i'm 15, & about a year ago my dentist told me i was the perfect canidate for invisalign, i had crowded teeth, & he showed me the before & after pictures, & i was very pleased. after getting 4 teeth pulled, i started wearing my trays. i wore every single one, except when eating. i've reached my last tray & i'm not pleased at all! my teeth still look TERRIBLE! my parents pay a lot of money for this, over 7k, can we get a refund, or regular braces with no extra cost?
March 20, 2012
Answer: Not happy with Invisalign Results
First of all I feel badly that you are not happy with your Invisalign results. Invisalign is a great system that with proper planning and good patient wear of the aligners, predictable excellent results should occur. I am concerned that four teeth were removed prior to the Invisalign treatment. There are many reasons for this concern, but extractions create a much more difficult problem for aligners to correct. Although I can not evaluate your situation without proper records, and since the teeth are already removed, I more than likely would recommend your treatment be completed with braces. Now the question remains, who pays for the cost of the braces? I believe the orthodontist who did the treatment should finish up the work with the braces, as I believe most reasonable orthodontists would agree and do the work at no additional cost to you. Sometimes if things don't work out with an approach we still need to do the right thing and take great care of each patient even though we may at times lose money doing so. There is a higher calling than just monetary profit. Good luck to you!
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March 20, 2012
Answer: Not happy with Invisalign Results
First of all I feel badly that you are not happy with your Invisalign results. Invisalign is a great system that with proper planning and good patient wear of the aligners, predictable excellent results should occur. I am concerned that four teeth were removed prior to the Invisalign treatment. There are many reasons for this concern, but extractions create a much more difficult problem for aligners to correct. Although I can not evaluate your situation without proper records, and since the teeth are already removed, I more than likely would recommend your treatment be completed with braces. Now the question remains, who pays for the cost of the braces? I believe the orthodontist who did the treatment should finish up the work with the braces, as I believe most reasonable orthodontists would agree and do the work at no additional cost to you. Sometimes if things don't work out with an approach we still need to do the right thing and take great care of each patient even though we may at times lose money doing so. There is a higher calling than just monetary profit. Good luck to you!
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June 30, 2015
Answer: Unhappy with invisalign treatment
Of course I have no idea of what your initial problem was nor of the final results. Nonetheless, if you had extraction of four PERMANENT teeth, this would be an extremely difficult treatment to do with Invisalign only
. Certainly in my office, if I couldn't get a good correction with Invisalign, I would finish the patient in braces at no extra cost to them....fortunately, I have rarely had to do this!
You absolutely need to talk to your doctor, explain what you feel isn't right and hopefully he/she will fix what needs to be fixed!
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June 30, 2015
Answer: Unhappy with invisalign treatment
Of course I have no idea of what your initial problem was nor of the final results. Nonetheless, if you had extraction of four PERMANENT teeth, this would be an extremely difficult treatment to do with Invisalign only
. Certainly in my office, if I couldn't get a good correction with Invisalign, I would finish the patient in braces at no extra cost to them....fortunately, I have rarely had to do this!
You absolutely need to talk to your doctor, explain what you feel isn't right and hopefully he/she will fix what needs to be fixed!
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