Ermmmm these gaps were not there before they were obviously drilled to create space for teeth to move. I only have ten trays left and wtf… are these going to shift back? I feel that there’s been no progress what so ever. Even tho each tray fits each week.. some reassurance please? Cry.
I know they need to wiggle to move but I don’t see many ppl talking about how terrifying it is to be able to wiggle your front (crowded) teeth. This is why my trays are only off for maybe 1.5 - 2 hours max per day.
Anybody else super stressed about being able to move your front teeth?? I’m only
About 40 days in.
Finished my Invisalign treatment. How many hours a day do you guys wear your retainers? and for how many months do you have to wear your retainers for?
I started Invisalign in Sept of last year. I had an edge to edge bite and then they did some minor straightening tweaks. I had damage on my two front teeth because of how they hit which finally made me pull the trigger on Invisalign. At first I felt like the progress was good. I had 28 trays. Then I had a set of refinements as expected which is only about 17 or 18. Im supposed to be done in 8 trays and my two front teeth feel like they are hitting worse than ever. I find it really hard to believe that this issue can be resolved this quickly!
I just was in last week and they kept reassuring me that everything looked great and I might not even need another set of refinements. If I feel like it is not corrected enough is there any downside on insisting more refinements? I did this to prevent damage to my front teeth and now I feel like they are getting chipped even more than before every time I eat.
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!
Flagged as NSFW because the photos are pretty unflattering. Sorry, I couldn’t get a better one.
I completed an initial set of 20 trays and I’m now on a 20-tray refinement phase. At my last check-up, while I was wearing refinement tray 17, the orthodontist suddenly said, “Do you know we’re removing the attachments today?” I was surprised because no one had told me that beforehand.
He gave me refinement tray 18 and instructed me to wear it for 48 hours continuously, then switch to nighttime wear only. Since then, every evening the tray initially feels like it doesn’t fit properly. After using a chewie for a few minutes, it seats much better, except around the canines, where there’s still a somewhat noticeable gap at the top.
He also mentioned that trays 19 and 20 would basically serve as a maintenance phase. I didn’t say anything at the appointment, but once I got home and looked closely in the mirror, I became really frustrated. I’m paying €4,000 for this treatment, and I don’t feel comfortable finishing with my lower front teeth still misaligned, especially the left canine.
I'm crazy?
The top is today, and bottom is when i first started in May.... My bottom canine looks almost worse. And they are discoloring! What is happening! I have a check in with my ortho to do ipr on July 28.
Sooo I was really dumb and between life and another stuff going on I havent been wearing my retainers right. I know I know it's bad but I'm trying to be better now. Is it a problem to wear them if they dont fit 100% though? Right now they fit just slightly elevated and dont fully seat. I can still get them on though, there's just like a little gap where they dont 100% seat on the bottom
Hi! My ortho told me to list down everything I still want to “fix” with refinements.
I feel I am still far from being done :/
- 1st I started with a perfect bite and now it’s ruined, so I want to fix that
- I developed black triangles on upper teeth
- My 3rd lower teeth are not straight enough
- I want to make the tops of the teeth even
Do you see anything else I can mention?
Thank you!!!
I am on tray 18 of 37 (IPR between two front teeth at 12 weeks) and have had great progress! However - I noticed this week that my right front tooth seems to have been pulled down longer than the left. Photo 1 is from May, photo 2 is from today (July).
I’m not super concerned and erring on the side of “trust the process” — but just wanted to see whether this was something worth bringing up to my ortho/if anyone’s been through something similar?
Thanks so much!
The first photo is from 5 weeks ago, prior to attachments, IPR on the bottom 4 teeth and tray 1. The second photo is from this morning. I start tray 6 tomorrow night (7 day changes). Amazed at the quick progress!
I have changed my retainer today and I’m nothing there is a little gap between the bottom of my teeth and the retainer and same on top (second photo) there is a chip on my tooth so I don’t know whether it’s increased by that but does it look like they are starting to not track?
For me it was at the one year point. Would’ve actually just said I don’t want to finish the treatment if I hadn’t paid all that money
i’m one tray away from my retainer scan! i look at my own teeth so much i feel like im blinded to see what’s wrong/good. is there anything you would change or is another round of refinements not worth it? 47 trays, 7 refinements- weekly changes! started in april of last year.
I don’t understand it, I’m on round 3 of trays and somehow they always get glue all over the front of my teeth that they have to polish after and somehow also get glue on the back of the teeth too.
It’s really annoying because they tell me they can’t see it, but I tell them I feel it and where. Then they try to remove it.
I’ve still got some extra glue on my teeth that I keep finding months later, that I have to tell them to polish at the next appointment.
It feels pretty unprofessional.
I’m leaning on inexperienced assistants, but what’re your experiences?
Hello!
I noticed this morning I have brown staining on my teeth that has recently developed. I actually had a cleaning back in March and did not have any noticeable staining. I’m a little perplexed by this staining as I have good oral hygiene, but I may be doing something wrong. The front of my teeth do not look like this. I do drink coffee in the mornings without my aligners in but I’m quick to brush afterwards. I have an ortho appointment on Tuesday so I will ask my office about it.
Did anyone else start to have staining issues 6+ months into Invisalign treatment? I’ve never experienced this before.
I use a toothbrush and water but I was wondering if there’s tablets that can be used which won’t damage them aligners? Seen some online about this and would love to try if you have any recommendations?
So I’m really frustrated because I’ve been on this treatment plan for over 12 months now it was suppose to be 9months. I’m on my second round of refinements and I’m supposed to get my attachments and permanent retainers next week. I didn’t notice but the last couple trays were longer than the ones before and have caused my gums to recede. Now I’m concerned I’ll have to get a gum surgery to reverse it. I feel like my teeth looked way better in the before picture :(
Also thinking about going with the wire retainer vs the hard plastic bc I don’t want my gums to recede anymore. What should I do?
1st picture is now , 2nd is before.
I got invisalign three days before and my upper and lower front teeth still hurts after removing the invisalign. Its painful when eating. Is it normal or will it be okay in a week
So I’ve seen some people on this sub say that they drink alcohol with their aligners in and I have too sometimes with a straw. I really miss leisurely sipping a glass of wine and wondering if those of you who have done this ended up with cavities? I’m only 3 months in and haven’t had my teeth checked yet.