I Would Not Do This Again -Raleigh, NC

Well, I have an upcoming appointment to pick up still MORE Invisalign trays after 4+ years of constantly wearing them. I don't think that my teeth will ever be straight. I also now have terribly painful TMJ on one side. The time and expense I've gone through I could have just done a cosmetic procedure and been done.

Although I would definitely NOT do this again I do know quite a few people who have had great, quick results. I don't blame my CURRENT orthodontist either - he inherited me as a transfer!

Is it possible that my teeth just don't have the ability to be straight? This many years later I'm starting to think so!

I just want pretty teeth.

After my last visit and receiving a set of 10 "refinements" I continue to be dissatisfied with my progress and my orthodontist. I asked to see the scan model before the trays were ordered, just like I did when I switched to him last year. They ordered the trays anyway without me seeing the model. I looked at the model when I came in and am not happy with the last image. My teeth aren't straight in the final slide. My dentist seemed confused as to why I didn't think they weren't straight. Well, it's because they aren't straight! He actually printed out the diagram of the final scan and asked me circle and write down what I didn't like and bring it back with me to my next appointment.

This is insane! Apparently, I am not a good candidate but neither ortho I've seen over the last few years was ethical enough to tell me the truth. So, now I'm out nearly $10,000 at this point, almost 3 years and not even done, and don't like the final product.

I am really upset with this whole procedure, and the Invisalign providers. It is very obvious that I am just a dollar sign when I walk in.

Well, it's now the end of 2014. My teeth still don't look like I've ever seen the orthodontist, let alone been going through years of treatments. I went in today for refinements. I asked to see the clincheck before the retainers were ordered, but that didn't happen. So, I said I didn't want the new buttons attached until I approved of the new/updated plan. The "finished" slide looked like the before picture of someone who was fixing only slightly crooked teeth. I feel like I've been swindled.

This is in no way to say this isn't an awesome option for a lot of people - I just wish I would have gone to any orthodontist who was honest enough with me to tell me I wasn't a good candidate. Or an orthodontist who wasn't so overbooked that they could actually pay attention to the patients.