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My Invisalign Experience - 28 year old female
UPDATED FROM eeeoeleven
Tray 20
eeeoelevenDecember 29, 2013
$4,950
Sorry it took a while to update - SO much happened in my mouth 2 weeks ago! I got the two attachments on both my lateral incisors removed, had a cavity filled on one of my central incisors, and I'm in the 20's now with trays!
Attachment removal - Super easy. They just sand it down and they did a really good job of making it seem like it was never there. I had no staining or anything. Much better than getting the attachments on!
Cavity - Because a couple of my teeth were so rotated, one they started to rotate it was revealed that my front tooth had a cavity and I have a large deposit on my lateral incisor. Getting cavities filled is not a fun process, as we all know. Again, they did a good job and you can't even tell there's a filling in the front of my tooth.
In the 20's! I'm on Tray 20 and moving to Tray 21 tonight. Since the attachments were removed, I now have power ridges on both lateral incisors in my trays.
I can't wait until my teeth are finally fully rotated - it's so close!
Attachment removal - Super easy. They just sand it down and they did a really good job of making it seem like it was never there. I had no staining or anything. Much better than getting the attachments on!
Cavity - Because a couple of my teeth were so rotated, one they started to rotate it was revealed that my front tooth had a cavity and I have a large deposit on my lateral incisor. Getting cavities filled is not a fun process, as we all know. Again, they did a good job and you can't even tell there's a filling in the front of my tooth.
In the 20's! I'm on Tray 20 and moving to Tray 21 tonight. Since the attachments were removed, I now have power ridges on both lateral incisors in my trays.
I can't wait until my teeth are finally fully rotated - it's so close!
UPDATED FROM eeeoeleven
Tray 18 - Things Just Got More Interesting...
eeeoelevenDecember 1, 2013
Hey everyone - checking in for an update, and things got back to interesting! Unfortunately, not in a good way. It was smooth sailing until I went to the orthodontist a couple weeks back. The one tooth I have on top that is being rotated quite a bit is turning just fine, but has revealed quite a cavity on the face of the tooth that is now able to be seen. Same thing for the front center tooth next to it. So, I have 2 cavities that I've had for who knows how long because they weren't able to be seen due to those teeth being rotated so much. I'm worried because these are on the front of my teeth, and I hope they can be filled without leaving any obvious marks.
In other news, I get 2 attachments removed in a couple weeks (according to my ClincCheck, at least)! They are the two on the top row on each of my second teeth (including the badly rotated one!) So, if this happens, I will report back on how attachment removal goes and will definitely post pictures of the removal of attachments, cavity fillings, etc.
Its a relief to be HALFWAY DONE!!! However, I have way more to go I think - ortho seems to think I'll need at least 10 trays of refinement after my initial 35. Ugh.
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! Holidays + Invisalign = not a good combo!
In other news, I get 2 attachments removed in a couple weeks (according to my ClincCheck, at least)! They are the two on the top row on each of my second teeth (including the badly rotated one!) So, if this happens, I will report back on how attachment removal goes and will definitely post pictures of the removal of attachments, cavity fillings, etc.
Its a relief to be HALFWAY DONE!!! However, I have way more to go I think - ortho seems to think I'll need at least 10 trays of refinement after my initial 35. Ugh.
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! Holidays + Invisalign = not a good combo!
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December 3, 2013
Ooh I hope you do actually get to have those attachments removed. I almost just let it go when one of mine popped off (but I know they are all there for a reason, so I got on it). I'll be interested to hear how the experience is if they do remove them. :)
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October 31, 2013
Thanks for sharing the update. What a difference compared to the first pics you posted. I think I saw a glimps of a beautiful ring, so again congrats. I am now on tray 11 and going very well. I have 20 in total and wear them 12 days each instead of 14 ( dentist recommendation) so the end is approaching and I am happy with the result. Nevertheless I also had some laziness but overall acceptable. My wife will start her Invisalign in jan / feb (after we expect our baby) and I am considering combining it with accelerant... Take care and keep us posted!
October 31, 2013
Thank you! That's awesome that you both are going through it. 12 days each tray at 20 Trays isn't bad at all! Congrats on the baby and good luck with the rest of your Invisalign!
October 31, 2013
Went to ortho yesterday in regards to the jaw popping that started with tray 6. At tray 10- he told me to quit wearing my rubberband at night. Now at tray 12- it is better, but not enough. He had me take out the upper tray altogether for about 5 days. It has improved a lot in just 36hrs. It feels mighty strange without them and I know they will be tight when I start wearing again- but Dr. said my jaw muscle was in spasm and need to give it a break.
I have a total of 28 trays and will start #13 soon. I have been very happy with the way things are going. Congrats on your marriage!
October 31, 2013
I'm glad you're feeling better, but I don't envy the pain you'll have when you start trays up again! I'm wondering if muscle relaxers would have helped? That's what my orthodontist got for me when I was having the Tray 6 curse of jaw pain. I'm glad you're happy with your progress! Thanks for the congrats :)
November 7, 2013
My teeth (though not as severe) are very similar to yours! So it's great to see your review and the progress you've made. Keep updating!
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