Am I too old being 31 years old to straighten my teeth? I seek to prepare them for veneers or Lumineers in about approx. 5 years time... Please give me all I need to know before. I do not consider metal braces as I am not teenager and I can't afford to look like Ugly Betty due to my job and people I interact every day. Is Invisalighn a true option and can it still help? Many thanks for any replies
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You can never reduce a 10mm overjet with 10mm enamel spacings, which would mean 0.5mm gaps between 20 upper teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MY opinion is little or no spacings, but having 2 upper teeth extracted.Your lower teeth may also need realigning as well.I would definitely ask your dentist for an...
The average (and Invisalign taught way) is 2 weeks for each Invisalign aligner tray. Some offices have rushed it and done one week each, but the cases relapsed very quickly. Three weeks is the most I would do, but even then that is a bit long.