A step or two forward today. Mostly I made appointments. Car, blood, enhanced drivers license. And I filled out an application for my mother’s birth certificate.
I did have an actual appointment myself today as well, with my orthodontist. Unlike the braces I had as a teenager I am currently going through the Invisalign process. This was necessary due to the removal of an infected tooth. I was working my way through the aligners, usually changing weekly, but sometimes up to 2 weeks between changes. I was up to 40 of the set of 41 provided.
And then I found out this was just the first set. I now have an additional 28 aligners, and found out there will be a third set as well, and possibly a fourth. Since you really can’t go backwards to earlier aligners I decided to discard the first 40.
Unfortunately, the Mariners took a step back tonight. Not a bad game, but they couldn’t quite pull it off.
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May 6, 2026 at 8:56 am |
I never had braces as a teenager but did in my 40s to pull in one errant tooth. Now I wear my retainer religiously since I don’t want my teeth to go out of whack. The Invisalign you were wearing at lunch was like a retainer, but they change them gradually to move the teeth, right?
May 6, 2026 at 10:15 am |
Yes, they put these little attachments on some of the teeth to help pull/push them in the direction they want. Yesterday they removed and replaced 2 attachments plus added 2 more. It’s been about a year since I started, and I’m guessing another year to go. The movement is slow, but noticeable by now. And there will be a retainer.