out before I get them straight.
A few oddities, it's easier to put in the top set, but harder to take them out... just the opposite for the bottom set. I've taken to carrying one of those toothbrushes with me that have the brush and toothpaste in a case together - got it from an outdoor store. I haven't had to use it yet, but I heard the girls at the dentist excusing their lack of wearing their Invisiline because they couldn't brush when they were out. (I've always carried dental floss as it works for teeth and to do things like tie shoes in an emergency)
Otherwise, they don't hurt while I'm wearing them. The first couple of days they hurt as I was taking them off and putting them on. Right now I prefer wearing them because my teeth have moved slightly so my bite is off when I have them out, I expect this to change as time goes on.
And there you have it. In far more detail than you really wanted. Only 27 more weeks to go...
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