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32 year old. Launceston, Tasmania
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I've always had a crookered smile and wanted to...
$8,500
I've always had a crookered smile and wanted to get it fixed for ages. I first looked into Invisalign ages ago but needed quite a few root canals before process could start. But I have got here and I am on my first tray of 44! Will be a long road ahead and have to get a tooth extracted but can't wait to see the results!
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UPDATED FROM Megastar
1 month post
Tray 3 and not happy
Ok so everything had been going fine for my first four weeks. No problems at all. Went into the ortho to get my new trays and some attachments. The dental hygienist was extremely rough and cut my gums to spreads during this procedure, glue was literally stuck to everything. I have an attachment on every single tooth (some I have two). After an hour she gives me my new set of trays - top ones fit fine. When she goes to put on the bottom one and realizes they have been made incorrectly. I am supposed to be missing a tooth. She goes to tell the ortho, he is out of the office. They decide to make up an ill fitting retainer for me that literally cuts into my gums and makes them very sore. I get a call later saying all my Invisalign have been made with my tooth extracted therefore I have no option but to get it pulled out ASAP. So after week and a half I am able to get into dentist to get my tooth pulled. I was instructed to put retainer back on after this and then put in my Invisalign tomorrow. Everytime I went to put my retainer in my missing tooth bled profusely all day so had no choice but to put in retainer that night. I woke up and put my Invisalign in as instructed (after brushing, flossing etc) and it's caning my teeth a lot extremely tight and sore. As well as these dramas it is clear my mouth is very stressed out I haven't had a coldsore for about ten years but as soon as I got my Invisalign I have had three consecutively! Not fun
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August 28, 2014
oh no! how could they not have scheduled your tooth extraction on time? :( hope the pain subsides for ya!
October 3, 2014
Thanks heaps. They had moved practices so I guess they had just been too busy to keep me informed. Was in a lot of pain for a couple of weeks. But thank god that's a thing of the past now. I got one more cold sore. And have been pain free and cold sore free for a while now (touch wood) and everything going well, have also got used to having an attachment on each tooth. My invisalign is def very visible now when I am wearing them but u can't really tell when they are off. I can even see slightly how my teeth have shifted already - really looking forward to end results, only 39 trays to go ha ha!
August 29, 2014
Oh no! I'm so sorry this happened this way for you. Perhaps a combination of stress and irritation are causing the flare-ups. Is there anything that you can take for that? It's bad enough having to get used to attachments and new aligners without the bother of cold sores as well! I certainly hope your experience with this office was a one-off, and that you can complete the rest of your aligners in peace.
Do you have attachments on literally every single tooth? Because we have two users who do, or close. They have been commiserating over how to deal with so many attachments. They are called, 28attachments and Kazzalou (who has 27 attachments). The links will take you to their reviews if you're interested in meeting them.
I hope you heal quickly from the sores and that the rest is smooth sailing!
Do you have attachments on literally every single tooth? Because we have two users who do, or close. They have been commiserating over how to deal with so many attachments. They are called, 28attachments and Kazzalou (who has 27 attachments). The links will take you to their reviews if you're interested in meeting them.
I hope you heal quickly from the sores and that the rest is smooth sailing!
UPDATED FROM Megastar
5 months post
5 months in and on tray 10
Well I must say reading my original posts brings back bad memories! Thank god everything subsided and the last few months have been an absolute breeze, no coldsores, no saw gums, my teeth never hurt everything is going very smoothly and have just started enjoying seeing some slight results mainly in my upper teeth.
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December 8, 2014
Thank goodness! So glad to hear things calmed down for you :). I don't know why I never noticed--are you pregnant now as well as going through Invisalign?
December 13, 2014
yes, lol i wasn't going to let baby get in the way of having straight teeth ha ha. I'm due end of January. Actually think the invisalign is working in my favour, as you probably know the hormone relaxin in your body allows things to move easier as well as this, the oral hygiene that is needed when having treatment is a bonus. As lots of women do i had a lot of bleeding in my gums when i was pregnant with my first due to excess blood etc but i haven't had any at all so far, perhaps its got something to do with brushing and flossing my teeth all day long :)
I'll pass you along some links for other Aussies' reviews, but everyone is super friendly, and if you have others you'd like to meet, let me know! We also have looooooots of people working on crowding :D.
These are the Aussies: brosegr, Nadinelliana, CJ13, SophieD, Astrodog21, littleoz, Crooky24, Sunluvva, smilemelb, Dante555 and Malnic. Some of them should be nearly done, while others are quite new, and everywhere in between!