My Invisalign Journey - Melbourne, AU

The appointment before last I had, the glue was removed and I had a scan done. The last appointment I had I was given my retainer and was advised to make a follow up appointment. The last appointment I had was in the hallway (not even in a consulting room) which consisted of handing over my aligners and was quickly rushed out. I then made an appointment with the dentist whom advised me I still had glue on my teeth which he cleaned off and my teeth were that brittle I ended up with a chipped eye tooth and part of my front tooth is chipped aswell as the other smaller front tooth I had chipped previously. I do NOT want to get them filed down again after this experience. I'm going in next week and will hopefully get a new retainer and not have to go back again. I have my disappointments as my teeth are straight but still stick out in places they shouldn't and the fact that my teeth are now weak from the Invisalign experience. On the positive side they are a lot straighter. If I could do it all again I would have gone for traditional braces and gone to a quieter orthodontist that could provide me with adequate care rather than being treated as though I'm just a cash cow with without duty of care. And looking back at photos my teeth don't look much different :(

So I went into the orthodontists today of the assumption that the glue on my teeth would be coming off and I would get another scan to complete the invisalign process.

Unfortunately out came another aligner as there was a gap in between my front two teeth (which I couldn't even see). My two front teeth were then filed to make them look neater.

The good news is I'm going back in two weeks and hopefully this time the glue is coming off. Then I have another appointment in a months time where I will hopefully get my retainer.

I am very excited be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel of my invisalign journey and I am happy how they have turned out so far :)

So. Turns out I have another 14 sets of trays to go which is included as part of the Invisalign package I got. It was the biggest relief as I was under the impression I would only get one extra set of aligners free. I have glue back on my teeth and have to go back in for more glue for my bottom teeth, since I have 14 aligners for my top teeth and only 11 for my bottom teeth. When I was shown the video of how my teeth would change I didn't notice much difference but at the same time I figure I've come this far better continue with it. I'm pretty happy with the way they look now (other than my chipped tooth) yay!