I woke up to feeling much better, my gums are not very sore today. The pain has dulled considerably. What a difference and it is only day two. For me, wearing them consistently and for as many hours a day has helped me. Many times I have considered removing them for a short period, to let me and my teeth breath. As if they really need to breath, but I decided to bite the bullet and keep them in. The more you keep them in the faster and more efficient your progress will be, so I only remove them to eat.
I am glad I know my brother who went through this because he has been my support system and has been a great role model for this process. I was told countless times that he is a perfect model of discipline and that due to that discipline his results are amazing, so I want to follow in his footsteps.
Taking them off this morning for breakfast was much easier. I eat a small chocolate pudding and a clementine and drank some water. Not the best mix. I wanted to eat 2 small clementines, but after I finished the first one, my mouth, teeth and jaw was tired of chewing.
Some short lived habits I found myself doing at first was sucking on the aligners while they were in my mouth, to get saliva out of them, and due to that I irritated one side of my cheek a little bit, I learned that after I used mouth wash and felt the sting, so I made a conscience effort not to do that. I also found myself playing with ridges of the aligner with my tongue, small and annoying self habits that I broke from quickly after Day I.
My mouth is finally adjusting to its new neighbor that will stick with me for the next 6 months!
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