Tamara in Sacramento

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• Posted to So Far, So Good on 14 Jan 2009

  I started to see a for sure change after about a month. On the top and bottom. My outer incisors overlapped my front teeth and now being over half-way done, they're not touching them at all anymore. One thing I definitely have to get fixed now is there is a stress fracture on each front tooth from the outer teeth. But that has nothing to do with Invisalign. I can just see it now because my teeth are finally uncovered there. It's really neat to see the progress. Each time I get new trays I compare the later ones to the very first one. My teeth aren't fully done yet, but I certainly do smile a lot more now! I can usually feel when I put in new trays which teeth are the focal point of that tray. YOur bottom teeth may not need to move as much as your top teeth. My bottom usually has less pressure because they didn't overlap as much. I was told by my orthodontist I will most likely need caps for my front teeth because of the unusual wear from going from crooked to straight. I will also have retainers which I am more htan willing to wear for the rest of my life if need be! My sister got braces to fix her gapped teeth and she didn't wear her retainer and her gap in front has opened up again. What a waste of time and money, I think!

• Posted to Today's my Last Day!! on 8 Jan 2009

  Congratulations! I'm a little over halfway done with my treatment. The results are tremendous so far. I too quit smoking a couple months into getting my trays. Now I use them also as whitening trays when I whiten my teeth. :D

• Posted to So Far, So Good on 8 Jan 2009

  Do you have pictures? You're the first person I've come across that has more trays than me. I have crowding on both the top and bottom. I'm on trays 14 and there is signifigant movement for both. I'm almost done with my bottom teeth (19 trays). My top have a little longer (25 trays). My dental plan also covers $2000. Well worth it for me at $4800. I'm 28 so this has been perfect for me. I didn't want the mouth full of metal. Good luck to you! :D