Anthony Lovrovich, DDS

My teeth relapsed after having braces as a pre-teen and I wanted a solution to straighten my teeth and correct my bite without having metal braces again.



Updated on 29 Mar 2012:
Started my first set of aligners. Very easy, no pain at all. I saw the Clinicheck video, and the results look perfect. I have quite a few attachments for rubberbands, I'm not really looking forward to. The biggest change over the first couple days is just getting used to brushing after every meal. It's not a huge deal, but I definitely want to maintain oral hygiene while going through Invisalign. I heard that some people just swish with water, but I only want to do this under circumstances when it'd be impossible to brush. Nearly everywhere I go there is a bathroom so this shouldn't be a problem. I have another appointment in 3 weeks where I get the rest of the aligners for this period. They just started me off with one set, which is slightly annoying that I have to go in again. They might put my rubberbands on then, too, but I'm not sure. Yikes.

Updated on 20 Apr 2012:
I got a few more sets of aligners and I now have my attachments/buttons! 11 altogether. Boy does it make it more difficult taking off the aligners. The orthodonic assistant taught me a few tricks, such as using two fingers, one behind the teeth and one in front for leverage. The buttons feel really strange on my teeth when the aligners aren't on, like food is stuck on my teeth. It will take some getting used to. According to my orthodontist, I may not need elastics, but we'll see.. Next appointment in less than 3 months!

My teeth are too far apart and my bite was off. My friends said it was painful or they didn't really like their doctor, but it hasn't been bad for me (the pain part), just a little sore for a day after my appointment and I like my doctor. He always asks about my school and soccer and how my parents are. Everyone in the office is really cool.

Constant headaches, sometimes migraines.

As an adult, the possibility of wearing braces wasn't a pleasant idea, but I needed them to correct a malalignment in my jaw that caused my constant headaches.

I'm on my 5th day of wearing the aligners and I couldn't be happier. Nobody notices that I'm wearing them unless we're up close and I point them out. The pain has been very mild - just enough to know they're working. I can already see my two front teeth getting straighter.

I feel like maybe I paid a bit too much but I feel very confident that I found a great orthodontist. He is one of the "Elite" invisalign providers, so he has a lot of experience with it. When I went in for my consultation, he predicted I would need 10-16 months of treatment. Looks like I'll only be needing 10 months after all. I will be getting 12 buttons put on when I go back in for my next checkup.

I'll try to check back and let you all know how it's coming along!