First Night With Aligners

I’ve had my aligners in for about 11 1/2 hours.  The first night was uneventful.

Eating with them in is weird.  I hope I never find out, but I do wonder if this is what it’s like to have dentures.

I definitely felt my teeth this morning.  The upper, left back molar was the most uncomfortable.  And I felt my top teeth slightly more than my bottom.

Sucking on my teeth does make the discomfort go away temporarily.

No sore spot on my tongue from the one area of the aligner that was bothering me.  Which means I’m getting used to them pretty quickly.

When I first had them in, part of me was wanting them out.  I had to talk that part of me out of getting panicked.  I should mention that I’m weening off my current anti-anxiety meds to prepare to switch to a different med.

So if you experience a little bit of GET THESE OUT OF MY MOUTH, just breathe.  Calm yourself down and keep them in.  It’s going to take time, but that end result will be well worth it.