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

Well! it took 3 weeks, and several messages to them asking why the delay, but I got my treatment plan today. They told me I will need what is called IPR which is where I got to the dentist who is taking care of my case and he will shed some enamel off the sides of my teeth, which will create space for them to move due to the crowding. That will happen before set 3 and 11. I am still contemplating whether or not I will go through with the aligners. I have to consider financially and I still have to go get some cavities filled anyway. I will update when I make my decision

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!

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!