James J. Awbrey IV, DMD

Invisalign would work well if you are compliant with wearing the aligners.  However, there are specific movements and attachments that need to be prescribed to make your treatment successful, so I would recommend seeing an orthodontist. They have successfully completed a residency in the field of orthodontic and are specifically trained to straighten your teeth and align your bite.

If your underbite is due to an underlying skeletal discrepancy I would suggest braces and you may require surgery to align the bite.  If your skeletal relationship normal and the underbite is dental in nature Invisalign would work fine as long as the case is properly treatment planned.  There are many factors that could be the cause of your underbite, and I highly suggest seeing a Board Certified Orthodontist in your community.  A lot of Invisalign is being done by practitioners without formal training in orthodontics.  Treatment planning and a full understanding of your underlying condition is going to give you best results.

Best regards,
Dr. Jim Awbrey

Invisalign would be a great option, especially if you are an anterior openbite.  I feel you maybe positioning your jaw forward in these pictures rather than biting on your back teeth.  If so invisalign would treat this case very effectively.  I would suggest at the end of treatment have bonded retainers place in the lower and upper arch across the front teeth.  This will maintain your results more effectively.

Invisalign would be a good option for you if you understand the success of treatment is being treatment planned properly by an orthodontist and you wearing the trays consistently for at least 23hrs/day!

If  you have a normal bite and the teeth are crowded Invisalign would be a good option.  The final results with Invisalign, as long as the case has been treatment planned properly, is your cooperation with wearing the trays at least 23 hrs/day.  There are other options today which can speed up your treatment and improve the movement of your teeth with adjuncts such as AcceleDent.  You can talk with your orthodontist about this. I will let you know that once you align the front tooth, given your age,  intercrestal bone will have been lost between those teeth and you are going to end up with a black triangle.  This can be unesthetic once treatment is completed.  The teeth can be narrowed to lessen the effects of a black triangle or cosmetic bonding to fill in that area.  You will need to talk with your orthodontist about this upon starting treatment to make sure you fully understand what I am referring too.

Best regards,
Dr. Jim Awbrey