#20 At Long Last (& Yeowie!)

This is the first set that I can honestly say HURT upon insertion - but only for about 20 seconds, then subsided to immense pressure only.

Actually he pressure wasn't that bad & the pain dissipated quickly. I'd put in this new set right after an extra long, lingered over dinner though, so that likely had something to do with it. Here's some pics taken about 15 hours after insertion - sorry, not the best:

Feeling the pressure with this set on my upper left molars - which don't show to be moving at all in my (albeit simplified view) Clincheck still for this stage. Tthat's happened before too &. Strangely, on my right side where I expected to feel the most pressure after seeing which teeth are moving with this set, I'm really not feeling anything at all - not yet, anyways. Can't explain that at all except that maybe we can't always see all the movements in our Clinchecks exactly as they happen.

Hope you can see how nicely rounded my top arch is getting.
Not a whole lot more movement is going to happen with my front teeth (but there will be some) as most change from here on in will be in widening my molars a bit more:





























My lowers are lining up - it's really noticeable now when I look at them from the inside. Just my right central incisor & the left canine (cuspid) with it's neighbouring premolar need to straighten up some more as they're all still tilting inwards a bit.

Side views - I'm not convinced my central top incisors are straight enough yet or moved inwards as much as I'd like. Will discuss this with my doc at my next appt. I need to know if they can be refined anymore without interfering with my lowers when I bite together: