u/organicnegrow

Hi beautiful people! I'm trying to decide between treatment plans from three different orthodontists and would love to hear from this group. I am very new to ortho care and any advice I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU!

Background:

• My diagnosis is a Class II bite on my left side, a severe overbite, and Class II skeletal relationship
• Treatment would range 18-25 months with Invisalign
• Two orthodontists recommended a Carrière appliance before Invisalign
• One orthodontist recommended Class II elastics with Invisalign to improve class II bite relationship on my left side

I have a consultation for jaw surgery next month to see if I want to pursue but I am leaning towards these orthodontics approaches more. I don't desire textbook perfection and jaw surgery recovery will impact my quality of life.

For those who have had either or consider similar treatments:

• If you've had a Carrière appliance, would you do it again? How uncomfortable was it and how long did it take to get used to it?
• If you've corrected a Class II bite with Invisalign and elastics only, how did it go?
• If you were given these choices by your ortho, which option would you choose and why?