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22 Year Old with Very Bad Teeth! Never Had the Chance for Braces Until Now! Melbourne, FL

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I was very excited when I found this company. i...

leslier24
I was very excited when I found this company. i have read so many reviews and it convinced me to buy the evaluation kit. Most bad reviews that i have seen it has to do with the customer service and lack of communication. However, I have had no such bad experience. i purchased the kit, and was sent a link to upload my photos. I uploaded my photos and tried to take them myself even though it said not to. Well they were right. I got an email the next day saying they need new pictures (wasn't surprising but such a fast response) That day I had my husband take the pictures and upload them. The next day I got that email saying I was approved and that the impression kit will be shipped within 48 hours. Within that 48 hours, I got the shipping confirmation and am currently waiting for my kit! I am so excited!

I did watch a review on youtube for the impression kit and the person mentioned how the kit includes a small tray, but if you have wisdom teeth, you will need to contact them to receive a large tray. Because I have wisdom teeth, I figured I would get a jump on that problem before even receiving my first kit and got on the live chat on their website. I expressed my concern about the small tray not fitting, and they said they send a request immediately for large trays to be shipped to me! I will receive a shipping confirmation when they ship! i should have my kit with the small trays in a few days and I plan to do the impressions either way and just hope for the best but I am glad that I may have got a jump on the large tray problem just in case!

My biggest concern right now is that my teeth are very bad! I have a huge oversight, my bottom teeth are crooked, which should be able to be fixed with this system. However, the problem that I have that I am unsure of is the fact that i do have fangs. My incisors came through my gums when I was little so their gum line is very high compared to my other teeth, so I am not sure I will be able to get that line on my impressions. I told someone through chat that I was concerned and unsure if that will work, and she immediately put that problem into my file for the dentist professional to be aware of.

OVerall, I have had great customer service experience. frequent emails confirming everything, and great service through the chat. I will update you when I receive my impression kit!

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April 18, 2016

Thanks for sharing your story with this community. I hope you find all the support you need here. Please keep us posted on your progress. 

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July 12, 2017
I definitely dont want to burst you bubble....but you should see a dentist first. Your teeth are overcrowded and you may need some teeth pulled. I say this because there is no way the trays are going to work because there is no where for the teeth to move! Plus your gums are red and inflamed so you would want to make sure that you don't have periodontal disease. I have had a lot of work done and I understand how important it is to a persons overall happiness. I'm sure it will work out-where there is a will there is a way!! Luck!
UPDATED FROM leslier24

Impression kit done!

leslier24
The other day I received my impression kit on the exact day that was expected. I did it right away because I was too excited. The tray was a little snug on my top teeth but I made it work. Although, the process is not fun and is hard to keep this bulky tray in your mouth for a couple minutes, it doesnt take long. My bottom teeth came out perfectly, but my top teeth I am not sure will be accepted. My top teeth have some worse issues than just crowding. I have fangs which stick out and are above the others, so I wasn't sure they would fit. They did fit but i couldn't get the gum line on those two teeth. Also, my back molars, i missed the inside gum line.

Overall, the impression kit wasn't too hard. If you do it, try to make sure you put enough of the putty in the back inside to make sure you get the gum line of your molars. I will let do an update when I get approved or disapproved and my starter trays!

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April 27, 2016
Hey have you heard back from them regarding your impressions? I just sent mine in and I am worried I didn't get great impressions.
April 27, 2016
No not yet! They will email you when they receive them, which they received mine on Friday. That email says that it will take them 4 business days for the lab to look at the impressions and determine the next steps whether or not you were approved. I am still waiting for that, since it has been only 3 business days so I am hoping to get an answer tomorrow! If it is friday and i haven't gotten an answer I am going to contact them!
April 28, 2016
Hi! Just wanted to I've u an update. So today has been the 4th business day which is the expected time of results of th impression kit and I got an email! I guess mine were accepted because the email said my starter trays are on their way!!!! I'm so excited but interested to see if they fit (I only say that because I still find it hard to believe that these trays can be made to fit my specific condition of fangs!) but I hope they do and there won't be problems! I will do an update as soon as I get them so look out for that!
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April 28, 2016
Awesome! I'm glad they were accepted and hopefully they fit! I hope mine works just as well.
UPDATED FROM leslier24

STARTER TRAYS!

leslier24
So i got an email 4 days ago saying that my starter trays were on their way! which i guess means my impressions were approved, which i was surprised but so happy! It only took 3 business days for them to arrive to me which was today! I just tried them on, and i was so doubtful that the top would fit because of the level of difficulty of my teeth, but they fit perfectly!!!! my bottoms do too. my bottom teeth is where my crowding is an issue, so they do feel a little more snug than the top but i already know that i am getting used to the feeling of them. I did get the whitening with them, but i am waiting to use that for now. I will upload my photos to this upload of without the trays and with them, and you will see what i mean when i see my top teeth have fangs! I am going to call to confirm fitting and then i believe they give me my treatment plan. i will update when i get my plan!

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May 2, 2016
AWESOME! I'm glad they fit! Makes me even more excited for mine.
May 2, 2016
have you got any notice on your impression kit??
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May 2, 2016
They haven't received them yet since i live so far in Las Vegas. Hopefully its delivered tomorrow so I probably wont hear back if the impressions passed or not till Friday most likely. :/
May 2, 2016
oh wow! well i hopefully you get the answer by friday!
May 12, 2016
Hi! Can you give an update as to what's going on now? My top teeth are EXACTLY like yours and I don't know if this would work for me but now this gives me hope!
May 12, 2016
I am still on my starter trays and am waiting for my treatment plan! As soon as I get the plan I will update!