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Age 32, Invisalign w/ Acceledent Journey to Correct Crossbite, Crowding, and Narrow Arches :) - Chandler, AZ
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Hello everyone. I am a 32-year-old professional....
$7,000
Hello everyone. I am a 32-year-old professional. The only thing that has ever bothered me about me has been my jacked-up smile. So, now that I have good insurance, I decided to fix it and make it perfect. I am a candidate for Invisalign and am using Acceledent with it. I'll document my journey here!
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February 2, 2016
Congratulations on taking this step for yourself. I hope you find all the feedback and support you need in this community.
February 2, 2016
I got my aligners today, am also using Acceledent but won't start that until tray 5, attachments tray 3. Really hope it works as have 54 trays - ouch!
It's actually not been a huge deal, I do have a bit of a lisp though - am going to read to myself like a lunatic tonight as instructed.
What is I would say though is make the most of crusty bread beforehand if you like it!
It's actually not been a huge deal, I do have a bit of a lisp though - am going to read to myself like a lunatic tonight as instructed.
What is I would say though is make the most of crusty bread beforehand if you like it!
February 2, 2016
Oh, you can't just start Acceledent right away? That sucks!
54 trays.. yikes. I bet I'll have that many though. I have no idea yet how many I will have, but I know it will be quite a bit...
Talking with a lisp will be great in my profession... yeah.. can't wait! :) I also love singing, so I guess I can forget about that.
Why crusty bread? lol
54 trays.. yikes. I bet I'll have that many though. I have no idea yet how many I will have, but I know it will be quite a bit...
Talking with a lisp will be great in my profession... yeah.. can't wait! :) I also love singing, so I guess I can forget about that.
Why crusty bread? lol
February 2, 2016
Ortho says to wear a couple of trays for a few weeks each to get used to them, then get used to attachments, then I can get cracking.
My teeth are so bad! It was 34 trays but he was pleased when I brought up Accelendent and then added 20 more trays as a result! Apparently I have a LOT of movement to come - eek!
I'm a finance manager and have a lot of conference calls - one of our reports is called the "c2c" report and had to review it today - it could not have been designed to be more cruel! :)
I guess I'm projecting - cristy bread is what I'll miss most when my teeth are feeling a bit loose. This is all so sexy, right! Ha ha.
My teeth are so bad! It was 34 trays but he was pleased when I brought up Accelendent and then added 20 more trays as a result! Apparently I have a LOT of movement to come - eek!
I'm a finance manager and have a lot of conference calls - one of our reports is called the "c2c" report and had to review it today - it could not have been designed to be more cruel! :)
I guess I'm projecting - cristy bread is what I'll miss most when my teeth are feeling a bit loose. This is all so sexy, right! Ha ha.
February 2, 2016
That makes perfect sense... getting used to the trays then attachments then speeding up the process.
Just think, when this is all done, you'll have that perfect smile and look back and be thankful you went through all of this. :) We are here for you, going through this together. That's why I love this community here.
Hilarious about the lisping. "C2C" report.. hahahahahahaha... OMG.
Loose feeling teeth means they are moving!!!
Just think, when this is all done, you'll have that perfect smile and look back and be thankful you went through all of this. :) We are here for you, going through this together. That's why I love this community here.
Hilarious about the lisping. "C2C" report.. hahahahahahaha... OMG.
Loose feeling teeth means they are moving!!!
February 2, 2016
Yes, this place seems really lovely and reading all the reviews was what made me decide to finally get it done.
I'm just going to sleep for the first night with aligners - hope I don't wake up halfway through the night with all my teeth on the pillow! (I'm in England, not exceptionally lazy!)
Good luck and will keep an eye out for when you get your aligners. Your teeth don't look bad at all already, I would be happy with those as they are!
I'm just going to sleep for the first night with aligners - hope I don't wake up halfway through the night with all my teeth on the pillow! (I'm in England, not exceptionally lazy!)
Good luck and will keep an eye out for when you get your aligners. Your teeth don't look bad at all already, I would be happy with those as they are!
February 2, 2016
Haha.. do you have a really cool accent? :) Oh, thank you! They're not straight.. the bottoms are jacked up.. top has some overlap on the front teeth and that little snaggletooth pisses me off... and my bite is off... they need work! Plus, I need a wider smile to get my bottoms to line up. But thanks for the compliment!!!
February 3, 2016
NICE!!! I had a friend from Filey and I loved her accent. She taught me quite about bit about England.. got me into soccer (football). I'm a fan of the Blackburn Rovers as a result. Terrible, I know.
February 3, 2016
It's like being a kid waiting for Christmas!
I got my aligners within two weeks. Those two weeks went by soooo sloooow! I was like a kid when my dentist called me to say they arrived! And now that I have them, wearing them for two weeks before being able to change them out seems so long! LOL I guess that feeling I feel is called impatient.
I haven't experienced any pain yet. I forget I am wearing them sometimes.
I talk a lot (with executives) in my profession so the lisp makes for fun conference calls and an interesting image to those who don't know me or know I am wearing braces.
I thought about using Accelendent, but my dentist is not experienced with it, so I riding in the paddle boat vs the power boat; or as I see it my impatience will cost me $900 - $1100.
I got my aligners within two weeks. Those two weeks went by soooo sloooow! I was like a kid when my dentist called me to say they arrived! And now that I have them, wearing them for two weeks before being able to change them out seems so long! LOL I guess that feeling I feel is called impatient.
I haven't experienced any pain yet. I forget I am wearing them sometimes.
I talk a lot (with executives) in my profession so the lisp makes for fun conference calls and an interesting image to those who don't know me or know I am wearing braces.
I thought about using Accelendent, but my dentist is not experienced with it, so I riding in the paddle boat vs the power boat; or as I see it my impatience will cost me $900 - $1100.
February 3, 2016
Hilarious!! It really is like a kid waiting for Christmas! I hope I get my aligners in a week or two.. I'll go crazy busting into those bad boys.. and posting pics of course. :)
I'm enjoying G2 and Powerade Zero while I can right now.. and yeah, I'm always on the phone.. so I can't wait to talk funny. :)
Acceledent is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so I hear. It'll cut my 1.5 years down to 9 months. WOOT.
I'm enjoying G2 and Powerade Zero while I can right now.. and yeah, I'm always on the phone.. so I can't wait to talk funny. :)
Acceledent is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so I hear. It'll cut my 1.5 years down to 9 months. WOOT.
March 2, 2016
I think your smile is pretty nice to begin with!! I just got my impressions taken to get started today. I didn't quite realize how much could be done with Invisalign, I thought my smile was pretty ok. It looks worse than yours!! LOL. Anyway, congrats!
UPDATED FROM BrodysBraces
1 day post
Yikes.. can't wait for my aligners to come in..
Here's my smile right now.. just waiting for the aligners to come in so I can get started. :) I was told i would be using Invisalign for 18 months, but with Acceledent, that time will be cut in half.. so roughly 9 months to a nice smile. Hard to believe Invisalign will be able to fix this jacked-up grill in 9 months. I am sure I will need refinements, as I am a perfectionist and my smile is pretty jacked up, but we will see. My smile is very small.. so I will need lots of movement of my top teeth to widen that arch. I'm excited to finally fix what has bothered me my entire life.
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February 2, 2016
Brody- small world i just moved from Chandler to wear I am now about a year ago! hey- what is Acceledent?
February 2, 2016
Small world - I've been to Iowa about 10 times in my life. My brother's wife was born in Dubuque and my ex was from Manchester.
Acceledent is a tool used to speed up the process by half. You put your mouth on this vibrating device for 20 minutes a day (with the aligners in) and it helps stimulate your gums, bone, teeth to make them move faster. It allows you to change your aligners every week instead of two weeks.
Acceledent is a tool used to speed up the process by half. You put your mouth on this vibrating device for 20 minutes a day (with the aligners in) and it helps stimulate your gums, bone, teeth to make them move faster. It allows you to change your aligners every week instead of two weeks.
February 2, 2016
Yeah! Super crazy small world! MY ex lives in AZ hahah too funny!
Anyways- very interesting about the Acceledent, I have never heard of it. I wonder if my Ortho doesn't offer it or if I was not a candidate. Either way I am pretty happy with my nine month treatment plan. Just have to stick to those 22 hours a day! Shouldnt be too hard tho as I am not really a "snacker" and eat very regularly anyways. Are you getting your aligners soon?
Anyways- very interesting about the Acceledent, I have never heard of it. I wonder if my Ortho doesn't offer it or if I was not a candidate. Either way I am pretty happy with my nine month treatment plan. Just have to stick to those 22 hours a day! Shouldnt be too hard tho as I am not really a "snacker" and eat very regularly anyways. Are you getting your aligners soon?
February 2, 2016
Wow.. your ex lives in AZ.. mine is in Iowa. That's hilarious. LOL.
You don't really have to be a "candidate" for Acceledent. Here's a link to the website: http://acceledent.com/
I'd ask your Ortho about the technology, or just buy it yourself and tell him/her you are going to do it. It'll cut your time in half! Time is money!
I should be getting my aligners in the next few weeks.. the wait is killing me!
You don't really have to be a "candidate" for Acceledent. Here's a link to the website: http://acceledent.com/
I'd ask your Ortho about the technology, or just buy it yourself and tell him/her you are going to do it. It'll cut your time in half! Time is money!
I should be getting my aligners in the next few weeks.. the wait is killing me!
February 3, 2016
Hey we're going to be on the almost same timeline! I have 36 trays (just started tray 2) and am waiting for Acceledent to come in.
UPDATED FROM BrodysBraces
3 days post
Wanting a WIDER smile
So, part of the reason why I'm doing Invisalign is that I want to widen my smile. As you can see, it's really narrow. Thankfully, this is possible now with the use of Invisalign. :) No need for a palate expander. Invisalign will widen my top teeth to make room for them to fit over my bottom teeth. I'm excited about this more than anything, to be honest. I hate my little kid smile.. :P
Anyone have experience with Invisalign widening their smiles?
Anyone have experience with Invisalign widening their smiles?
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February 5, 2016
Meee (as you know)!! Its crazy I am only five days in, but i am getting SO excited for this. I have full lips and have always really loved them, but i never had the teeth to fill them. I am starting to realize, my smile is going to get a lot bigger... and thats awesome! Cant wait to see our smiles grow!
February 5, 2016
Good to know that Invisalign is capable of growing our smiles and widening our arches! That's the best part of this. Look at how small my smile is compared to my nice, plump lips? So much dark space back there. It's seriously a "little kid" smile.. I can't wait to have a nice, white, straight, big smile to light up the world with. :) I want it!!
February 5, 2016
Yep I see that. Youre going to get it too! Way to go after what you want! Yeah!!
February 11, 2016
My smile has gotten so much wider now that my super crowded teeth have all been brought down into the right places. It took some time to get used to!
February 12, 2016
Yes it widened mine. I JUST finished (as far as I'm going to go) my teeth are even, and my smile is definitely wider. However, a cautionary tale – when you have crowding like you do on your lower teeth, you may develop black triangles (spaces at the gumline) as the teeth are pulled out and the smile is widened. You are younger than me, so your gums may bounce back, but make sure to talk with your provider about that possibility and what can be done about it ahead of time. It may even be mentioned in your Invisalign contract. I didn't pay any attention to it at the time, but it happened to me :/
Good luck!
Good luck!
February 19, 2016
This is actually happening to me right now! What is it!? I planned on bringing it up to my dentist in Tuesday. I'm over here freaking out knowing there is no way I developed a cavity!
March 2, 2016
Yes! It widened my smile quite a bit! Congrats on starting your journey! Your teeth look pretty good to start with, but I know we are always more critical of ourselves! Keep us posted!
Welcome! Fun time ahead!
When do ou start? Are you just waiting for your aligners to arrive?