u/shinycrouton

Hello everyone, as someone who has probably watched every tiktok/youtube about clear aligners in existence and read through a million reddit posts about what invisalign attachments look like, I thought I'd pay it forward and let you know the answer to the biggest question I had.

Attachments are really quite invisible when your aligners aren't on. They also do not feel that weird.

I had a wisdom tooth removed the same day I got my attachments on, which meant I couldn't put my aligners in until the wound healed. I kid you not, me and my fiance literally forgot they were there. They look like nothing. I had seriously been DREADING what they would look like and almost didn't do the treatment because of that fear. It's pretty funny to look back on how dramatic I was. The only way they're visible (without aligners on) is if you look in a certain light and get reeeeallyyyy close to the person. Even then, they're honestly pretty not noticeable. Especially if the color matches your tooth well.

When the aligners are in, yes, they're more noticeable. However, I had my fiance test how close I have to be for them to be visible (with aligners in) by slowly walking toward him. He said only from a face-to-face distance, and that was while I was smiling big during my walk toward him (lol).

I will add a caveat though -- I don't have attachments on my top two front teeth or my bottom front five. I'm also using Spark Aligners vs. Invisalign specifically. And I also know everyone's situation is different. Still, I just thought I'd add my two cents to the story and maybe give someone out there the hope I wish I had when researching!

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice about whether to get Invisalign now or after I get married next year. I'm really torn.

Basically, I have one impacted canine that I've been insecure about my whole life -- but I've gotten pretty used to it and the rest of my teeth are quite straight so I've learned to live with it. I say it adds "character," you know?

However, I recently went to be evaluated for Invisalign, thinking maybe it'd be worth doing something about this before I get married. I never smile with my teeth in photos, and am self-conscious in general when laughing, etc. so I thought maybe this is a good reason to finally do something about it. I mean, what better reason than to feel like I can smile at my wedding without worrying?

But here's the thing. Turns out, I'd need to do the treatment for nearly 2 years. I haven't planned my wedding yet but it would definitely be about a year and a half from now at maximum. I also would need attachments on every tooth besides my top two front teeth and bottom front four. The orthodontist said he'd be happy to remove the attachments before the wedding and put them back on after.

I'm right now just worried about whether I'd be self-conscious during pre-wedding activities like engagement photos or my bachelorette, and I'm not sure whether things would get worse before they get better? I've gotten comfortable enough with my current smile that maybe it's better to delay this until after my wedding? My doctor said that a year from now the change would be immense (in a good way) but I don't know. What if it isn't?

What do you think? What would you do? Any advice at all would be so appreciated!