“Not too happy - teeth look great but feel misaligned”
Invisalign: NOT worth it
Pain: Mild
I needed to straighten my teeth because it was always something that had bothered me. I looked into getting braces but invisalign was more appealing to me as I was 23 years old at the time and didn't want to have a mouth full of braces.
I had 29 trays and my teeth look great, however they do not feel okay. I cannot comfortably or completely close my mouth and have my teeth rest on each other. In order for me to try to align my teeth up, I have to pull my bottom jaw back which doesn't feel natural at all. As a result I wear my retainers 24/7 unless I am eating or brushing. It has become very annoying.
When I asked my dentist about the problem, he attempted to file down some of the teeth to help them interlock correctly. It didn't solve the problem and I asked him to stop because I didn't like the thought of filing my teeth down. I'm irritated that I have spent so much money and my mouth is uncomfortable. My teeth look good, but they are less than perfect. They still are not completely straight.
I am going to discuss this problem with an orthodontist as well as a dentist and see if there are other alternatives. I think I might be looking into conventional braces as I do not want to have to wear a retainer 24/7 for the rest of my life!
Sep 7, 2009Comments and replies (4)
8 posts
9 Sep 2009
Its for problems like this that I recommended going to an orthodontist over a dentist in my post. My ortho doesnt like the way my teeth are lining up either. he is going to use a rubber band to fix the allignment issue i am having on side of my mouth when i am finished with my lower alligners. I dont think it should be a big deal. Hopefully you can go see an ortho who can recommend the same or similar easy solution!
9 posts
9 Sep 2009
Ang, I agree with you completely and made the same recommendation in my original post. The "premier provider" cosmetic dentist I originally used relied completely on the computer and also never looked at my teeth at the six- week visits. He simply had assistants hand me the next 3 sets of aligners. My back molars became longer than the rest of the molars due to poorly fitting trays. I am now in new treatment with an Elite Premier provider orthodontist (tray 9 of 21) to correct the damage caused by that treatment. My experience with the orthodontist has been so positive. I would recommend that anyone considering Invisalign research the experience level of your provider with respect to moving teeth!
8 posts
26 Sep 2009
did anyone get there molars distilized instead of getting teeth filed to make room for crooked teeth during invisalign treatment thanks.
2 posts
13 Nov 2009
i had the same experience. i was promised invisalign would give me the same results as braces. 19 trays later i'm in the dentist chair for my last visit with crowded and uneven teeth that look nothing like the computer step by step results showed.i told him my concern and his answer was..."you need to be in braces for a year and then veneers." i would've done braces in a heart beat if he would've been honest and told me that's what was needed to acheive my results....needless to say i'm frustrated and out of money($5,000)....it's cool that you shared your experience and one day we'll both have pretty teeth!