“Skipped Braces”

AlainaKNR

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Spent: $4,200 in Issaquah, WA

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Posted 19 Jul 2011

I absolutely LOVED my Invisalign. When I was a kid, my parents didn't want me to get braces because I was doing modeling at the time. Years later, as an adult with her own pay check, I had grown tired of my "stair-step" bottom jaw.

My consultation and initial appointments were very informative and gave me realistic time frames. After having worn an abdominal brace for scoliosis for two years, I knew how important it was to follow my doctor's prescribed treatments of wearing the Invisalign 20 hours a day. This may have seemed difficult for a gal in the real estate industry, constantly having to talk with customers, but it wasn't! You couldn't even tell that I had my Invisalign in and there was no hinderance to my speech whatsoever.

In less than 6 months, my teeth were as perfect as I could have ever dreamed them to be. I had done my Invisalign treatment in between by 6 month check ups at the dentist and when I went in for my cleaning, my hygienist called everybody else in to look at my teeth. They were astonished!

I still wear my C+ retainers at night to continue training my teeth to stay in their new places but I couldn't be happier than I am now!

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Everything about Hawkin's Orthodontics is FANTASTIC! The entire staff there is super friendly, knowledgable and easy to work with. They are very organized and Dr. Hawkins is very attentive, patient and kind. They remember all the little details about my life outside of the patient chair and host events for their patients like movie days where they rent out a local theater screen for a showing of a new movie. I would recommend Hawkin's Orthodontics to anyone in the area whether it's for Invisalign, braces, or any other orthodontic needs!

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Megan P (Community Manager) 19 Jul 2011

You have an absolutely gorgeous smile - good job wearing those aligners, it looks like your diligence really paid off!

A lot of people say that the first week of the aligners is extremely difficult, then they just get used to them. Did you find that initial adjustment period to be difficult at all?

AlainaKNR 29 Jul 2011

Hi Megan! I'll be honest - the first few days of any of the aligners can be a bit agitating. My ortho recommended that I take ibuprofen before each check up appointment so that it would help to alleviate any pain whenever I would get new aligners. When you do InvisAlign, your ortho will take a mold of your teeth and then send those in to have your entire set of aligners created. This is great because if your teeth have moved enough, there's no lag time in between getting your new aligners - your ortho will already have them all! Each appointment will be to check on the progress of your teeth and if they've settled enough into the current aligners to move to the next set. Each new set moves your teeth a little bit more. If you wear your aligners diligently though, you will experience less pain and your process will go much faster. Hope this helps!

Megan P (Community Manager) 29 Jul 2011

Excellent info - thanks so much for sharing!

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