Just Started My Invisalign Journey! - Invisalign with a Gap Between Front Teeth (Due to a Missing Incisor)) - New York

Wow! So it’s been 7+ years since my last updates. Sorry y’all, I kinda forgot about this site! I was going through emails on my Invisalign and came across my old posts and realized I forget to give a final update. So to keep it brief, was it worth it? YES! My gaps are closed. My implant is in. Most people cannot tell I even have an implant unless it comes up in conversation. This is 7+ years post, I was not wearing my retainer (I’m not saying YOU shouldn’t wear your retainer…I lost mine shortly after getting them) but my teeth still look great relatively speaking. Imagine if I would’ve actually worn my retainers how great they’d look! (Please excuse the side teeth pics, I was trying to show as many teeth as possible ????). I may get regular braces for my top teeth to straighten that left front tooth, but aside from that I’m very happy!

Long story short, after seeing my dentist I was told that we needed to correct the issue with my bite (my top teeth and bottom teeth not aligning properly). Initially I was told that I would need 3-4 trays at the most, but now that the trays have arrived, I have 13 of them. THIRTEEN!

The good news is that I can change each tray after one week instead of two, but this means my implant is on hold for the next two months. Needless to say, I was disappointed, but what can I do? And at least these corrector trays were free.

So I've just started my first set of trays in the new set. Hopefully in 13 weeks I'll be completely done with Invisalign?

Pics and status update to come next Saturday.

So I've finally reached the end. Is my gap closed? Yes. But I'm not completely satisfied with the result. Though it's a huge improvement from before, my teeth didn't end up as projected. My front tooth is crooked (because the root needs to move over another centimeter) and my top and bottom teeth do not close perfectly on the sides as they did before the treatment. My dentist advised that I will most likely have to get correction aligners, which may be another 4 trays. I won't know for sure until later on this month when I see her. But overall I'll say I'm happy, just slightly disappointed is all. Now my implant has to get delayed until everything is aligned properly. *sigh* unexpected but I'll deal with it...