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@kittybee: You will prob see a difference in about 2 months or so, stick wiith it! :-)
i go in monday to 'order mine' i guess. i already had the consult and molds taken :) im excited. my top teeth should only take about 2 months to notice a difference, at least thats what my dentist says... and the bottom are worse off so theyll take a little longer to look right :) im excited!
i wear a bottom tray at night. you'll get used to it! my teeth always hurt for a few days after i get a new one, but once your teeth adjust you start to forget it's there.
How long do you need to have it in after the 2 months for the changes to be permanent? Would some bees also share how much it costs? :)
@bellagio: It cost me $5000 for a 8 month treatment plan. Very pricey :-( but I financed through Care Credit.
i had invisalign (i finished about a year ago)...i had a pretty severely rotated front incisor and i had to get my teeth "shaved" a few times in order for it to rotate back to its normal position. i used invisalign for 9 months and now i currently just sleep with the retainers at night since i've been done for a year.
it cost me $4650...pretty expensive, but well worth it. nobody really noticed that i had them in, except people who currently had invisalign. when i would change to new trays i would have a slight lisp for a couple days, which was a little embarrassing, but i was the only one to really care/notice.
a huge tip: change your trays at night so they are less sore in the morning when you have to take them out to eat. if you change them in the morning they are sore all day as you take them in and out to eat.
i had a hard time noticing differences because i got used to my teeth while they were moving. so i kept my original retainer and would compare it to the new one each time i got one. people i hadn't seen in a while would comment on the difference within about 2-3 months of me wearing the retainers, so i know there were changes early on. the difference at the end was drastic.
i'm so happy i did invisalign...it is worth the money and time. and it gives you great dental hygiene!!! all that brushing and flossing stays with you after you're done!
congrats and good luck!!! you'll love the results!
I purchased Invisalign a couple months before I got engaged (complete surprise but perfect timing to start Invisalign) b/c I always wanted to correct a couple teeth. I've now had invisalign for 6 months and have a 11-12 month treatment time total. I started seeing a real difference about a month ago. My Ortho told me you don't usually start to see "major changes" in your teeth until about halfway into the treatment time. I actually gave up my morning coffee and snacks b/c I became too lazy to constantly get up to brush my teeth while at work. Also another Invisalign user told me that my teeth and attachments ("Invisalign bumps") will discolor quickly while using Invisalign. I really didn't want to speed up that process by drinking coffee too. I'm going through Crest Whitestrip withdrawl!
I also agree that absolutely no one has noticed except for one Invisalign user that asked me if I had them in. I really have no lisp except sometimes on the phone. I'm just keeping my eye on the prize...straight, contoured, and whitened teeth at the end of the process. Don't worry you'll start to get used to it and it will become part of your routine. I promise the aligners will hurt less and less per new tray. Just think of how great your smile will look on your wedding day! :) Let me know if you have any other questions b/c I would be happy to help!
Forgot to add:
Original cost for full (top and bottom) 12-month tx was $5000. I was able to finance through ChaseHealthAdvantage and also purchased a Dental Discount Plan. The Dental Discount plan only cost $85 and my Ortho honored the discount and took $1000 off of the total price...
Overall it cost $4085! This includes all visits, new aligners every two weeks, extended treatement/aligners (if needed), professional whitening and contouring, and a 2-yr tx plan with retainers at night. It was def very expensive but I don't have one regret so far!
I got mine in the UK and they were £2500 for a 6 month treatment.
I'm not finding it too painful but taking it out is tricky so I don't think I'll really feel like doing it more often that 3 times a day.
Can anyone tell me how many hours they had them out for per day? I think 2 hours in total seems quite tough.
I had invisalign a few years ago. It cost me $5000 but I signed up for their 2 year payment plan so it definitely helped with the cost. It was the best thing I ever did. I had a space in between my front teeth and now nothing is there. I still wear the retainer they gave me every night because if I go a few nights without it and put it back in I notice how tight the retainer is. Take your own before and after picture, it's amazing!
@Demarca11: That doesn't sound bad at all considering all the visits and maintenance that you are getting included. Hmmm...
have anyone's teeth shifted back after they were done? My FSIL had invisalign and two of her teeth moved right back about 2 months later and now she got metal braces which she has to wear for almost two years
I am in Canada and the invisiligns cost me about 50$ per tray -- the casting of said trays was about 50$ as well.(we had 60-40 coverage, so they were cheaper for me I suppose).
I began to see the differences in about 2 months but the ortho said that it takes a minimum of 1 year for the changes to become permanent and even after that there can be some degree of shifting.
To the OP and anyone else asking:
My orthodontist to me to wear them 100% of the time except while eating or drinking anything but water for at least the first 6 months -- he said that if you take them out while you sleep all the movement gained during the day will be lost over the 8hours+ sleep without the trays on. 2 steps forward 1 step back kind of deal.
@Bostonsmom: I had invisalign about 4 years ago and I stopped wearing my retainers and my teeth slightly shifted back. Not anything major though. I wish I would have kept up with wearing them at night, but they gave me such bad headaches :(
I wore mine for about a year oh.... gosh, almost 6 years ago? after 2-3 years my teeth moved back to where they had been previously. I guess I should have worn the trays longer?
I have been considering braces (again) because unlike the invisilign system they are more lasting and have more dramatic effects (I had a tooth moved a whole centimetre from the time I was 11-14--no invisilign tray will ever do that) but they are hella expensive, and I still have to consider saving for if my kid needs them haha.
my dentist makes the trays himself, so they're $75 each. the severity of your teeth determines how long you'll need them. a friend of mine had them for 3 years, but i think most people wear them 1-2 years.
@missmouse29: I've had my Invisalign off for about 2 1/2 years and my teeth are perfect still. Did you not wear a retainer at night? Also, I had a wire put in behind my bottom teeth.
@kittybee When you start to notice a difference will depend on how much your teeth need to be moved. Invisalign definitely takes longer than regular braces so if you are looking for quick results I would suggest regular braces.
i have braces right now:(
i hate them, but most people dont notice them thank god!!
i wanted to go the invisalign route but my teeth are too messed up to do that
Mine was $5000 also. I started about 8 months before the wedding. Then we took a break for the wedding and honeymoon (so they took off the attachments I had and I just wore a retainer tray) and I should be finished in a few months.
I was soooo happy that my teeth looked straight in my wedding pictures! I knew that if I hadn't done it, that's all I would be looking at (since I had braces for 4 years and my teeth were straight once).
I totally drink whatever I want while wearing them, I just don't eat anything. They may stain a little, but you can always soak them in water with a drop of bleach. (That's what my dentist said; I never did so, just brush every evening and morning.) It definitely changed my eating habits in some ways though, less snacking because I don't want to take them out. Before the wedding I had 6 attachment on the top and they were so hard to get out! I nearly cried at times.
@kittybee: My ortho told me 4 hours max each day that the aligners can be taken out. For the most part I adhere to this rule and take them out less than 4 hrs., but sometimes it just can't be done. For example I'm in my friends upcoming wedding and I know I will have them out far longer than 4 hrs with all the eating and drinking that will take place. I was told if you keep them out for longer than recommended just wear the aligner one day extra. I always carry a toothbrush, travel toothpaste, and Colgate Wisps in my bag while I'm out.
*Also a hint if you go out for drinks: drink clear drinks like Club Soda, Sierra Mist, etc. with clear alcohol so you can keep the aligners in while drinking! Just make sure to brush your teeth asap after you are done drinking for the night.
i had invisalign a few years ago. it's definitely an adjustment, getting used to taking them in and out, and figuring out how to do so discreetly in public. after a while it becomes much easier because it's a habit. and yes, i definitely saw a difference--give it a couple of months like the poster above said.
i only took out the trays for meals and snacks, so probably 2-4 hours per day. i think that's fine. it's a gradual process, so an extra hour here and there might not matter so much.
my dentist told me that our teeth like to move back to where they were, so wearing the retainer afterwards is very important.
good luck! i'm so glad i got them and it was totally worth it for me, despite the high cost!
Mine was $5500 Canadian for an eight month treatment, including all visits and retainers. My orthodontic coverage through work covered 65% of that, which was nice. I noticed changes within a month or two and I'm really loving how my teeth look now. I didn't plan it this way, but I love that my teeth will be straight for wedding pictures!
After the 8 months was done, the dentist took off the attachments, and I got a set of invisalign retainers (like the aligner trays but a bit thicker as each set has to be worn 3 months). I will have 6 months total of 20ish hour a day retainers and then move to overnight retainers. I think that I will continue using overnight retainers for ever since I already had my teeth go back to crooked after braces as a teen.
I don't eat or drink anything other than water with the trays in (I used to drink coffee but it stained the trays like crazy) so I end up snacking less, and I did drop about 5 lbs initially. I brush my teeth a lot and go through lots of toothpaste! My dentist recommended cleaning the trays once a week with denture tablets which is great for the retainers since I need to wear each set for 3 months and after a few weeks they get kind of hard to clean.
It was a great decision, I'm so happy that I did it!
I did actually wear the retainer at night until it was so loose I would wake up with it sort of floating in my mouth-- at that point the ortho said it was okay to stop wearing them. I had had a wire on my bottom teeth previously (from braces), but not on my uppers. I also had had my wisdom teeth removed at that point so the ortho was pretty confident that there would be very minimal shifting afterwards -- I think my teeth are just stubborn.
@missmouse29: That sucks! It's strange that your retainer got loose because my retainer hurts every night I put it on because it is so tight.
My fiance got invisalign for our wedding, back in January of 2010--they said the main trays would be done in August but just today he went in and they had ordered 10 more trays so he will actually have them on for the wedding. Hoping the photographer can photoshop the little bumps out.
It costs about $2,500 with insurance covering 50%.
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Has anyone had Invisalign or is planning to get it before thier wedding.
I got my first tray today and I'm strugging without my morning cup of tea and snacks.....but maybe thats a good thing for the waiste line.
How long before you notice a change?