I started with the bottom now I'm here!!! Number Fourrrrr

I just got done eating dinner and went in for my post dinner brush which has become as routine as breathing (ok maybe not quite that routine) but the difference this time is that I started wearing the top aligner!!!  For the first three sets of aligners the top was a "passive aligner" which means it didn't do any moving of my top teeth which resulted in me not having to wear it.  I guess when Invisalign makes the aligners they automatically make the set whether you need both or not.  I don't know why but I always get nervous before I put a next set of aligners...maybe it's nervous excitement! haha

Wearing the top is certainly going to take some getting used to but I'm sure it will become second nature just like the bottom did.  For the most part I don't think it's that noticeable from a distance.  With the bottom I never had anyone ask what was in my mouth or anything.  That's not saying that people didn't notice...they just didn't mention it.  I think more people will notice with it being on the top now too because of the buttons/attachments on my canine teeth and it making my teeth look shiny.

I finally know the real name of what I have been calling the "built in buttons".  On two of my bottom teeth and now two of my upper teeth there are these built in things that push on my teeth.  They are called "power hinges".  What they do is fix teeth that are tilted inward.  The power hinge holds the top of the tooth in place while the shape of the aligner pushes the bottom portion of the tooth out into the correct position.  I have one of the power hinges on one of my front upper teeth which I think makes it more noticeable but I would rather have a power hinge than a cement button/attachment.  The arrows in the picture below are pointing to the power hinges.  

Well...here's to having sore teeth on the top and bottom for the next few days! :)