Finally Getting Rid of the Gaps!! - Hervey Bay, AU
Here goes - a little about me. 34 year old mother...
I had the impressions done early last week, so they are expected back in the next couple of weeks. But in the meantime I am waiting for my referral to have the baby tooth pulled before we start. The Ortho said although the baby tooth has a good root system, he doesn't believe it will hold on too well with all the shifting that will be happening and if it's out the way it will allow the one behind to shift into place without having to worry about when to get it out. So i'll be extra gappy for a little while. Unfortunately the tooth needs rotation too (see piccies) but the Ortho is confident it's "easy as" (it helps that he is super enthusiastic lol).
Trying to patiently await for them to arrive, reading up on everyone's experiences and advice to ensure i'm ready to go! Will be asking him about acceledent as well next time I visit. He hasn't said how long treatment will be, he said he has to wait until he speaks with the people about the treatment plan before he will know. GAH hate waiting!!
I'll try and upload some piccies - eep! I NEVER show my teeth in pictures so this is really hard to do - but here goes! Look forward to sharing everyone's journey towards their beautiful teeth!
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Getting a cleaning should not affect anything. In fact, you will continue to have your regular cleanings even while you do your treatment. The only thing that might be an issue is if you need to get a crown or something. They don't always fit. But then it's best to do that ASAP and keep in close contact with your ortho as well.
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3-4 weeks in all, then. That's not bad in terms of wait-time. That's how long I waited and I'm in the US! :D
The price ranges tremendously, but you might want to check on eBay AU because a lot of Aussies sell these units and buying a new mouthpiece is only like $100. You could pay anywhere from just under AU$1000-1750 I think for a new unit! I think I've seen prices like that. Have you seen our AcceleDent Forum? We can't buy and sell here on RealSelf, but you can ask what people paid and where they bought it from. A lot of people have already posted. I'm pretty sure that both Henry Z and brosegr bought it on eBay AU.
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I see you already met CarmelaGrace, and you mention that you've looked around, so I won't inundate you with other reviews to check out unless you want me to :D.
AcceleDent is super-popular in AU--not sure why, but loooots of our Aussies have AcceleDent. For a short course it may be a bit expensive, but for a really long course, it can make such a difference. Your case is kind of ambiguous to me--you have the one tooth that's way out of place, and that will take a while to move. But the rest of our teeth are really quite straight! Just small diastemas that shouldn't even take a year to close. So I'm really curious how everything will add up in the treatment plan! Do you have any bite issues other than the cross-bite over by the misplaced canine?
Do let me know if you'd like me to give you other reviews to check out, but you seem to've already gotten the hang of this place. If you have any questions about the site, don't hesitate to ask--I'm here to help!
Seriously consider just using an at-home whitening gel like Opalescence in your Invisalign trays. You can even do it during treatment, even with the attachments on! It doesn't leave dark spots under the attachments. It's way cheaper, and you're stuck in treatment anyway. And there's no risk of zingers or anything. I've had fantastic results from my whitening and I used Opalescence. There's nothing special about that brand, either. There are lots of fantastic brands out there. Just ask your doctor which he'd recommend--that's what I did and my doctor happened to sell this one (at enormous markup, by the way,) so I bought it. Amazon had it waaaay cheaper.
LOL!!!!! Yeah, I don't drink any coffee or tea or red wine or anything like that, so my results last a looooong time. But once you start using the syringes at home, you can touch-up whenever you need to.