Invisalign - DAY 53

Dr. Azani's practice is so AWESOME!!! Thank you, Snow Orthodontics!!!!

This week I was given a Patient Login so I could set up appointments and the like (such as...where to...). After I logged in, I saw a tab that read "Videos". I was not sure what this entailed: was I being filmed while I was there? I don't want a video of me crying like a baby on the web.

After clicking on it, I was pleasantly surprised. Earlier, Dr. Azani had sent me a link to a video (called ClinCheck) that showed the progression of my 19 weeks with Invisalign. However, I couldn't share that video with family and friends. Bummer.

Now, with this "Video" tab, all of you are in luck. You can witness in slow motion (but faster than 19 weeks) what my teeth are doing and why I am getting headaches. These videos raised my spirits and they're so much better than getting frustrated over my own photos showing me nothing.

Before you click on the link below, a couple of things:

1. Once you click on the link, it is going to start the film on the left side of your screen. The number you see in the bottom right of this "movie" is the Tray number that will move the teeth into that position (after it gets to 20 and stops, click replay. It resets to the beginning and you can see how much they truly moved).

2. You will notice from the "Front View", my left front tooth starts out lower than my right front tooth, and immediately the trays start to push that tooth up to make it even with the other. That is probably why my tooth was tingling when I would tap it previously.

3. This link opens on the "Front View", but there is so much more to see. There is also a "Lower Jaw" and "Upper Jaw" view. Just click on the text above the movie for which one you want to view.

4. You can see on the "Lower Jaw" that my bottom front teeth do not really start moving back in place until about Tray #10. Up until that time, it shows the widening of the back of the jaw and the turning and twisting of my canine teeth. Pretty cool.

5. The "Upper Jaw" starts twisting my canine teeth immediately (along with the previously mentioned pushing up of the left front tooth) and then with Tray #6 thru Tray #11, my front teeth are moved forward to be aligned once again. The last couple of trays just keep widening my jaw and turning my canines so they are flush with the other teeth.

Again, pretty interesting. I am told that this is not an exact science so by the end of the 19 Trays there may have to be some Re-alignment Trays to fine tune what the previous trays could not, or did not, accomplish. Still, I am pretty stoked and can not wait to see the actual results.

Here is the link - Enjoy!!!!

https://login.sesamecommunications.com/gsnow/my-smile.html?uid=2441959


Pain Level - 3
Dedication Level - 8
Irritation Level - 1 (just having a good day, that's all)