Congratulations Ace Braces!

I had my appointment in Ace Braces on Monday to get my next 5 sets of aligners. When I was there I was delighted to hear of their recent success at the Irish Dentistry Awards. At the awards they won, not one, but FIVE awards!!

It's great to see their lovely team and hard work being recognised and I must say, I'm very proud to have the "Best Dental Team" straightening my teeth!

I continue on with my 8th set of aligners this Friday. I'm also off to Barcelona for the weekend :) I had a Ryanair voucher that was burning a hole in my pocket!! If anyone has any suggestions of what to do and see in Barcelona please comment below... Adiós!

My 7th Set of Aligners

Hope everyone had a lovely Valentines weekend! I hit the slopes of Kilternan in Dublin for my first ever skiing lesson, which was very exciting! I'm very proud of the fact that I managed not to fall or break any bones! We were in a class full of very young kids so there was unbelievable pressure to not make fools of ourselves!!!

I am now wearing my seventh set of Invisalign aligners and I honestly could not fault the whole process. This week I am really noticing how much my teeth have moved since I started the treatment. And they have done so with minimal discomfort or effort on my part. This has been so important to me as I am extra busy this year with my final year of college and would not have had the time or patience for any pain or restricted diets! 

Speaking of college, I am finishing my final year placement this Friday. I've really enjoyed it but can't believe how quickly the time is going. I'm heading back to see all the lovely people in Ace Braces next week to get my next aligners. I'm always excited to get my next set of aligners as it means I am one step closer to having perfectly straight teeth.  

The quiet life...

Time is flying by! I can't believe January is nearly over already. I'm loving placement but it's tiring so I'm in bed before 10 every night and have my head in a book the rest of the time. To be honest, I'm kind of liking the quiet life!

I did get married last week though!!

ONLY JOKING!!! I was working at a wedding fair in the lovely Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore. By the time I do get married I'll probably wear grey like Marian Finucane as I'll have worn so many white dresses!! 

Again, the Invisalign aligners stayed in for the big day!! I can't believe how comfortable I am with wearing them now. I've had my 5th set of aligners in since last week. They were quite tight for the first day but after that I could forget I was wearing them once again. Today, my friend commented on how nice my teeth are looking already. Made my weekend! 

Happy New Year :)

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I know I did! My cousin got married on New Years Eve, which was a brilliant start to 2015.

I'm very sad Christmas is over for another year but there's been no time for the January blues here as I started my final college placement in an acute hospital yesterday. I'm really enjoying it so far and am excited about the new experience. I even had my first admirers of my Invisalign!! One of my supervisors has braces and she is very jealous of how discrete my aligners are! I also found a great foldable toothbrush that I got on a night train in Europe last summer. I have it in my bag now in the hospital, which is very handy for when I'm putting my aligners back in after lunch!

I'm currently on my fourth set of aligners. At this stage I feel more comfortable with the aligners in, rather than out! I'll be putting in my fifth set of aligners next weekend. I'll keep you posted but so far so good! :)

Tis the Season...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Christmas in my house has gotten off to a great start... The turkey fitted in the oven this year and Santa was very good to everyone. Even Miesha got a present!


By the look of all the desserts, chocolates and various other yummy things in my house, it looks like my Invisalign might not be worn for the optimal 22 hours today but I think I can make an exception! I was in Ace Braces a few days ago to get attachments put on my teeth. These are small tooth coloured bumps that were put on my teeth to help them to move. For the first day, the new aligners (set 3) felt quite tight and I found it slightly more difficult to take them in and out. It didn't take long to get used to them though.

Again, I must say that the atmosphere in Ace Braces on Friday was so welcoming and everything was explained to me from start to finish. They also had no problem scheduling my next appointment around my college and work commitments. It really makes the whole experience more enjoyable.
The mince pies when I was waiting helped too!!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas. I'm on roast vegetable duty today so I better make a start!

Smiles, Style and The Shelbourne

The last time I posted, I was getting dolled up for the science ball with all the beauties in my class. We had a brilliant night, before hitting the books hard for the following couple of weeks. Yet again, I wore my Invisalign for almost the whole night. Obviously, I had to take the aligners out for the meal (and when we were raiding a bowl of jellies at around 3am!!) but the box for them is so discrete that it even fit in my clutch bag!

 

Can you believe I'm wearing my aligners here?

Chic at the Shelbourne

I handed in my last assignment of the semester last week. There was barely time for celebrations as I was up in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin the following day for an amazing fashion show, in aid of VSO, modelling beautiful fashion from Kilkenny Design. There was huge interest in my smile that day as the make up artist hadn't even noticed I was wearing Invisalign! If she didn't see them, nobody will...

                      







                      

                       

                             I'm asking Santa for this coat!

  

I'm taking the next few days off to take a wander around the Galway Christmas market and make a start at some shopping. I'm ridiculously excited!

My first press call with Invisalign!

I put in my second set of aligners at the weekend. They felt slightly tighter for a day but I barely noticed it, which was great! I've been told that the movement of my teeth will be very gradual, which will minimise discomfort.

I also did my first press call since I've started my Invisalign treatment at the weekend. I was prepared to take out the aligners for the photos but as it turned out, the photographer didn't even notice them and you definitely can't see them in the photos. Check it out below! The press call was to advertise the beer tent at the Christmas market in Galway so look out for me in the papers this week! Can't believe we're talking about Christmas already but I'm really excited about the market coming back. There's a great atmosphere in Galway at the best of times but especially at Christmas.

I'm off to a ball now in the Galway Bay Hotel with a group of girls from my class (photos to follow!). Maybe final year isn't so bad after all...