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Invisalign - Overbite - Crooked Smile - Consultion - North Wales, UK
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MY STORY I've always been conscious of my smile...
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MY STORY
I've always been conscious of my smile and how Ive never had a perfect bite. In social situations I tend to hide my mouth whilst laughing and I hate anyone taking photos of me from side on as my bite is more noticeable. In high school people took the mick out of my smile and ever since I've always been depressed and self conscious about my smile/laugh etc.
HEARING ABOUT INVISALIGN
One of my colleagues in work came in one day with Invisalign. You couldn't even notice she had Invisalign in until she pointed it out to me one day. My colleague has had her Invisalign in for 8 months now and you can really see the changes to her teeth. I asked her about it one day and she told me her story and how she was so self conscious about her image (same as me)! Her niece had Invisalign and she had seen the changes it had done to her and that's how she went to get Invisalign. Like me she hadn't heard of Invisalign before. For the first time ever I felt like I could tell her about all the insecurities I had with my smile and how I felt exactly the same as her. After 3 or 4 months I plucked up the confidence to research into local practices that did Invisalign. I emailed a couple and told them about me and my case. One in particular stood out to me. They did a free consultation, they had an offer on for 20% off Invisalign plus they offered free teeth whitening with the service afterwards.
THE CONSULTATION
I was so nervous before the consultation and wasn't sure what to expect. I shouldn't have worried though. As soon as I went into the dentist they made me feel at ease. Before going into the consultation they made me fill out a questionnaire and a medical form. They also gave me a literature review if recent Invisalign research and a leaflet on what each appointment entails/how they get the perfect smile and the do's and dont's of wearing Invisalign aligners.
When I went into the consultation room, the dentist told me about his background and experience, he then in detail described the pros and cons of Invisalign. He then showed me models of teeth and described to me how some teeth might need attachments on them that blend in with your teeth colour to hold the aligners in place and to move teeth etc. He also showed me images on the computer of before and after results of previous clients. I told him I was 100% positive I wanted to go ahead with Invisalign. With this he gave me a mirror and asked me to point out everything I felt that was wrong with my teeth and what I wanted to change. He then took pictures of my teeth and me from every possible angle and then he took some X-rays. I then made appointments for my next couple of visits. These are:-
31/07/13 - Clincheck IMPS
This is where they will take impressions of my teeth which they will send to America.
04/09/13 - Clincheck Approval
Invisalign will have created a computer simulation of my teeth from the impressions they have sent off; the computer simulation will show what my teeth will probably look like at the end and an estimate in weeks of how long it will take.
NOW
So now I've had the consultation I am currently waiting for my Clincheck IMPS appointment. I'm so in patient and I wish that this was tomorrow. Oh we'll just over three weeks left to wait. It cannot come soon enough. I will update this as I go along and throughout my treatment so hopefully I can inspire/help/show people my experience with Invisalign.
COST
In total £2400
I've always been conscious of my smile and how Ive never had a perfect bite. In social situations I tend to hide my mouth whilst laughing and I hate anyone taking photos of me from side on as my bite is more noticeable. In high school people took the mick out of my smile and ever since I've always been depressed and self conscious about my smile/laugh etc.
HEARING ABOUT INVISALIGN
One of my colleagues in work came in one day with Invisalign. You couldn't even notice she had Invisalign in until she pointed it out to me one day. My colleague has had her Invisalign in for 8 months now and you can really see the changes to her teeth. I asked her about it one day and she told me her story and how she was so self conscious about her image (same as me)! Her niece had Invisalign and she had seen the changes it had done to her and that's how she went to get Invisalign. Like me she hadn't heard of Invisalign before. For the first time ever I felt like I could tell her about all the insecurities I had with my smile and how I felt exactly the same as her. After 3 or 4 months I plucked up the confidence to research into local practices that did Invisalign. I emailed a couple and told them about me and my case. One in particular stood out to me. They did a free consultation, they had an offer on for 20% off Invisalign plus they offered free teeth whitening with the service afterwards.
THE CONSULTATION
I was so nervous before the consultation and wasn't sure what to expect. I shouldn't have worried though. As soon as I went into the dentist they made me feel at ease. Before going into the consultation they made me fill out a questionnaire and a medical form. They also gave me a literature review if recent Invisalign research and a leaflet on what each appointment entails/how they get the perfect smile and the do's and dont's of wearing Invisalign aligners.
When I went into the consultation room, the dentist told me about his background and experience, he then in detail described the pros and cons of Invisalign. He then showed me models of teeth and described to me how some teeth might need attachments on them that blend in with your teeth colour to hold the aligners in place and to move teeth etc. He also showed me images on the computer of before and after results of previous clients. I told him I was 100% positive I wanted to go ahead with Invisalign. With this he gave me a mirror and asked me to point out everything I felt that was wrong with my teeth and what I wanted to change. He then took pictures of my teeth and me from every possible angle and then he took some X-rays. I then made appointments for my next couple of visits. These are:-
31/07/13 - Clincheck IMPS
This is where they will take impressions of my teeth which they will send to America.
04/09/13 - Clincheck Approval
Invisalign will have created a computer simulation of my teeth from the impressions they have sent off; the computer simulation will show what my teeth will probably look like at the end and an estimate in weeks of how long it will take.
NOW
So now I've had the consultation I am currently waiting for my Clincheck IMPS appointment. I'm so in patient and I wish that this was tomorrow. Oh we'll just over three weeks left to wait. It cannot come soon enough. I will update this as I go along and throughout my treatment so hopefully I can inspire/help/show people my experience with Invisalign.
COST
In total £2400
Replies (4)
July 9, 2013
Interesting story mate I have had consultation recently and lucky being told in qualify to get inviaslign just wonder to find a right dentist or cosmetic to do the job , any recommended around wrexham or Chester please let me know , thanks and good luck with yours
July 16, 2013
I live in Wrexham funny enough and this is the one I'm going to Dant Y Coed Dentist in Wrexham for my Invisalign. Have a look at their website. Find it by typing Dant Y Coed into google. Click on link and go to bottom of page as they have an offer on ATM.
Hope this helps :) you found any practices yourself yet?!
July 10, 2013
I am 55 years old with a 90% overbite. I hate my teeth. I also stuck my thumb when I was 10 years old. my mom told me when I was born my jaw was already mess up from birth. please help can i get invisalign braces. thank you. Darla P. from Cleveland Ohio
July 16, 2013
I don't see why you can't have Invisalign. I didn't think I was eligible and I am. As you can see from my pictures my overbite is really bad. Why don't you look into having a consultation?! You will have nothing to loose :)
July 21, 2013
Hi just wanted to know how the service provided by the dentist is? As I am also planning to get my invisalign with them just couldn't find any reviews online.
July 22, 2013
They are so nice. Really professional and don't push you into having it done. They just want to make sure your commited 100%. They give you reading literature and make you feel at ease. Hope I've helped
July 22, 2013
Thank you! I have booked my consultation but it's a while away as I can't make there invisalign open day this Saturday. Cant wait to have mine done now! Hope your treatment goes well!
UPDATED FROM Welsh
3 days pre
Clincheck
27/07/2013 - So today (earlier than expected) I went for my clincheck appointment where they take dental impressions of your teeth. It went very well and It was nowhere near as bad as I was expecting it to be.
They put this putty stuff into a mouth guard and pressed them down onto my teeth for about 2 1/2 minutes until the putty set forming the impressions of my teeth. They did the bottom teeth first and then the top teeth second. They took about three impressions of the top and bottom teeth.
The impressions are going to be sent off to America on Monday and it will take roughly 3 weeks for my clincheck images/video to come back. It seems such a long progress but I'm sure it will be all worth it in the end. Nothing worth having comes quickly or easily.
At today's appointment I was also told that due to the overcrowding on my top teeth I might need to have 2 teeth out. 1 on each side of my arch to make space for my teeth to move back. They said they will try to fold my teeth down first to see if that will make enough space. If not I will have to have the two teeth out. For the perfect smile I don't mind this at all.
They put this putty stuff into a mouth guard and pressed them down onto my teeth for about 2 1/2 minutes until the putty set forming the impressions of my teeth. They did the bottom teeth first and then the top teeth second. They took about three impressions of the top and bottom teeth.
The impressions are going to be sent off to America on Monday and it will take roughly 3 weeks for my clincheck images/video to come back. It seems such a long progress but I'm sure it will be all worth it in the end. Nothing worth having comes quickly or easily.
At today's appointment I was also told that due to the overcrowding on my top teeth I might need to have 2 teeth out. 1 on each side of my arch to make space for my teeth to move back. They said they will try to fold my teeth down first to see if that will make enough space. If not I will have to have the two teeth out. For the perfect smile I don't mind this at all.
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August 10, 2013
Hi just to let you know, I have had my consultation! The dentist is lovely! Thank you for recommending.
Oh, I always feel bad for people when they are in this waiting period. Its so hard to wait when you have committed to doing something and you just want to get on with it! Soon enough I suppose. :)
Looking forward to hearing more from you!
Woohoo - the day is getting closer! :)