POSTED UNDER Invisalign Reviews
27yo Female, Invisalign for Crowding & Unilateral Crossbite - Brisbane, AU
UPDATED FROM BrisFangs
1 year post
got attachments off yesterday!
BrisFangsAugust 24, 2018
$7,900
Long overdue update.
So when I was rescanned in February I was given 15 more refinement trays. Once I finished those there were still a few issues (slightly open bite on one side, gap between two of the lower teeth that still hadn’t closed since IPR). Was getting frustrated as I hadn’t seen much change in this set of refinements and was expecting to be finished. Also I had plans to go on a huge overseas trip in September and was worried what would happen if I wasn’t finished in time.
So was rescanned and ended up with 14 MORE refinements, which meant I wouldn’t be finished in time for my trip (was going to be overseas for around 8 months so I couldn’t just wait til I got back to finish). Was also given a few extra attachments including a huge one on my canine. That tooth was having trouble tracking basically the whole time so even though the attachment looked ridiculous it got the job done!
Anyways was tracking along fine with this second set of refinements. We had previously discussed referring me to an ortho in London for when I finish (which is now due to be early October), and having my retainers sent over there as well.
I had a checkup yesterday and to my surprise they took ALL of the attachments off. So this was my very last ortho appointment and I’m now completely attachment-free for my trip! Was so so happy to finally see my teeth without the attachments as they’ve left them on this entire time. My teeth look amazing and I’m so happy! I still have a slightly open bite on one side but the ortho said this will likely continue to settle/close up even once I’ve finished so that’s reassuring.
So now there’s just 5 more weekly trays to go, then I switch to retainers. As I’ll no longer have to see an ortho in London while I’m on my trip, my retainers are going to be posted to a friend in the UK that I’ll collect when I’m passing through.
The ortho also instructed me that I only need to wear my retainers full time for a week, and then I can switch to nightly wear only. This was a surprise too as most things I’ve read said you have to wear full time for 6 months to allow your teeth to “set”, before switching to night time wear. I think I’ll be a little cautious and leave them in longer than my ortho instructed, but not having to wear full time while I’m in the middle of a backpacking trip will definitely be a huge relief.
So pleased with the result! Technically still have 5 weeks to go but I can’t imagine there will be too much change.
So when I was rescanned in February I was given 15 more refinement trays. Once I finished those there were still a few issues (slightly open bite on one side, gap between two of the lower teeth that still hadn’t closed since IPR). Was getting frustrated as I hadn’t seen much change in this set of refinements and was expecting to be finished. Also I had plans to go on a huge overseas trip in September and was worried what would happen if I wasn’t finished in time.
So was rescanned and ended up with 14 MORE refinements, which meant I wouldn’t be finished in time for my trip (was going to be overseas for around 8 months so I couldn’t just wait til I got back to finish). Was also given a few extra attachments including a huge one on my canine. That tooth was having trouble tracking basically the whole time so even though the attachment looked ridiculous it got the job done!
Anyways was tracking along fine with this second set of refinements. We had previously discussed referring me to an ortho in London for when I finish (which is now due to be early October), and having my retainers sent over there as well.
I had a checkup yesterday and to my surprise they took ALL of the attachments off. So this was my very last ortho appointment and I’m now completely attachment-free for my trip! Was so so happy to finally see my teeth without the attachments as they’ve left them on this entire time. My teeth look amazing and I’m so happy! I still have a slightly open bite on one side but the ortho said this will likely continue to settle/close up even once I’ve finished so that’s reassuring.
So now there’s just 5 more weekly trays to go, then I switch to retainers. As I’ll no longer have to see an ortho in London while I’m on my trip, my retainers are going to be posted to a friend in the UK that I’ll collect when I’m passing through.
The ortho also instructed me that I only need to wear my retainers full time for a week, and then I can switch to nightly wear only. This was a surprise too as most things I’ve read said you have to wear full time for 6 months to allow your teeth to “set”, before switching to night time wear. I think I’ll be a little cautious and leave them in longer than my ortho instructed, but not having to wear full time while I’m in the middle of a backpacking trip will definitely be a huge relief.
So pleased with the result! Technically still have 5 weeks to go but I can’t imagine there will be too much change.
UPDATED FROM BrisFangs
10 months post
Waiting for refinements
BrisFangsFebruary 19, 2018
Just realised I haven’t posted any pics since I finished my first set. 41 trays down and got rescanned for refinements a week and a half ago so I’m waiting for my new trays.
Overall so happy with them, it’s crazy looking back to the pics from the beginning cos I’ve already forgotten how bad they were.
Two teeth ended up not tracking too well and I can’t bite down properly on one side (molars don’t touch). I also still have some small gaps between my lower teeth from IPR that didn’t close. I didn’t get to speak to the ortho at my last appointment so putting faith in him that this will all be addressed in refinements.
Overall so happy with them, it’s crazy looking back to the pics from the beginning cos I’ve already forgotten how bad they were.
Two teeth ended up not tracking too well and I can’t bite down properly on one side (molars don’t touch). I also still have some small gaps between my lower teeth from IPR that didn’t close. I didn’t get to speak to the ortho at my last appointment so putting faith in him that this will all be addressed in refinements.
Replies (3)
February 22, 2018
Just want to say thank you for posting this! completely convinced me to do invisalign. My top teeth look very similar to yours and i cant wait to have my smile back. do you mind me asking how much it has cost you? out of pocket after insurance? Thanks
February 22, 2018
No worries, glad I could help! Mine is $7900 out of pocket, I don’t have insurance. I paid $2000 up front and the rest is interest free monthly instalments. I’m in Australia though, seems to be generally cheaper elsewhere.
February 23, 2018
Wow what a transformation! You must be so happy! I'm on 23/52 and still not seeing a huge difference but like you I think it will be further along in my treatment before I see the real results.
May 22, 2018
Your teeth look amazing, I'm thinking of getting Invisalign now, not sure whether I can travel abroad while having them, a friend of mine got similar for around 1500$ here in Indian but they are ClearPath... Did you get all trays at once?
May 22, 2018
Yes I received all of my trays at the start. How long are you going overseas for? I had checkups around every 10-12 weeks. In August this year after I finish I’m going backpacking overseas for around 6 months and will be in full time retainer wear during that time. I’m coming back to India as well! (have travelled there previously for 5 months, before I had Invisalign)
May 27, 2018
Thanks for your reply :). Actually I was going to France for my masters(2 years) this September, and for next 12-18 months I don't have any plans of moving back to India, and again if there is any possibility of getting treatment without regular Ortho interactions I wanted to have them here in India so that I can save a lot when compared with other countries.
My teeth are almost similar to yours so I Can imagine the time of treatment is almost same. and did you notice any big change to a facial structure after teeth extraction? some on this website mentioned it may change, I had an appointment this week and will get a quotation for total and Can't wait to get started lol.
Just curious. Why had you been to India for 5 months (study/work/travel)?
My teeth are almost similar to yours so I Can imagine the time of treatment is almost same. and did you notice any big change to a facial structure after teeth extraction? some on this website mentioned it may change, I had an appointment this week and will get a quotation for total and Can't wait to get started lol.
Just curious. Why had you been to India for 5 months (study/work/travel)?
May 27, 2018
hmm I don’t know how it would work without regular appointments. What if something goes wrong like teeth don’t track properly? This seems quite common, have seen a lot of people need to get rescanned for “mid course corrections”. Also at the appointments they checked how my crowding was going and did IPR to make room for the teeth to move, and this on at least 3 different appointments. And I went to India just for travel only.
UPDATED FROM BrisFangs
8 months post
Huge improvement
BrisFangsDecember 15, 2017
Tray 34/41. Lateral incisor still has a little way to go, I pulled out my upcoming trays and it looks like it finally comes to the front in my last 5 trays. So happy to see the difference in this pic though. I’m finally starting to feel less self conscious about my teeth and smiling properly in photos for the first time in my life :)
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December 16, 2017
Amazing progress! Thank you for posting these. Getting my invisalign next month for 24 months!! :(
December 17, 2017
thanks, I’m so pleased with the progress and so excited to finish my first set :) Good luck with yours. It’s such a worthwhile investment from my experience.
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