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Invisalign Journey for Overcrowded and Crooked Teeth
UPDATED FROM Cherblossom
3 years post
Invisalign Complete!
WORTH IT$6,782
I realised I never posted a final photo of the end of my Invisalign treatment. I finished treatment January 2019. After a year and a half of trays, this is my new smile!
There are a few teeth I am not completely happy with but this is still a huge improvement to my before photo. I have also included a pic of my teeth now - September 2020, a year and a half AFTER finishing treatment. I was given a fixed retainer on my bottom teeth and a plastic retainer to wear nightly - which I probably only wear 3 times a week. My teeth haven't moved much since finishing treatment.
If you are unsure about whether to choose Invisalign or braces - I think it really depends on your motivation. Invisalign lets you eat the foods you want and aren't as noticeable but requires more motivation to keep them in your mouth. Braces are great too, through force, but limit food choices and are more unsightly.
For me, Invisalign more suited my lifestyle and I am happy with my choice :) I now don't cover my mouth when I laugh and I even teeth-smile in photos! This has been the single-best thing I have done for my self-confidence.
There are a few teeth I am not completely happy with but this is still a huge improvement to my before photo. I have also included a pic of my teeth now - September 2020, a year and a half AFTER finishing treatment. I was given a fixed retainer on my bottom teeth and a plastic retainer to wear nightly - which I probably only wear 3 times a week. My teeth haven't moved much since finishing treatment.
If you are unsure about whether to choose Invisalign or braces - I think it really depends on your motivation. Invisalign lets you eat the foods you want and aren't as noticeable but requires more motivation to keep them in your mouth. Braces are great too, through force, but limit food choices and are more unsightly.
For me, Invisalign more suited my lifestyle and I am happy with my choice :) I now don't cover my mouth when I laugh and I even teeth-smile in photos! This has been the single-best thing I have done for my self-confidence.
UPDATED FROM Cherblossom
8 months post
Where did the time go?? Tray 19
Hi all!!
So, yes, life got a little busy and I neglected my blog. I'm sorry!!
Better late then never, here is a little update on what's been happening.
So after tray 18 I saw the ortho and they informed me I would be getting new scans and a new set of aligners (boo!). I was so close to the finish line (18 out of 24) so this was a bit of a setback. I also had to wait 5 weeks for the new set to arrive. Which meant wearing my tray 18 aligners for 5 weeks - talk about ew!! However I was told I could go back to just wearing the aligners at night which was probably the only plus. Unless you factor in the terrible pain of putting them in every night given that the teeth move significantly back throughout the day, I guess this is how wearing the retainer is going to feel every night.....but I digress.
So I went in today for my new aligners and was told I need MORE attachments, I now have them on BOTH of my front teeth and most of the bottom. Oh well, such is life.
I have been given an extra 18 trays , so all up by the time I am finished I will have worn 36 trays. I can change them weekly now too which means ill be done in 4.5 months. Yippeee!! :D
Here is a pic of my today with the new attachments wearing tray '19'. I'm not going to start calling them tray 1, 2 3, etc ill just call them whatever number tray it is that I am up to if that makes sense.
Good to be back, watch this space :D
So, yes, life got a little busy and I neglected my blog. I'm sorry!!
Better late then never, here is a little update on what's been happening.
So after tray 18 I saw the ortho and they informed me I would be getting new scans and a new set of aligners (boo!). I was so close to the finish line (18 out of 24) so this was a bit of a setback. I also had to wait 5 weeks for the new set to arrive. Which meant wearing my tray 18 aligners for 5 weeks - talk about ew!! However I was told I could go back to just wearing the aligners at night which was probably the only plus. Unless you factor in the terrible pain of putting them in every night given that the teeth move significantly back throughout the day, I guess this is how wearing the retainer is going to feel every night.....but I digress.
So I went in today for my new aligners and was told I need MORE attachments, I now have them on BOTH of my front teeth and most of the bottom. Oh well, such is life.
I have been given an extra 18 trays , so all up by the time I am finished I will have worn 36 trays. I can change them weekly now too which means ill be done in 4.5 months. Yippeee!! :D
Here is a pic of my today with the new attachments wearing tray '19'. I'm not going to start calling them tray 1, 2 3, etc ill just call them whatever number tray it is that I am up to if that makes sense.
Good to be back, watch this space :D
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Hi again! Seriously your teeth look amazing already. I'm now on aligner 18 and if my teeth looked as good as yours do at this point, I'd stop right now! :)
My teeth looked good by tray 18 too, but my bite was off. Maybe it is the same situation for cherblossom. I went thru about 4 or 5 sets of refinements, and am now finishing up with wire braces, for hopefully only 1 year.
Thank you!! The top are almost straight but there is still one bottom tooth a little bit out of place.
Also my bite is still far from perfect :(
Hi both! Ah, OK, yes I can understand the bite issue. My bite is (or feels) now worse than it did before I started. I'm wearing elastics both sides too so I guess it's being changed quite significantly. I'm due to finish at aligner 30. Must admit that I'll be unhappy if I can't stop then...
Hi ! I am wearing elastics too with my wire braces. I had Invisalign for slightly more than 3 years before the wire braces and i developed an open bite with Invisalign. I hope i will be done soon !!!
I know i have very long tooth roots so i guess that is why my teeth move so slow.
I know i have very long tooth roots so i guess that is why my teeth move so slow.
UPDATED FROM Cherblossom
6 months post
Tray 15/24
This tray was an absolute doosy. Crazy pain for about 4 days!! I can now see that tooth on the bottom jaw finally coming forwards though :D However I have a stubborn upper right lateral incisor that I swear has not moved for 6 trays now :( Really hoping it does as its the only tooth making my top row of teeth look uneven.
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Wow what amazing progress!
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