Hi all, I've been reading many reviews which has helped me massively, so I thought I'd also share my Invisalign journey. I'm roughly 10 days from starting my 23-stage Invisalign plan and my approx. completion time is 10-11 months, excluding any refinements if needed.
Until recent, I've never thought my teeth were anything to be concerned about. Growing up I was lucky as they were relatively straight with a good bite. However, the past 12-18 months I've noticed more and more that my top and bottom left lateral incisors were crooked.
I began to search around for different braces and I came across Invisalign. Like a lot of people, my main persuader was the fact these were clear and wearing them out wouldn't draw too much attention. A major bonus was being able to remove them to eat and drink!
The first step for me was booking multiple consultations, I recommend seeing at least 2/3 different orthodontists so you can get a firm idea of potential time frame, who you'll trust more and equally as important.. cost! In my first consultation I was quoted £4,000 with an ETA of 12-14 months, and my second one (which I chose) was £3,000 with an ETA of 10-11. It wasn't just the cost that persuaded me, the second orthodontist generally seemed more enthusiastic about my treatment plan and the potential outcome.
The second was booking an appointment to have moulds of my teeth taken and sent to Invisalign. After this it's just been a waiting game! I got my ClinCheck impressions through about a week after (see attached) and was immediately exited for the coming months and beginning my plan. Even though I didn't know too much about the attachments/buttons before seeing my impressions (15 total?!), I'm not too phased about them making the braces more visible, as they're still more discreet than anything else I've personally seen.
Anyways, that's enough from me for today - I look forward to posting more pictures in the coming weeks!
Until recent, I've never thought my teeth were anything to be concerned about. Growing up I was lucky as they were relatively straight with a good bite. However, the past 12-18 months I've noticed more and more that my top and bottom left lateral incisors were crooked.
I began to search around for different braces and I came across Invisalign. Like a lot of people, my main persuader was the fact these were clear and wearing them out wouldn't draw too much attention. A major bonus was being able to remove them to eat and drink!
The first step for me was booking multiple consultations, I recommend seeing at least 2/3 different orthodontists so you can get a firm idea of potential time frame, who you'll trust more and equally as important.. cost! In my first consultation I was quoted £4,000 with an ETA of 12-14 months, and my second one (which I chose) was £3,000 with an ETA of 10-11. It wasn't just the cost that persuaded me, the second orthodontist generally seemed more enthusiastic about my treatment plan and the potential outcome.
The second was booking an appointment to have moulds of my teeth taken and sent to Invisalign. After this it's just been a waiting game! I got my ClinCheck impressions through about a week after (see attached) and was immediately exited for the coming months and beginning my plan. Even though I didn't know too much about the attachments/buttons before seeing my impressions (15 total?!), I'm not too phased about them making the braces more visible, as they're still more discreet than anything else I've personally seen.
Anyways, that's enough from me for today - I look forward to posting more pictures in the coming weeks!
