Invisalign: Stories
Write a ReviewHas Been a Trying Process, but Still Worth It if You Don't Want Traditional Braces - Dallas, TX
- Dallas8328
- posted 2 years ago
- updated 1 year ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $4,000
- Floss Dental (Dallas, TX)
I had braces as a teen, but got them removed early...
- 19 Oct 2010
I had braces as a teen, but got them removed early because i didn't want to go to college with them on. My teeth since then began to crowd again so 10 years after getting my braces off I decided to get invisalign. The Dentist told me I should be a simple case, and after I got my fist set they said I should be finished in 20 weeks, and I only had three buttons.
I was excited...But at the end of the 4 months my teeth were straight, but my top and bottom teeth did not match. My bite was way off. They gave me a revision for free, and additional 18 weeks of treatment my bite was that off. Now 10 weeks into this with 8 to go my bite is still off, and I'm worrying I'm going to need another revision to be able to bite down and not have random teeth in the way, but I'm hopeful to see something happen in the remaining 8 weeks I have left. Needless to say I'm frustrated, but still prefer this to going through with adult braces.
The process is painless if you ever had braces. I would just recommend looking into wherever you decide to get treatment to be sure they know what they are doing.
As expected they did an additional revision which...
- 31 Aug 2011
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Yeah, I completely understand going with what your insurance covers.
It sounds like you did go to someone with the highest designation, but the designations are assigned based on quantity of cases completed. You can click here to read a forum post about the designation qualifications if it interests you.
I'm so sorry to hear this caused problems with your bite. Yes, straight teeth are nice but functioning ones are nicer.
Was your Invisalign treatment completed by a general dentist or an orthodontists?