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Worth Every Penny - Las Vegas, NV
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"Finished" Photo
PhraeSeptember 13, 2014
WORTH IT$4,900
I'm finished with Invisalign... not the dentist. In the picture, you can see that the right upper lateral incisor crown is slightly larger and overlapping the canine. The canine could've possibly been moved outward more as well, but before the crowns, everything looked really well balanced. Since this practitioner cemented my crowns without even getting my opinion first, I'm not willing to risk another appointment with him. Unfortunately, getting any work done means getting another retainer.
Trying to fix the crowns could easily be a $2k ordeal (assuming I get a great cosmetic dentist this time). I'm not ready to walk that path yet, and I feel this is something I didn't really read much about before Invisalign— I feel chained to this retainer. Changing anything about my teeth instills the dread of obtaining a new retainer, and then suffering through the painful tight experience of not having worn a retainer in those weeks of waiting (not to mention the cost as well!).
Regardless, my new teeth are a huge improvement over my original alignment, and I'm still learning to let go and smile in public.
Trying to fix the crowns could easily be a $2k ordeal (assuming I get a great cosmetic dentist this time). I'm not ready to walk that path yet, and I feel this is something I didn't really read much about before Invisalign— I feel chained to this retainer. Changing anything about my teeth instills the dread of obtaining a new retainer, and then suffering through the painful tight experience of not having worn a retainer in those weeks of waiting (not to mention the cost as well!).
Regardless, my new teeth are a huge improvement over my original alignment, and I'm still learning to let go and smile in public.
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January 26, 2017
Wow looks great! I'm also in Vegas! May I ask who you went to and if you would go to them again? Thanks!
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Finished!
PhraeJuly 18, 2014
The attachments/buttons have been removed again, and I have received my retainer. Supposedly, we were going to fix not just the teeth that moved, but also the crowns to fit more in line with my normal teeth. After 11 refinements, I can only notice that my central incisors are back in line. Also, I received an actual Invisalign retainer this time. I'm still not 100% happy with my crowns, but if I had to go back, I would definitely choose Invisalign again.
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Refinements
PhraeApril 27, 2014
On refinement 8 of 11. My canine has move outward quite a bit, so there are less crazy shadows playing across my teeth. Also, my central incisors are much more lined up (not just from a front view like they were before). Almost there!
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April 28, 2014
Oh yeah, wow! Beautiful already!!! So exciting :).
May 15, 2014
They're looking great! Too bad you had to have 11 more trays. But better deal with now than later I guess. Hopefully after this round you'll be ready to go and done with the madness :)
May 16, 2014
Thank you :)
I just picked up #10 and #11 this morning. I'm looking to get polished up mid June.
Your teeth are really lovely now, regardless, and the improvement is vast! Hopefully you will eventually have the results you most desire, or will come to love your smile as it is. Thank you for the final pic :).
The pain of getting used to the crown in the aligners lasted a long time, but it was only one tooth. Breaking in a new aligner is way worse, cause it's the entire mouth!
But in the end it's only pain. We've already been through months or years by now. You could take it, if you decided to go for it. Just make sure you always bring your retainers with you for dental work in future :).