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Quest for a Better Bite and Straighter Teeth!
UPDATED FROM NowOrNeva
1 year post
FINISHED!!!!
I got my Vivera retainers today! I tried one on and the back doesn't seat that well but my ortho said not to worry about it too much and to let my teeth settle and come back in 6 weeks for a retainer check.
So I got all my attachments off and will only be wearing my retainers at night (8-12 hours).
I am SO happy to be done!!!
So I got all my attachments off and will only be wearing my retainers at night (8-12 hours).
I am SO happy to be done!!!
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April 6, 2016
Bravo! Enjoy and be proud you persevered for such a great result! :)
UPDATED FROM NowOrNeva
1 year post
Waiting on my retainer!
I'm supposed to get my attachments off in a few days. I'll keep wearing the last tray I have until my Viveras come in. My ortho estimated 2-3 weeks but her timelines always seem to be based on nothing! So I have no idea how long it will take.
I'm hoping the retainer fits well and holds my teeth in place and arrives soon. In the meantime, I'm throwing out this giant bag of trays I have been keeping over the past year and a half. Not sad to see them go!!
I put my Acceledent on Craigslist LA in hopes I can make a little of the money back (and at least cover the extra retainer costs)!
I'm hoping the retainer fits well and holds my teeth in place and arrives soon. In the meantime, I'm throwing out this giant bag of trays I have been keeping over the past year and a half. Not sad to see them go!!
I put my Acceledent on Craigslist LA in hopes I can make a little of the money back (and at least cover the extra retainer costs)!
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April 4, 2016
Awesome!!!! I hope to be arriving into that "happy place" too in a few weeks! Looking great!
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Did you feel that the metal braces worked better? I like the idea of having metal braces on just a few teeth, like you did. Did the metal braces cause you any problems? How long did you have to wear them? I'd hate to get refinement trays and have them not correct the rotation either.
I'm hoping that metal braces could speed things up! Any insights you could share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Did your open bite ever resolve itself? I too developed one on my left side. I'm nearing the end of my second set of refinements (initially I had 33 trays, then another 33 for my 1st round of refinements and now 26 for my 2nd refinements). I have acceledent too. My teeth still don't look great but I'm more concerned about the bite and if it will "settle" once I'm in retainer mode.
Either way, I'm cutting the cord on this whole experience... I started Invisalign in sept 2013!!!
Wow that is a LOT of time and a lot of trays - why do you have so many? One issue that I have read creates the open bite is if you have molars on one side and the trays don't cover the molars. Then I think the pressure can create an open bite. I made sure that my refinement trays covered my molars on the side I have them.
So to answer your question, it got slightly resolved by the metal braces (which wasn't fun!) but then when I went back to the trays for refinement, my bite opened in the back again a little. They have settled a little bit over time and I no longer have the open bite in the back.
Hope you are happy with the results - it has been a long time and I am sure they look great! I could have gotten more precise results but I was mentally DONE! so I get it!
Honestly I don't know why I had so many trays... I had mild/moderate crowding and a crossbite but visually my teeth didn't look that bad. I was never bothered with how my teeth looked until my dentist pointed out my crossbite and how it would get worse in time and all the problems I would encounter in the future. So for me it was really for my overall dental health - and when I saw the first clincheck I was totally sold! Anyway I didn't do my research and know what I was getting into and got a lot of surprises along the way - attachments, refinements, elastics, etc etc.
So now the crossbite is gone and I'm pretty happy with how my teeth look - but I have the open bite now.
Fingers crossed mine will resolve itself like yours did!
I have an appointment in two days to get my buttons off and scan for the retainer.
Take care and thanks for your reply!