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61-yr old optimist in B.C., Canada
UPDATED FROM gorgonzola
1 year post
Final Stretch
WORTH IT$5,700
Into ortho office Aug 25th to pick up three 10-day retainer trays and the fourth which I will wear NIGHTS ONLY (wu hu!) for 4 months before receiving additional nighttime retainers. Very happy with result-to-date and with complimentary whitening treatment. It hasn't been a walk in the park but no braces are. It has been well worth it and I got accustomed to filing my trays for comfort and to the whole process. Good luck to those currently going the Invisalign process and "go for it" to those contemplating it. ????
UPDATED FROM gorgonzola
1 year post
Three Trays Left!
Enjoying a holiday in the UK wearing my fourth-to-last tray. Will be on my last tray when I return home in Aug and visit the orthodontist on the 9th. Looking forward to my whitening treatment and retainers. These last trays, while still needing to file, are very comfortable.
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UPDATED FROM gorgonzola
10 months post
YES!
I can wear my trays for 10 days now instead of 14 which puts me at July 21st TO BE DONE! Yay, can live with all of that and still happy with the progress. Saw the ClinCheck and these final 9 trays should tweak the lower tooth that I want to still move a bit more. Still filing each tray and wearing dental wax however can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. I've worn elastics at night for many months and I don't find that a problem at all.
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Thanks so much for this.....I am considering do the invisalign and you have been so helpful with your honest evaluation of the process.
No braces are a walk in the park but if you have committed, you will find ways of coping with any discomfort or any questions and/or concerns you have with your own braces by continuing to read the comments and hints posted on this website. Good luck!
Your teeth are looking AMAZING.
I'm soooo jealous - only on tray 3 :( Your teeth look amazing - I bet you're really pleased. My aunt visited today from Qualicum Bay, BC and it reminded me of you!
Qualicum is beautiful. I live south of there. I got Invisalign on June 15, 2015 and I can't believe how fast the time has passed. I can't believe I'm still wearing them a year later. All in all, it's been OK, once I came to terms with having to file and use wax all the time, but I do like the results and to be honest, I can't wait to be done with the process. Hang in there, in a few months, you will see big changes. At six months, you will be very happy!
Thanks - yes, I am trying to forget about looking for any changes until my ortho visit in October which will be tray 13 (6 months/half way) but it's hard! I'm going to Florida in July and am already worrying about how it is going to fit around my holiday, especially the 10 hour flight, and especially as I am still wrestling to get them out of my mouth every meal time - it definitely isn't discreet, lol :)
We travelled to Britain 2 weeks after I got the trays & attachments last June. Just keep your "kit" with you all the time (toothbrush, toothpaste, wax, file, tray case, etc.) You can dash to a plane bathroom or public restroom easily with your kit. Holiday eating and drinking has to be modified a bit but the priority has to be your Invisalign process. You get used to that and get in a routine for handling tricky situations. You will get very good at getting the trays out easily. I can do it quite discreetly in a restaurant . . . :)
Ahh, thanks - well, I've got 7 weeks to perfect my technique! And your kitchen towel idea has really helped - not only does it save my nails, but also something to hide behind :) Will be taking a roll of it on the plane - ha ha :))
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I'm done also, after 14 months. Going in on Monday to have my attachments removed and get my retainers. Sadly my results are not nearly as nice as yours. I don't have large 'chiclets' like yours and I've absolutely had enough.