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My journey with Smile Care / Smile Direct Club - Nashville, TN
UPDATED FROM adavis2011
End of Tray 8.
$1,500
I have been pretty bad with this tray. So Im a little late on changing it out. However, my teeth... hurt. where my gap is closing, my gums are all inflamed and swollen and it hurts. Also, I noticed only two out of 4 back teeth they have moving forward (the 4th one being my wisdom tooth, I didnt expect to move anyway) I have attached pictures from the end of this tray. Tonight I will be moving on to Tray 9.
UPDATED FROM adavis2011
Tray 8
OKAYYYYYYYY, this tray is TIGHT.... like when I put it in, I had to literally shove it in, it made my teeth hurt SO bad. It almost felt like I skipped trays or something.......
As for improvements.... the gap is almost closed, I cant even stick my tongue between those two teeth (on the left upper side) so theres def improvement there... however, the tooth next to the front middle one, now has a gap.... which to me is unattractive, I dont want a gap at the front of my smile :( and I noticed my "canine" teeth arent even anymore in my mouth, ones is more towards the front, and the other side is scooted more towards the back of my mouth, which is odd (if that makes sense) NOW, The bottom right side where the tooth was turned slightly.... well its pushed my other tooth (bottom middle) back so the front bottom two, are off set... when they use to be straight. Thats now an area of concern for me.
With all that being said... I went and looked at my treatment sheet and noticed that the last 10 arent doing things that Im real excited about... my smile is pretty good right now, other than working to finish close that gap (which would be completed by tray 10) and try to fix up my bottom front teeth where it kind of messed them up. Well according to my treatment, the last 10, they are wanted to do what appears to me as push the left side teeth up... which REALLY off sets my smile, one side will me much lower than the other side... then towards the end, they are wanted to do what seems like push my front teeth up as well... my teeth arent very "long" so if they get pushed up further then I may have chic-let teeth. YIKES... remember in my previous posts, that my dentist shaved my front teeth to be straight across so that already took off a little height.. I may email them, and ask them about my concerns and also tell them Im not interested in the second 10, with how to top teeth transform.
As for improvements.... the gap is almost closed, I cant even stick my tongue between those two teeth (on the left upper side) so theres def improvement there... however, the tooth next to the front middle one, now has a gap.... which to me is unattractive, I dont want a gap at the front of my smile :( and I noticed my "canine" teeth arent even anymore in my mouth, ones is more towards the front, and the other side is scooted more towards the back of my mouth, which is odd (if that makes sense) NOW, The bottom right side where the tooth was turned slightly.... well its pushed my other tooth (bottom middle) back so the front bottom two, are off set... when they use to be straight. Thats now an area of concern for me.
With all that being said... I went and looked at my treatment sheet and noticed that the last 10 arent doing things that Im real excited about... my smile is pretty good right now, other than working to finish close that gap (which would be completed by tray 10) and try to fix up my bottom front teeth where it kind of messed them up. Well according to my treatment, the last 10, they are wanted to do what appears to me as push the left side teeth up... which REALLY off sets my smile, one side will me much lower than the other side... then towards the end, they are wanted to do what seems like push my front teeth up as well... my teeth arent very "long" so if they get pushed up further then I may have chic-let teeth. YIKES... remember in my previous posts, that my dentist shaved my front teeth to be straight across so that already took off a little height.. I may email them, and ask them about my concerns and also tell them Im not interested in the second 10, with how to top teeth transform.
Replies (2)
S
September 13, 2016
I'm not a dentist or anything but assuming the fact that the back teeth have larger root canals it would make sense that that wood want to move your teeth forward in order to shift them so that the gaps will be completely closed. Currently I noticed shifting in my top arch and the trays are more intense than the ones for my bottom but according to my treatment plan I won't notice the change in the bottom arch until tray 8. But sense you are on the 20 step plan I wouldn't fret too much but to be certain give them a call to be on the safe side I can see all of your gaps are closed in which is a good thing however
A
September 13, 2016
Well, you see... my front teeth didnt have much gap (until the side one where I had a tooth extracted). My trays have been moving not only the back teeth forward to close that gap where I had that gap (from the tooth extraction) and they are also moving my canine tooth and tooth next to it (which would be the one right next to my front tooth) also backwards.. so they are moving the back teeth forward and the front teeth back to close that gap, which is causing another gap in the front by my front tooth... I dont know why they would move it towards the back, to move it back to the front?! I also dont understand them moving my teeth UP... my top teeth... I dont want smaller teeth... although Im not sure they would move back up into my gums so maybe the 3d model is just confusing..... ??!! I should call..
S
September 13, 2016
Yes it sounds like there is an error with the 3D model I would definitely call to confirm I reviewed mines and I kinda felt the same way so just call to see what happens from there as long as the end result is going to be that your teeth will be straight then you should be fine
L
September 19, 2016
Thank you so much!! Honestly, it's YOU that has helped me go forward with my own treatment. I'm still concerned about how sketchy they seem as far as customer service, but you should be commended for two reasons. One, putting yourself out there. Posting pictures and laying it on the line. Two, it's a fair amount of work updating the site, posting pictures, and keeping the progress going. So thank you so much! You're amazing, beautiful, and a help to others like myself. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
UPDATED FROM adavis2011
Tray 7
Good morning all!!! Ok, so Im a little late with my review. I changed into Tray 7 on Wednesday night. It was tight like normal which is always good. This tray I noticed has kind of roughed up my cheeks a little on the inside. It doesnt hurt any, I just noticed with my tongue that both sides are a little rough. Anyway. So they sent me an email telling me to change trays, they asked when I changed and how long I've been keeping them in and if I had any questions regarding the fit etc of the tray. Pretty standard. They also asked for pictures of my progress on this email. They requesting 13 pictures. Ones with my aligners in, and ones without. One thing Ive noticed on those emails... Im not really sure that they actually read them... could be wrong... Ive sent a question in about how my dentist shaved down my front teeth to make them even... not much was taken off but there is a gap between the aligner and my tooth. I asked if they will take more impressions before sending out the last 10 trays.. and use those impressions to make the next set. I have yet to get any response and ive sent it in probably 2 times.
But no complaints. Everything is moving along. I will upload some pictures (probably the ones that they asked me to take) after I get that accomplished... its going to take 2 people to do those pictures.
But no complaints. Everything is moving along. I will upload some pictures (probably the ones that they asked me to take) after I get that accomplished... its going to take 2 people to do those pictures.
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M
August 23, 2016
So have you seen a difference yet I'm only on tray 2 and I take them out to eat but don't put them back on right away so I can enjoy my food lol but also I'm getting impatient because I want to see results but theses trays have cut up my mouth so bad ugh I've been filed them down ugh thanks for the update
A
August 23, 2016
Yes I have!! If you look at some of my other reviews and the pictures you can see where I think my improvement is... like the gap on the top left where I had a tooth extracted... its almost closed, its supposed to be gone by tray 10. And the bottom right side tooth was crocked and its straight now. Ive never filed mine down. Afraid it will make it worse instead of better. I honestly dont feel anymore pain when it comes to my cheeks and gums and tongue. It just takes a little time with each of the first couple trays for your mouth to get used to the foreign object in your mouth. The tissues and gums in your mouth are so tender anyway, they need to build up some .... immunity (for lack of a better word right now) to the aligners and then all is well.
SC
August 26, 2016
So do you recommend Smile Direct Club? And did you end up getting your insurance to pay for the treatment?
A
August 29, 2016
I would recommend it!!!
No, I didnt end up getting reimbursed for the treatment. I may try again. They didnt even recognize my attempt to get reimbursed. I havent honestly pushed to get it accepted. Ive already meet my max for the year so I wasnt sure if they would even approve it.
No, I didnt end up getting reimbursed for the treatment. I may try again. They didnt even recognize my attempt to get reimbursed. I havent honestly pushed to get it accepted. Ive already meet my max for the year so I wasnt sure if they would even approve it.
SC
August 29, 2016
Oh ok. I'm considering using Smile Direct. But only if my ins pays for it. Gotta look into it a bit further. Thanks
C
August 26, 2016
Whenever I have sore cheeks or lips from rough edges of trays I use the emery board to smooth them and it makes a big difference.
A
K
August 26, 2016
Excited to see your updated photos! I'm considering this product, but still a little leary
A
August 29, 2016
I am excited still about what the next trays bring every time I change. I think its a great product for a reasonable price. If i had to do it over again, I think that I would still choose this option. Thats my personal preference.... Any type of braces will have complications at some point or another or hurt your mouth briefly. I have a friend who has aligners through her dentist ( see the comparison review) and I have a friend who has metal braces, and I had a friend who did fast braces (which are the wire ones, but they are positioned differently I believe and they also use different tools in your mouth to achieve this.) I wasnt a fan of the other type of clear aligners, the friend with metal braces, shes had them on for a year and shes fixing a minor gap in the front (she had braces in the past) and she still has the metal ones on.... seems like its never ending lol!! Then my friend with fast braces, I was impressed with her results for how her teeth looked, and the end results and the quickness of the process. However, when I went for my consolation they wanted 5800$ plus the cost of adding in a implant where I was missing a tooth. They werent sure if they were going to move the teeth forward (which would be a year and a half, which seems like alot.... or move the back teeth back and it would take 6 months. This process, the gap is over half way closed and will be closed completely in the next 3 trays, and it only cost me 1200$ (after a promo code) AND I dont have to take off work every 3 weeks and drive (for me like 2 hours) to get them checked etc. I dont have to feel uncomfortable with myself for having metal braces as an adult. and its WAY cheaper and much more convenient.
I hope you find which way is best for you and your happy with your smile at the end!!! Good luck!
I hope you find which way is best for you and your happy with your smile at the end!!! Good luck!
M
August 27, 2016
So when would you say you actually started seeing a change further down the line like tray 6 or so
A
August 29, 2016
I think I started seeing the change in my target areas in tray 4. I have made more progress since of course.
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I am happy with the movement and the process so far. Im glad I made the decision to go with Smile Care/ Smile Direct club.