r/Invisalign

I was ashamed all my life about my teeth, they were crooked and eventually weirdly shaped due to wear from the bite position. I had 2 wisdom teeth removed and they reshaped the front teeth after I finished straightening them. Best thing i did for myself.

I’m scheduled to get my Invisalign off next Tuesday after one year. It fixed my edge to edge bite with bands.

During the refinements over the past two months, it’s made some little tweaking, but my bottom four teeth are a little crooked, which has thrown off my midline.

The Orthodontist said that she can grind them down to make them all straight but because they’re a little crooked, my midline isn’t perfect. I really want my Invisalign off, but I also don’t want any regrets. What should I do!? Am I just being a perfectionist?

I got composite bonding yesterday and I instructed the dentist to do something very light touch that would enhance my teeth - correcting some of the assymetries. But ive walked out with a completely new set of teeth that im just not into. He's made them loads longer which I said I didnt want, I wanted something natural that no-one would notice.

Here are my before and after, what do you think? Im worries they look too perfect and fake

I’ve been on this sub for months reading everyone’s journey.

As you can see from the bottom view of top teeth one of my teeth really sticks out. It’s not horrible, it’s just obvious in photos.

I can also see my teeth aren’t perfect. Any estimates on timing? It isn’t as major as some of the cases I’ve seen on here.

Do you see the yellowing staining between the teeth? How do you get rid of that? I’ve already had dental cleaning/whitening strips/floss.

I've been doing this treatment for about a year now, been waiting a long time to make a post like this and even longer to get my teeth straightened! Please excuse the discoloration, I'm working on it 🫠 I also wanted to put my teeth in this thread in case anyone was debating on liners, I don't remember seeing a lot of cases like mine when I was looking around. Hope it helps someone out!

After a year and a half of treatment and over 50 trays, I am supposed to have my final appointment next Friday, juat wanted to see everyone's opinions. Sorry for the really bad picture taking skills

I have been on Invisalign since April 2025, lost count of the number of trays but have had everything from metal attachments, buttons on nearly every tooth, elastics you name it!

I just had an appointment with my orthodontist and he said he’s happy with finishing up here. There is a tooth I’m naturally missing from the bottom row, so he’s tried to make my midline as close as possible. I also have the bottom front 3 teeth where I’ve marked and asked him if they can be made straighter. He said they’re because of the midline and the way the tooth roots are attached, as even though we added attachments they haven’t gotten straighter than this.

My final picture is before so I’m pretty happy with this. I also get teeth shaping, gum laser, permanent retainers on top and bottom teeth, clear retainer and teeth whitening before I finish up. And tbh I’m keen to just finish with this beaut result! But still not 100%!

Those who have finished up, what do you think? Should I call it? 🤞

Started my Invisalign treatment to fix my crowded front teeth and to help fix my bite issues as I was starting to chip teeth while eating. My dentist put me on the Invisalign Moderate plan - 26 trays total (17 in the first course and 9 refinements). Had to switch providers when I was on the last tray of my refinements and was stuck for about 10 weeks with wearing my final trays. They had an issue with the iTero scanner and tried doing impressions and then the impressions were lost or damaged in transit. Took 4 weeks to get back to the office and they had the iTero back online and they just had me pick up my Vivera retainers yesterday. So happy with the fact I’m done. Wearing my Viveras for a few weeks all day, then I’ll switch to overnights only.

I wish that I had been able to afford this earlier in my life as I am finally able to have an authentic smile in pictures now without feeling self conscious. I’m also hoping that this fixed my bite issues so I don’t have any more cracked or chipped teeth just from eating. Seems much better when I’m eating, but I suppose time will tell. I’m thinking of having some shaping and surface bonding done on a few teeth for filling in some black triangles and for slightly more uniformity in the shape of my front teeth. We’ll see how I feel about it in a few months.

I had Invisalign for about 6 8.5 months. Changing once a week.

Once you’re done, it’s very easy to stare at your teeth in the mirror and pick out every imperfection that still exists but when you look back on old pictures you can really see the difference and the change and be happy with the results.

I could probably have done a little longer but I was over it. I applaud you guys who have done/are doing multiple years.

Hey everyone,
I’m looking for some insight or advice because I’m starting to feel a bit frustrated with the progress of my orthodontic treatment.
I’ve been undergoing treatment for nearly 3 years now. While most of my teeth have aligned well, I still have a noticeable diastema, as pictured above.

Every time I bring it up, my orthodontist tells me to be patient and that we are working on it, but given the amount of time that has passed, I'm starting to wonder if this is normal or if the treatment plan might be missing something (like an anatomical issue, a stubborn frenum, or just the wrong approach). I’m even more concerned now that I’m about to finish my 2nd refinement.

Has anyone else experienced a stubborn gap that took this long to close? Should I trust the process or is it time to get a second opinion from another professional?
Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I recently had ipr done and wasnt happy with it at all. I had one tooth overlapping and the overlapping was all shaved off and the whole bottom teeth (none on top). The front four teeth look so uneven and pointy. Infact one look half cut . Iv seem worse overlapping and ipr for it didnt look this bad. Now my front four teeth are all different size and smaller.initially this much wasnt done (last pic )which is when they made the trays. So it looks like the teeth dont fully fit teeth the trays. Im so pissed bc the dentist keeps saying its only a little and that space was needed . I cried so many times in regret. and the dentist never told me she was doing it until i asked mid procedure.and the worst part she said she didnt say anything cause apparently everyone knows when they come.i wish i knew the second time bc i would’ve never agreed if i knew. Everything looked good after first ipr(last pic) why did she do this much and make me ugly 😭😭. (Pls dont judge my face in the photos)pls tell me its gonna work out.

Just over 5 weeks to go.