Tomorrow is the day! I have a 9:00am ortho appointment to pick up my first two set of trays. Hopefully, it goes smoothly, and removing them is not too tough to start. My first day of school is Monday, so I'll only have two days to get used to them and hopefully overcome any speech impediment they cause before I have to talk/teach all day long. That is the part I'm most nervous about. If somehow, they cause soreness on my tongue or cheek, I'm anxious about how that will affect work and my comfort level throughout the days. The start of a new school year with 100 new students is stressful enough, if my mouth is in pain, I may be one grouchy, whiney baby. We'll see.
So, because I am scheduled to get 8 attachments week 6, I've been trying to get my teeth their whitest now. My thinking is, my ortho said the attachments will be matched to tooth color, so I'd prefer those big, honkin grain of rice looking babies to be shiny white if I can help it. I've tried a lot of different whitening products over the years. Everything from: Crest White Strips, Rembrandt strips, white gels, trays from the drugstore, mouthwashes, etc., but my absolute favorite is a whitening system called GoSmile. I've always purchased it from my local Sephora, and it's incredible. The thing I love most about GoSmile is that there are no strips or trays you have to wear...AT ALL. It comes with 14 ampules (little tubes you crack, which then allow the whitening serum to be activated) and I experience ZERO tooth or gum sensitivity when I use them. The best part is...they whiten my teeth big time and it lasts!
My teeth may be crooked and uneven, but they've been very white for the past 5 years since I discovered GoSmile. Even my dentist and ortho ask how often I get my teeth professionally whitened, because they can't believe how white they are. They are always shocked when I tell them about GoSmile. I typically use it every 6 months or so, because it's pretty pricey at $89.00, but a box of Crest strips is almost $40, and I hardly notice a lasting difference with those, so that's how I justify the price. They're well worth it in my opinion.
I will definitely post tomorrow with how tray 1 is feeling. Have a wonderful weekend.
