I'm pretty used to the trays now - I don't really think about them when they're in, and they're getting pretty lose as it's about time for tray 2. I actually thought that I was supposed to get them yesterday, but I goofed and put the wrong date in my phone - It's actually 25 May instead. Oops.
In the last two weeks, I had the fun of traveling with Invisalign. That was an experience. I was on the plane and said yes to a soda and cookies without thinking, and then had to figure how to do that with the trays. I (not so gracefully) took them out and slipped them into the case, but then needed to figure out how to brush my teeth to get them back in. So, at 35,000 ft, I made my way to the airplane bathroom and brushed them and slipped them back in. It wasn't actually hard, just an extra pain to think about. I've also gotten over all sense of pride over brushing in public bathrooms. Restaurants, airports, planes, hotel bathrooms... All fair game in Invisalign world.
Let's see... Useful things that I've learned this far:
1. Retainer Brite is awesome. You soak the aligners for 15 minutes (I do it while I'm eating) and then rinse them off and they're as good as new. Just brushing doesn't seem to get all of the gunk off.
2. Buy multiple toothbrushes. It never fails that I'll want to take them out to snack on something when I don't have one handy. So, now I keep one in my purse, car, desk, and laptop bag. The little tubes of tooth paste from the dentist are awesome too.
3. No matter how hard you try, you have morning breath. It's icky. Plan on brushing early and often.
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