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I received my treatment plan today so I thought I...
WORTH IT$1,350
I received my treatment plan today so I thought I would start my review.
There are not many reviews with pictures so I plan to post every time I switch aligners. Even though the changes may not be noticeable. I have searched for hours and read many reviews but can't find a play by play review.
A little background I am 27. I had braces when I was younger and perfect teeth until my wisdom grew in and caused crowding. I finally had them removed 3 years ago in hopes that my teeth would shift back but apparently that isn't going to happen. In my line of work as a business professional it's not an option to get braces so I was going to go with invisilign. My treatment would've cost $5,780ish. Then I heard of smile care club which is only $1500.
I figured it's worth the risk and I don't think it will make my teeth worse. Also not having to go to the dentist office every month is a huge perk to me.
The process
Go to website. Fill out info. Take pics. I took my pictures myself with my phone. Make sure you get every angle and have good lighting. Fuzzy pics will be declined and you'll have to do it again. They need to see all of your teeth.
I was received my approval email the next day. Very excited because I didn't think I would qualify as my crowding is much more severe than other review pictures I've seen.
Ordered impression kit and used a coupon code which gave me $25 off the $95. Just google smile care club coupon code
Received impression kit the next week.
VERY IMPORTANT to keep the mold in your mouth for as long as you can (2-3 min). My first kit was horrible. I gagged and my eyes watered and I took them out way to early. As I said that was my first kit :( they denied them and I had to do it again. Paid another $50 for new kit which gets credited to your treatment plan.
A little tip. Do this in private. You will be a mess! I drooled and gagged and suffered for the 2 min that felt like 30 min. But I didn't want to be rejected again.
Popped them into the box, dropped them at the FedEx.
APPROVED!!! Wooohooo
Couple weeks and I received my starter trays which fit perfect! You have to call and verify that they fit correctly. Took 5 min to call. Then it takes 7 days to get your treatment plan. Mine actually took 2 weeks as they were backed up.
Starter trays also come with teeth whitener called glo. It works amazing. It's sold at Sephora for $50 for the amount they provided. I also found out that if you pay for your treatment in full you get a year supply of the whitening gel :) that alone is worth thit $1500.
The treatment plan includes a video that shows the progression of your teeth movement. You can also click on each of the aligners (in my case I have 20) to see which teeth move. Pretty cool. You can download and save this to your computer. You must open it on a computer, can't do it on your phone. I am uploading my treatment plan video. Please excuse the background noise.
After you watch and are happy you can order your treatment. I used a coupon code to get $150 off. So my plan came to $1350!
It states that it takes 21 days to receive your aligners. I will update as soon as I receive them. I have read reviews that it took longer than the promised 21 so we shall see.
I have uploaded pictures of my teeth now. I'm very self conscious of them so it was tough but I really want people to see how bad they are and be able to follow my progress. I also included a side by side of the before and hopefully after from my treatment email.
There are a lot of bad reviews complaining of customer service and delays. I have personally called and had no issues. The representatives have been nice/professional and able to answer my questions. Yes I had one delay but to me saving $4,000 is totally worth it. I waited this long so what's an extra week? If you feel you need things right away and are impatient you might want to pay to get invisilign.
I'll be back in 21 days! :)
There are not many reviews with pictures so I plan to post every time I switch aligners. Even though the changes may not be noticeable. I have searched for hours and read many reviews but can't find a play by play review.
A little background I am 27. I had braces when I was younger and perfect teeth until my wisdom grew in and caused crowding. I finally had them removed 3 years ago in hopes that my teeth would shift back but apparently that isn't going to happen. In my line of work as a business professional it's not an option to get braces so I was going to go with invisilign. My treatment would've cost $5,780ish. Then I heard of smile care club which is only $1500.
I figured it's worth the risk and I don't think it will make my teeth worse. Also not having to go to the dentist office every month is a huge perk to me.
The process
Go to website. Fill out info. Take pics. I took my pictures myself with my phone. Make sure you get every angle and have good lighting. Fuzzy pics will be declined and you'll have to do it again. They need to see all of your teeth.
I was received my approval email the next day. Very excited because I didn't think I would qualify as my crowding is much more severe than other review pictures I've seen.
Ordered impression kit and used a coupon code which gave me $25 off the $95. Just google smile care club coupon code
Received impression kit the next week.
VERY IMPORTANT to keep the mold in your mouth for as long as you can (2-3 min). My first kit was horrible. I gagged and my eyes watered and I took them out way to early. As I said that was my first kit :( they denied them and I had to do it again. Paid another $50 for new kit which gets credited to your treatment plan.
A little tip. Do this in private. You will be a mess! I drooled and gagged and suffered for the 2 min that felt like 30 min. But I didn't want to be rejected again.
Popped them into the box, dropped them at the FedEx.
APPROVED!!! Wooohooo
Couple weeks and I received my starter trays which fit perfect! You have to call and verify that they fit correctly. Took 5 min to call. Then it takes 7 days to get your treatment plan. Mine actually took 2 weeks as they were backed up.
Starter trays also come with teeth whitener called glo. It works amazing. It's sold at Sephora for $50 for the amount they provided. I also found out that if you pay for your treatment in full you get a year supply of the whitening gel :) that alone is worth thit $1500.
The treatment plan includes a video that shows the progression of your teeth movement. You can also click on each of the aligners (in my case I have 20) to see which teeth move. Pretty cool. You can download and save this to your computer. You must open it on a computer, can't do it on your phone. I am uploading my treatment plan video. Please excuse the background noise.
After you watch and are happy you can order your treatment. I used a coupon code to get $150 off. So my plan came to $1350!
It states that it takes 21 days to receive your aligners. I will update as soon as I receive them. I have read reviews that it took longer than the promised 21 so we shall see.
I have uploaded pictures of my teeth now. I'm very self conscious of them so it was tough but I really want people to see how bad they are and be able to follow my progress. I also included a side by side of the before and hopefully after from my treatment email.
There are a lot of bad reviews complaining of customer service and delays. I have personally called and had no issues. The representatives have been nice/professional and able to answer my questions. Yes I had one delay but to me saving $4,000 is totally worth it. I waited this long so what's an extra week? If you feel you need things right away and are impatient you might want to pay to get invisilign.
I'll be back in 21 days! :)
Replies (17)
May 11, 2016
Here is an anecdote that one of my instructors told me in Ortho School (24 years ago). "Mom comes in with Johnny. Johnny's case will take about 18 months. We started the case 3 months ago. Mom says that she doesn't see any changes. I told Mom that looking for changes on a daily basis is like watching Johnny grow up one day at a time. Since I don't see Johnny every day, my staff and I notice changes." According to my patients, the most noticable changes come in the middle third of treatment. The key is well-fitting aligners and the use of "chewies" or cotton rolls on a daily basis. I find the regular use of the "chewies or cotton rolls" expedites tooth movement. Orthodontics and patience go hand in hand!
May 12, 2016
Can you explain more about the chewies and how they work? I didn't know it helped the process. I thought they were used to put the aligners in.
May 12, 2016
They look like cotton rolls you find in the dentist's office. By chewing on them (I ask my patients to chew on them for about an hour--on and off--after dinner. It causes more downward force on the aligners, which in turn translates into lateral forces. You are basically seating the aligners actively. I find that there is more efficient tooth movement. Also, it reinforces the full seating of the aligner. If the aligner isn't fully seated, the teeth don't move (or don't move according to plan).
May 15, 2016
Thank you. I will have to try it when I receive mine. Do you happen to know why smile direct requires me to wear the aligner for 3 weeks before switching and invisilign is only 2 weeks?
May 18, 2016
I like slow, light continuous forces to move teeth. Less damage to the teeth, the periodontal situation and the surrounding bone. I have followed this philosophy since beginning traditional Ortho in 1992. I like the three-week clear aligner time period, for it matches up with my philosophy. I have been extremely satisfied with the results I get from three-week wear. I never argue with success!
May 19, 2016
Did you use these photos for your assessment?
May 19, 2016
No the pictures I used for my assessment were quite unflattering so I didn't upload them
May 19, 2016
I do recommend using an extra lamp or something to get the right lighting to see all of your teeth. I did mine myself so I used a bendy light instead of the flash
May 29, 2016
Yes! I had to retake my photos. I used indirect sunlight this time and they were approved..SO just waiting for my impression kit...tic, tock, tic, tock,..i'm excited nonetheless:)
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UPDATED FROM Rummel
4 days pre
My aligners are here!!! :)))
Sooooo.... My aligners showed up today! Yay!!!! Right on schedule. Actually ahead of schedule! I received 10 out of the 20 aligner sets. Unfortunately one thing I noticed right away is I didn't receive my whitening gel. I spoke to a smile direct rep when I had to confirm the fit of my starter trays he informed me that if I pay for the aligners in full instead of payments I would receive a year supply of glo teeth whitening gel. As I stated before this was a huge selling point for me so it's pretty disappointing to open the box and not see the whitening gel. I called the customer service number and the rep said she would contact the department that ships out the aligners and will take care of it. So hopefully I will receive those shortly. I asked if it would come in one shipment but she said she didn't know but would look into it.
Anywho back to the new aligners :)
They are designed much better than the starter trays. Less plastic around the gums and seems to be better made than the starters.
So I put my first set in and they are tight!!! It's a much different feeling that braces. First off there's no metal scraping into your gums (you never forget that pain) it's like the dull pain after you bump your teeth. To me I like the feeling because it tells me the aligners are doing their job. In a couple hours I'll prob want to rip them out after the excitement wears off lol but for now I'm happy. If you read the comments above a dentist mentioned the "chewies" he said to chew on them for an hour each day to insure the aligners are set in correctly and help with the tooth movement. I'm chewing on one now and I hear clicking. I'm guessing since it's only been 20 min that my teeth haven't adjusted to the aligner so they will prob click for the first week or so. I will say when I first put them in they must not have been in all the way because after the chewies I felt them pop into place.
I'll update when I hear back or receive my whitening gel.
Use your chewies people!!!
Anywho back to the new aligners :)
They are designed much better than the starter trays. Less plastic around the gums and seems to be better made than the starters.
So I put my first set in and they are tight!!! It's a much different feeling that braces. First off there's no metal scraping into your gums (you never forget that pain) it's like the dull pain after you bump your teeth. To me I like the feeling because it tells me the aligners are doing their job. In a couple hours I'll prob want to rip them out after the excitement wears off lol but for now I'm happy. If you read the comments above a dentist mentioned the "chewies" he said to chew on them for an hour each day to insure the aligners are set in correctly and help with the tooth movement. I'm chewing on one now and I hear clicking. I'm guessing since it's only been 20 min that my teeth haven't adjusted to the aligner so they will prob click for the first week or so. I will say when I first put them in they must not have been in all the way because after the chewies I felt them pop into place.
I'll update when I hear back or receive my whitening gel.
Use your chewies people!!!
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May 19, 2016
I also got mine yesterday and was missing the years worth of whitening gel. When I chatted with Natasha today on their chat service on the website. She said I get the year supply with my retainers when I finish the 20 trays. Seems to be a lot of misinformation.
May 19, 2016
I agree on the miscommunication. The whole reason I paid in full was for the whitening gel. It's still risky using a new company and promised things that could change a year from now.
May 19, 2016
I texted back the re Randall I received my purchasing text from. He is the sales rep that told me if I paid in full I got 20 trays for 1200, set of free retainers and a yrs worth of whitening gel. He did say it comes at the end of treatment too when I get my 2 sets of retainers. That it notated in my file. Guess I have to wait a yr for that.
May 19, 2016
The rep I spoke to didn't say anything about the end of the treatment :( but... I just called and they are sending the years supply now because of the miscommunication :)
May 19, 2016
When they offered me the year worth of whitening gel, she told me that I would receive it after my 20 aligners were complete. They would come in with my retainer :)
Have you used the whitening gel the starter tray came with??
Have you used the whitening gel the starter tray came with??
May 19, 2016
What?!? That's so silly. I would rather have it now and use it while I'm stuck wearing these things!!! I'm going to call and see if I can get it now instead.
May 19, 2016
When you think of years supply you would think its a lot but according to this rep it's actually only ten tubes. I still find it to be false advertising because according to the glo website you're supposed to use one tube per day out of the packet. I guess you can stretch it out and make it last
May 24, 2016
Yes but she just said she was told 10 tubes is the year supply. Which is odd since you get 5 tubes with the starter trays. My friend is getting the treatment so I'm going to have her call and ask what they tell her. How is your treatment going so far? My teeth were killing me the first 3 days. I bought oragel to help.
Thanks for sharing your story with this community. It will be very helpful for other members.