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Here's Hoping...- Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
UPDATED FROM AbFab
1 year post
Retainers - first set and 4 months in...
AbFabMay 28, 2014
WORTH IT$7,000
Apologies for not posting a picture of my results sooner. I'm happy that I went ahead with Invisalign and I think the photos from my first one to this one speak for themselves. Good luck everyone and remember it will be worth it in the end if you play by the rules!
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UPDATED FROM AbFab
7 months post
Almost there!
AbFabDecember 18, 2013
I'm now on Tray 17 (of 18) and have been advised that I don't need refinements and that means I will soon be getting my attachments removed and my retainers fitted :)
I'm really happy how things have improved from straightening out my overcrowding and reducing my overjet on my upper arch which is pretty fantastic. I've posted a new photo wearing Tray 17 and even with them in you can see the improvement. Once I've had my attachments removed etc I will post some new pics showing the finished article!!
I'm really happy how things have improved from straightening out my overcrowding and reducing my overjet on my upper arch which is pretty fantastic. I've posted a new photo wearing Tray 17 and even with them in you can see the improvement. Once I've had my attachments removed etc I will post some new pics showing the finished article!!
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January 4, 2014
Now sure how I never found you, but wow, great results! What kind of retainer will you be getting?
January 4, 2014
Thanks, I'm getting fitted for removable retainers which I've been advised I need to wear without question for 12 months. The first 6 months full time as I currently do with my aligners and then decreasing after that. I do intend to wear them as instructed and forever if that's what it takes to keep things in place!!
January 5, 2014
Generally retainers are forever, but you don't have to wear them full-time after the initial period. Are you getting clear trays or Hawleys?
UPDATED FROM AbFab
1 month post
So far so good
AbFabJune 20, 2013
I haven't updated for a few weeks as nothing dramatic to report, just plodding on with the regime! Started Tray 4 last night and they feel a little tighter which is to be expected but no real pain as such (which is good).
One thing I would like to mention, I did have my last set of trays out one evening for a special occasion for more than my 2 hours a day. My dentist said this would be ok as long as I made the time up over the week but this was so hard and I won't be doing it again in a hurry! 2 hours a day is not a lot to start with and if you have to cut this down even further it is pretty tough! So next time there's a party happening I'm going to be stricter with myself!!!
Thinking about a holiday (vacation) now but how me and my Invisaligns are going to get through that will be interesting! Any feedback on combining the two would be much appreciated.
One thing I would like to mention, I did have my last set of trays out one evening for a special occasion for more than my 2 hours a day. My dentist said this would be ok as long as I made the time up over the week but this was so hard and I won't be doing it again in a hurry! 2 hours a day is not a lot to start with and if you have to cut this down even further it is pretty tough! So next time there's a party happening I'm going to be stricter with myself!!!
Thinking about a holiday (vacation) now but how me and my Invisaligns are going to get through that will be interesting! Any feedback on combining the two would be much appreciated.
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June 20, 2013
This discussion is all very interesting, and as an experienced Invisalign provider, I can advise and empathize with you. There is an interesting comment in here about Invisalign dictating the treatment, and I can say that often times that is the case. Usually with a general dentist dabbling in orthodontics, he will allow that. What this means then is that some lab technician in Costa Rica is in fact treatment planning the case. The important thing to realize is that Invisalign is really just another appliance design, and a complete understanding of orthodontics and diagnosis and appliance mechanotherapy is still a big part of it. In other words, you should be having this treatment done by an orthodontist, not a general dentist. If you were having braces put on, isn't that what you would do? No difference here. Your case is not simple, Ab, as it requires significant intrusion of your lower anterior teeth. If the attachments are not properly designed and the sequence isn't right, you will face frustration. And then of course everyone will say that Invisalign doesn't work. I hope that's not the case for you. Best of luck. By the way, did your dentist offer Acceledent to you? Big adjunct for your case.
June 27, 2013
Your professional opinion is the Clear Correct just as effective as the Invisalign?
June 21, 2013
Hi there. Thank you for your posts. I just got my first trays yesterday, and will get attachments on all visible uppers and about half of lowers. So it was nice to see what that looks like - though I wish it were more invisible. :)
I have a lot of bottom crowding like you do, and I was wondering if the inside of your lower tray/aligner is flush with your gums or does it protrude some?
My top is so smooth and flush, there's nothing to cut my tongue on. However, the bottom is not flush with my gums at the inside (on the outside/front of the bottom teeth it's fine). I asked the tech and she said mine were fine, but I'm wondering if I have a bad set or if having such crowding makes it difficult to make the inside flush. It feels like my tongue will get raw really quick - it catches the edge of the bottom every time I talk - and I have to talk all day long at work...
Any thoughts or experiences on this? Thanks!!!
June 21, 2013
Hi, don't worry about the attachments they aren't that bad, no ones notices mine unless I point them out and I think things will relax and your trays will find their right place. In my experience on my first trays both felt rough on my tongue and especially when I was talking, I think because they were new it was hard to forget they were there and your tongue seeks them out (if you know what I mean). I'm on tray 4 now and day 1 on every set they feel alien and almost protruding and rough but then after that almost mould to my teeth so to speak. I do think that after a little while they will just feel normal to you and hopefully the roughness will subside. Honestly my trays feel regular to me now although when starting a new set you feel like you have a mouth of plastic, a little pain or roughness perhaps but then they settle down honestly you will forget they are there!!! Good luck I'm sure it will be worth it at end of the day, that's what I keep telling myself! ;)
June 21, 2013
You could trim the edge of the aligner with a nail clipper, which leaves a much cleaner edge than an emory board. It is likely that not all of the aligners will be trimmed exactly alike and hopefully subsequent aligners will fit more flush.
August 22, 2013
I hope you have a wonderful vacation. I have been reading your review and I see you have yet to update recently. Finish up the "overjet" review. A lot of people believe these type of braces won't work on "overtjet" teeth.
August 22, 2013
Hi, yeah I haven't updated for a while as I'm just plodding on with my treatment right now. I'm sticking to the rules, wearing 22 hours a days and can see an improvement already. I'm currently on Tray 8 and my two upper front teeth are straightening out great and I'm advised they will start pushing back around Tray 10. Also I can see my lower over crowding is starting to move now although I know this arch is going to take longer to straighten out!
September 10, 2013
I have been doing the Clear Correct since MAY, No changes yet. I have heard with Invasalign in 2months you see a change. Clear correct just put attachments on my teeth. this is now suppose to start the movement. It does not hurt and I feel nothing is drastically changing yet. 6 to 9 months we will see..it is over crowded bottom teeth I have not bad front teeth
When you get a chance, I'd love to see a picture of a more natural smile, since in the one you posted, you've aligned your jaws to show all your teeth and we can't see your natural bite. Is everything fitting well now, and did you have any post-treatment equilibration done (filing to make everything sit perfectly)?