21 Years Old, No Extraction, Crowding, Overbite, Attachments, Elastics. - Singapore, SG
Invisalign was a privilege for me. I couldn't...
Invisalign was a privilege. I couldnt afford braces when I was younger but made a promise to myself that I will get teeth fixed with my own hard earn money. (My dentist in school did a referral for me for metal braces, but due to my dental traumatic injuries, I decided to decline it). I had a really bad fall at the age of 11. My front tooth hit my upper lips and chipped off a quarter. I had of 9 stitches and mild root resorption on my bottom front teeth due to trauma.
After doing some homework about teeth and dental clinics in Singapore. I get to know about the different options on braces. Chancing upon I.Dental Flagship Day, I signed up to know more about Invisalign. I didn't expect to learn about the successful Invisalign treatments completed by I.Dental. There were many different and yet complicated cases like crowding, deep bite, etc! There are different tiers of Invisalign Providers as well. I was super elated to find out that I.Dental is a flagship clinic of Align Technology and the only Black Diamond Provider for Invisalign in Singapore!!! YAY, I made the right choice to come here!!!
After that I went for a consultation with Dr Tong, had X-ray, regular impression mould and check on my teeth condition...
Following week later, I went back for a follow-up then the impression mould for Invisalign. Dr Tong recommended me to go for Invisalign as my case was quite straightforward with no extractions but with attachments and elastics. Braces have the tendency to further shorten my roots or causing it to die faster after my trauma injuries. Technically saying, I do not have much of a choice, so we went ahead doing the mould for my teeth. He estimated 30 odd for the number of aligners I will be having, with IPR, attachments and elastics to correct my bite as well. I re-did the Invisalign mould for about 2/3 times each for my upper and lower for 5 mins respectively as the dentist assistance was afraid that the Align Technology might reject the mould as it not perfectly done, so she decided that she will send both of my mould and let them decide before they use. I actually like the taste of the minty taste of Polyvinyl Siloxane. But my mouth is too small for it. Hahaha.
Here comes my 6 weeks of patience...
Last updated by Kylie Lee on April 7, 2016
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$264/month based on $5300? How did you get to that sum?
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Tray 1 - Tray 3
Tray 3 was a nightmare when it was time for attachments. Sitting still on a dentist chair for an hour was scary. Hearing the drills and file and feeling UV heat's on my gums occasionally without being able to see what is actually happening in my mouth was terrible. The process simply freak me out. Attachments got my trays really tight down and hard to remove... to the extent that I was super helpless with my fingers and going ahead with the pultool to hook them out before mealtime.
The next day, one of my attachments fell off before my morning brush. The incident totally scares me as it was only Day 2/14 since I was on Tray 3. I felt so paranoid and thinking will more attachments eventually fall off as the UV light bonding weren't as strong as I expected? I was imagining gelish nails, nail arts dries fast and everything remains neat and clean for 2 months. Immediately after I contacted my dental clinic to make an emergency appointment to get the attachment back on during lunchtime. Super thankful to get it fixed by Dr. Dian as Dr. Tong was away for a trip. As explained by Dr. Dian, attachments do fall off occasionally, but rest assured me that movement will still take place as some attachments are there for better grip.
Thanks for sharing your story with this community. Did you finish your Invisalign treatment, or are you currently wearing the trays?