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I Wish I Did Invisalign Instead of Lingual Braces

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I went for three consults for braces, one for...

kittymeowmeowDecember 30, 2009
$12,000

I went for three consults for braces, one for invisalign, one for regular ceramic braces and one for lingual braces. I picked the wrong one - the lingual braces. My life is ruined, I had 3 teeth removed which has complelety changed the shape and width of my face and has moved my bone structure causing facial collaspe. It has aged me by 10 years, and taken all the balance out of my beautiful features.

These orthodontists need to tell you the real truth about what happens when teeth are extracted. I am now looking into very invasive plastic surgery and dental implants to try to get my face back. The ironic thing is plastic surgery can only make subtle changes to the face and can't truely get it back... I never would have thought dental work would make such drastic changes to the face..but why would I? None of these "professionals" ever told me, it should be their duty to inform patients of what is going to happen to their face, not just their teeth!

Replies (20)

Doberman
December 31, 2009
Sorry to hear about your horrible experience with lingual braces. I had them put in a few years back and they were so painful that I had the orthodontist remove them after 3 days. I then had the old-fashioned braces, and everything was fine, though I did have a mouthful of ceramic braces for 18 months.
izzy12
October 13, 2010
I got teeth removed when I had braces and it definately make a difference. I hate it. And not i have to get braces again, but I will mostlikely do invisalign. Much cheaper.
sonia66
November 8, 2010
I feel for you.
I went to an ortho for Invisilign and he conviced me to use lingual braces. In 15 days I went there to have the braces removed. But he again convinced me to keep the braces. It was a nightmare....the disconfort is unbelivable. The pain and eve the result wasn't worth it.
I wouldn't wish lingual braces on my worst enemy.
Bett B
February 5, 2011
well I have been in invisalign and the lingual Braces and i feel the lingual braces are the way to go! All braces are going to hurt a little, beasue your teeth are moving! and i think that the "plastic surgery" thing is a little extream!!
kittymeowmeow
February 7, 2011
I don't care if you think the plastic surgery is a little extreme, This is my experience, the changes from removing those biscupis teeth has changed the way I was put on this earth forever! There ought to be more information about this available so people can make informed decisions when choosing orthodontic treatment options.
Ruinedlife
June 26, 2011
Lingual braces are barbaric and should be outlawed -- they would have served as effective torture at Gitmo. Something is very wrong with orthodontists who practice this [RS bleep].
sonia66
August 31, 2011
To the person who had it removed after 3 days. I so wish my orthodontist had listend to me. After 15 days I said I couln't take anymore, I had regular braces on when I was a teenager and I know what the pain is like. But the pain of lingual braces were not normal. He conviced me to keep them, made it difficult to get out of the contract e.t.c. To make a long story short after about 10 months I had to have them removed and start a new treatment with the traditional braces. He had messed up with my bite and my smile. I took him to the Dental Board.
Doberman
December 30, 2011
Yes, lingual braces are barbaric. I got them initially because I didn't want to walk around with visible braces in my 40's. When I asked for them to be removed after three days, the ortho said, "are you sure?" and I said absolutely. He came in on a Saturday to remove them. I then just used the same ortho to have traditional ceramic braces, which were fine. The lingual braces, for which I paid, were more expensive than ceramic braces and I guess I should have asked him to refund the difference, but I never did. In any event, I'm glad that I had those damn lingual braces removed and that I got a good result with more traditional braces. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought walking around with visible braces for 18 months and now, it is only a distant memory.
Ruinedlife
December 30, 2011
Horrible. Lingual braces should be illegal. I see an oral surgeon in a month to ascertain damages done.
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