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Journey to a Perfect Smile -Culver City, CA

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Refinement after final tray 19!

Babiecakes JosieDecember 13, 2013
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Just when I thought i was done, bam. i will need refinement? My front teeth are not all that straight just yet.... I just put in my final tray yesterday December 12th, lets see how much morr moving they do...

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mlb502
December 17, 2013
Unfortunately, I think most people need refinements. I got to tray 19 and now waiting on my first round of refinements. :) You have gotten some great movement though, so maybe there won't be too many refinement trays if they are needed!
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TwoPlusOne
April 16, 2014
How are you doing?  Did you ever finish your treatment?  And if so, what type of retainers are you using?

Thanks!
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passive aligners

Babiecakes JosieOctober 3, 2013
i am on tray 13/19, today i go in to pick up the rest of my trays. I know some of you here have said that your teeth do not move with passive aligners but i seen some changes and not to mention my teeth are So sore.

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ariela_dis
October 3, 2013
thank you for sharing! i started invisalign 2 weeks ago and now i'm on my second tray. the first really hurt me on the top teeth for a week. it really hurts when i exchange the tray! is it supposed to hurt as much as the first tray? i have 12 more to go on my top teeth and 8 more to go on my buttom... so excited to finally start! about bubbles in the alighn- i have only a solution for the top teeth- put water in them and put the align together with the water on your teeth- the water will come out and after a few seconds there are no bubbles. works well for me. good luck everybody!
Babiecakes Josie
October 3, 2013
My top hurt more then the bottom not sure why but I did expect the pain and soreness, I was warned by my dentist of the pain.
Babiecakes Josie
October 3, 2013
Good luck on your journey!! dont forget to wear the aligners atleast 22-23 hours everyday :) good luck again!
Saun
October 4, 2013
From how I understand it is that one of the trays might be the passive one and the other is still adjusting. My packages note that also and I agree that they are still moving.
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what are Passive aligners??

Babiecakes JosieAugust 19, 2013
I just notice Tray 12 & 13 of 19 are labeled passive aligners? what does that mean?? anyone here knoe of this. Thanks in advance.

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mlb502
August 19, 2013
Passive trays mean they aren't moving teeth. I should have passive trays for my upper as I have 9 trays more on my lowers than the uppers. My dentist didn't order them though and I asked for them at my last check up. Can't imagine having to wear the same aligner for almost 5 months.
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