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Invisalign with AcceleDent - Female Late 30's, Overbite with Crowding - El Cerrito, CA
UPDATED FROM trundle
2 months post
Hi. I hate attachments. (but I LOVE AcceleDent!)
trundleApril 1, 2016
WORTH IT$7,400
One unexpected side effect of having Invisalign is that it's made me an oral hygiene freak. I've come to love certain flosses and toothpastes and really appreciate the feeling of a fresh, clean mouth. With 15 attachments in, I can never really achieve that clean feeling, unfortunately. My teeth always feel dirty because there's literally crap stuck to them! They always feel like there's gunk between them or on them. I'm really just not into the whole attachment ordeal, but understand they are a necessary evil to help speed my tooth movement along.
Speaking of which..
Maybe it's just me, but I really think that my top teeth are starting to look a little straighter. My bite is slowly but surely becoming less deep as well (helloooo bottom teeth! I see you!). I can see progress in room being made with my bottom teeth, too. There are little spaces being created to give them room to move. Small progress is better than none!
Tray 4 out of 18, almost done! Switching to tray 5 in 2 days!!
AcceleDent has been AWESOME. I've been able to switch trays every 7 days. By the time that 7th day comes, I'm definitely ready to move on. I was worried at first when I was told I'd be switching so quickly that it was TOO fast and I'd be shortchanging my treatment time, but that's not the case at all.
Hope everyone out there is doing well. Anyone else HATE their attachments?
Speaking of which..
Maybe it's just me, but I really think that my top teeth are starting to look a little straighter. My bite is slowly but surely becoming less deep as well (helloooo bottom teeth! I see you!). I can see progress in room being made with my bottom teeth, too. There are little spaces being created to give them room to move. Small progress is better than none!
Tray 4 out of 18, almost done! Switching to tray 5 in 2 days!!
AcceleDent has been AWESOME. I've been able to switch trays every 7 days. By the time that 7th day comes, I'm definitely ready to move on. I was worried at first when I was told I'd be switching so quickly that it was TOO fast and I'd be shortchanging my treatment time, but that's not the case at all.
Hope everyone out there is doing well. Anyone else HATE their attachments?
UPDATED FROM trundle
21 days post
Looking pretty awkward!
trundleMarch 21, 2016
I just noticed that the photo I attached to my prior review didn't get attached for some reason - so here goes!
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UPDATED FROM trundle
21 days post
Attachment and AcceleDent start day!
trundleMarch 21, 2016
I had my 3-week appointment today, and it went pretty well. All of my attachments were added (15 of them - yikes!) and I was given my AcceleDent.
My tracking is going very well, so I was able to skip ahead to tray 3. I was also able to skip ahead because there is some sort of defect with my second set of trays so my ortho is concerned with me wearing them too long.
Anyway, the process of having the attachments added was pretty quick. I was in/out of the office within an hour (took some extra time so they could introduce me to AcceleDent). I will have some IPR done to my bottom teeth in a month, so at least I know what I'm in for!
I could feel the attachments 'pushing' extra hard on my teeth right away. It probably had something to do with skipping ahead to tray 3 too. After using my AcceleDent for the recommended 20 minutes, I felt SO much better! I can only describe it as the feeling you get after you've already worn the trays for a good 5 or 6 days and your teeth are already starting to adjust. Luckily, AcceleDent is helping me wiggle into them faster! My jaw was pretty sore before I used my AcceleDent too, but not any more.
Ahhhh, AcceleDent! Only one day using it, but I love it already!
My tracking is going very well, so I was able to skip ahead to tray 3. I was also able to skip ahead because there is some sort of defect with my second set of trays so my ortho is concerned with me wearing them too long.
Anyway, the process of having the attachments added was pretty quick. I was in/out of the office within an hour (took some extra time so they could introduce me to AcceleDent). I will have some IPR done to my bottom teeth in a month, so at least I know what I'm in for!
I could feel the attachments 'pushing' extra hard on my teeth right away. It probably had something to do with skipping ahead to tray 3 too. After using my AcceleDent for the recommended 20 minutes, I felt SO much better! I can only describe it as the feeling you get after you've already worn the trays for a good 5 or 6 days and your teeth are already starting to adjust. Luckily, AcceleDent is helping me wiggle into them faster! My jaw was pretty sore before I used my AcceleDent too, but not any more.
Ahhhh, AcceleDent! Only one day using it, but I love it already!
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