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diary of a middle-aged woman who never thought she would have to wear braces after menopause-Oceanside, CA
UPDATED FROM photogirlla
11 months post
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$4,200
Of black triangles. I can deal with the upper, but the lower one is, to me, pretty ick.
UPDATED FROM photogirlla
11 months post
Done but triangle issues
Not thrilled with results. Have gaps I never had before, which are eroded gums and cannot be fixed without severe IPR and 7 mos more trays, maybe even not then.
My teeth looked better before....maybe it's my age (54), or the fact that my teeth were fine cosmetically, they were just moving and causing blinding headaches. I am one of the few people who had to get braces not because my teeth look bad, but because they were moving for unknown reasons.
My orthodontist did not have me finish out the overcorrection trays. I've only been wearing the last overcorrection tray one week but he wants me to switch to retainers at night only.
This does not seem like a good idea. My teeth felt like they were moving around when I'd have my trays out for one hour. So I am supposed to go 12 hours without anything holding them in? Especially when I didn't wear the last tray for any links of time? I really hope this guy knows what he's talking about.
Anyone else only had to wear a retainer at night straight out of the gate?
Anyone else have black triangles and not happy with their result? I will say the headaches have stopped, but it's kind of sad to have spent so much money to have my teeth look worse than they did when I started :(
My teeth looked better before....maybe it's my age (54), or the fact that my teeth were fine cosmetically, they were just moving and causing blinding headaches. I am one of the few people who had to get braces not because my teeth look bad, but because they were moving for unknown reasons.
My orthodontist did not have me finish out the overcorrection trays. I've only been wearing the last overcorrection tray one week but he wants me to switch to retainers at night only.
This does not seem like a good idea. My teeth felt like they were moving around when I'd have my trays out for one hour. So I am supposed to go 12 hours without anything holding them in? Especially when I didn't wear the last tray for any links of time? I really hope this guy knows what he's talking about.
Anyone else only had to wear a retainer at night straight out of the gate?
Anyone else have black triangles and not happy with their result? I will say the headaches have stopped, but it's kind of sad to have spent so much money to have my teeth look worse than they did when I started :(
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Hi. i found your posts very helpful. I am less than half way through my program and I have several black triangles on my lower teeth, which look hideous :(. At what point did you see the triangles? Did they improve during your treatment? Do you know if bonding can correct this problem? I do not want to have additional IPR -i hate it so much! I think the black triangles look worse than the minor crowfing I had. :(
Hi,
I began Invisalign in March, 2014. I have 8 more weeks until I am done. I thought I was going to end up with black triangles on my lower arch a few months ago, but in the past month, they have closed up. I have not had any IPR done, but did have 1 lower arch tooth extraction about 3 hours before I began wearing my aligners in March, 2014. I don't know if bonding can help with black triangles or not, but yours may eventually close up, like mine have.
I began Invisalign in March, 2014. I have 8 more weeks until I am done. I thought I was going to end up with black triangles on my lower arch a few months ago, but in the past month, they have closed up. I have not had any IPR done, but did have 1 lower arch tooth extraction about 3 hours before I began wearing my aligners in March, 2014. I don't know if bonding can help with black triangles or not, but yours may eventually close up, like mine have.
Hi. That's great to hear. I hope that mine close up too. Your teeth look great! I'm sure you are excited to be finished shortly.
Thank you, and yes, I am counting the weeks now until I am finished !!!
Unfortunately mine appeared at the very end. Not much can be done short of much ipr and another year of trays, or cosmetic work. I agree the crowding was better looking, I am unhappy as hell. But because my teeth were really moving, and I had terrible headaches from it, they needed to be aligned, albeit not prettily in my case.
Hopefully yours will come together since you are midway through:)
Hopefully yours will come together since you are midway through:)
I'm wondering if bonding can be done without having additional IPR. I am going to look into this as an option. My ClinCheck did not show any triangles and I was not told that this was even a possibility.
UPDATED FROM photogirlla
4 months post
Tray 10
Is ok, 9 was awful. I still hate these w a passion, never adjusted to them at all. Cannot WAIT for this to be over with. I wonder if these are so very very uncomfortable for me because I have fibromyalgia? And a bad stomach to start which has gotten worse having to gulp food in large quantities 3 x a day? I told the orthodontist I had fibro, maybe they need to study up on the medical for patients. Though in fairness most people getting braces are much younger and are healthy. I never would have done this if teeth hadnt moved so quickly within 2 mos of menopause.
Anyone else having a hard time w these? Not the tooth moving pain, but the misery of thick plastic that you chew on 24/7 in your mouth?
Anyone else having a hard time w these? Not the tooth moving pain, but the misery of thick plastic that you chew on 24/7 in your mouth?
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I hear you, the only time that I don't think about them is when I get so busy. Also I try to relax my jaw, so my top and bottom teeth don't touch. Hope that helps. Your teeth look really good.
It's like you are writing my Invisalign story! You are not alone!
I am so sorry you are suffering. But I must admit I am a little relieved to find someone who, like me, recognizes the absurdity of this process. This would have to be for tweens with no money, no power and no quality of life. They are the only ones who would put up with it.
I am on tray 19 of 21. I am almost done and still thinking of quitting early. I never, ever, ever got used to them. I chew them day and night--even in my sleep. There is something wrong with this plastic that, from the first night with the first tray, I am tormented by nightmares. I haven't slept right in a year. And that does things to the brain.
Add to that the pain, the life disruption and, because I work at a university and share a bathroom with 100's of undergrades, constantly being sick. It's made me a hot mess.
I have an ulcer so, like your fibromyalgia, I have to have 5-6 small meals a day. I feel like I don't get to live like a person, but like a hit man on the run from the law--gobbling food and living with the indigestion.
Even though my smile looks really amazing now, I don't care. The disruption to my life, along with the absurdly high expense, and completely compromised quality of life. was not worth it. If I hadn't paid everything up front, I would have bailed that first week.
Thanks for giving voice to those of us who hate these and never adjusted!
I am so sorry you are suffering. But I must admit I am a little relieved to find someone who, like me, recognizes the absurdity of this process. This would have to be for tweens with no money, no power and no quality of life. They are the only ones who would put up with it.
I am on tray 19 of 21. I am almost done and still thinking of quitting early. I never, ever, ever got used to them. I chew them day and night--even in my sleep. There is something wrong with this plastic that, from the first night with the first tray, I am tormented by nightmares. I haven't slept right in a year. And that does things to the brain.
Add to that the pain, the life disruption and, because I work at a university and share a bathroom with 100's of undergrades, constantly being sick. It's made me a hot mess.
I have an ulcer so, like your fibromyalgia, I have to have 5-6 small meals a day. I feel like I don't get to live like a person, but like a hit man on the run from the law--gobbling food and living with the indigestion.
Even though my smile looks really amazing now, I don't care. The disruption to my life, along with the absurdly high expense, and completely compromised quality of life. was not worth it. If I hadn't paid everything up front, I would have bailed that first week.
Thanks for giving voice to those of us who hate these and never adjusted!
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