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Miracle or Mistake - Staten Island, NY

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Refinements

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InktattNovember 8, 2013
$6,000
I had my visit with my Ortho yesterday to get my final three trays. It was decided that I would wear my current tray #20 until the 30th of this month, when we would put the regular brace brackets on my bottom teeth to move the tooth over further to fix a black triangle caused by the removal of my tooth.

My top teeth look good, and a retainer was discussed, but instead we took new impressions for a few refinement trays. I will find out in a few weeks how many that might be.

My only real concerns at this point is the yellowing I'm getting, for which I've attempted whitening, but my teeth are so sensitive as it is, I'm scared about the pain so many people warn me about. The other thing is the slight gum recession happening over my canines. While this happens with age normally, I have to attribute some of it to the tooth movement and the excessive brushing… Luckily it's not too noticeable, but hopefully it won't get any worse.

I'm looking forward to a day when I don't have to wear the trays as often, but I've already accepted the fact that I'm basically going to be wearing the retainer for life.

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Was referred to the dentist by co-worker and they have an ortho working in the office too.

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Nicky.j
June 3, 2014
How many refinements did you get? How are things now overall?
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Inktatt
June 3, 2014
Hi Nicky, I ended up with 9 refinements on top that were to be worn for a week each -- however, by tray 6 they were getting more and more difficult to get in for some reason so I stopped at 6 and we just ordered my retainer. For the bottom I didn't get refinement trays, I ended up getting traditional braces just in the front in an effort to pull the teeth over to finish closing the gap of where the tooth had been pulled. Those come with their own issues... I'm getting them off soon. Next week we are taking the impression for the bottom retainer and then taking off the braces. For the retainer I will have to wear it full time for the first 6 months and then just at night for the next 6, but I'll just wear it forever, what difference does it make while you're sleeping anyway and if it prevents my teeth from moving, it's all good. So overall the experience was positive. If you read from my day 1, it looked pretty dark there for a while lol... But my teeth are really straight, they aren't perfect in the sense of some triangles, but any normal person wouldn't notice. I get so many compliments on my teeth, it makes me very happy. So where are you in the Invisalign journey?
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Inktatt
June 3, 2014
Hi Nicky, I ended up with 9 refinements on top that were to be worn for a week each -- however, by tray 6 they were getting more and more difficult to get in for some reason so I stopped at 6 and we just ordered my retainer. For the bottom I didn't get refinement trays, I ended up getting traditional braces just in the front in an effort to pull the teeth over to finish closing the gap of where the tooth had been pulled. Those come with their own issues... I'm getting them off soon. Next week we are taking the impression for the bottom retainer and then taking off the braces. For the retainer I will have to wear it full time for the first 6 months and then just at night for the next 6, but I'll just wear it forever, what difference does it make while you're sleeping anyway and if it prevents my teeth from moving, it's all good. So overall the experience was positive. If you read from my day 1, it looked pretty dark there for a while lol... But my teeth are really straight, they aren't perfect in the sense of some triangles, but any normal person wouldn't notice. I get so many compliments on my teeth, it makes me very happy. So where are you in the Invisalign journey?
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Fast Forward to the End

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InktattNovember 1, 2013
I'm now on tray #20 of 23... YAY!!! Time really did start to fly, especially when wearing the trays became less traumatic. I've lost 30 pounds as a result of my new eating habits, though I find myself getting much more lax now that I'm able to pop the trays in and out at will -- so my snacking has begun to increase...

My teeth look really good. the gap where the tooth was pulled has closed--having significantly lessened by tray #9. I have a few black triangles on the bottom, which was expected and we plan to put a few brackets on them to pull their roots into place. I guess once I finish my last tray we'll know what other refinements I'll need.

At this point I can honestly say the whole thing was worth it, even sobbing for the first three days. It's a little disappointing that I will have to wear the top retainer for life, but hopefully it will only be at night -- I'm getting a little tired of lisping when I talk lol. I plan to post before and after photos very soon.

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Coming to the end of tray #5. This week I've...

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InktattApril 10, 2013
Coming to the end of tray #5. This week I've noticed it's harder to take out the bottom tray. I'm back to using the papertowel for grip. So I guess that answers my question from last time as to whether the trays are looser or I'm getting better at taking them out--it's the trays.

Looking forward to moving on to #6.

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