I went to see an orthodontist after my dentist suggested it - I had crowding and a cavity and they said they could remove the tooth and move everything around and straighted my teeth out. Great. My bottom teeth are worse than my top, but you can't really see them so I had traditional metal braces on my bottom teeth for about nine months before switching to invisalign trays on top and bottom....
So after over a year of wanting to get invisalign, I finally decided to bite the bullet since I am getting married next year. I figured, if I'm ever going to do this, now is the time. After a couple of dentist visits, I finally received my first set of aligners yesterday. Now, I was never told that invisalign could include 'attachments' and that I couldn't drink anything other than water...
I've been thinking about Invisalign for many years but as it was quite expensive and mostly cosmetic for me, I never followed through. But suddenly at 35 I found myself able to afford it and I figured, why not? It sounded so easy (Invisible! Mostly painless! Few office visits! Amazing results!) so I talked to my dentist (yes dentist, not orthodontist, oops!) and decided to give it a try. I...
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