Invisalign

Before invisalign I often heard I had a beautiful smile -- nobody ever complimented my smile after the invisalign. The teeth after invisalign looked more off centre than before and one front tooth still stuck out a little more than the rest - now that the teeth were straight, it looked like my teeth were facing a subtly different direction than my face. Also, whereas I used to be able to easily bite with both sides of molars before the invisalign, I now found my left lateral incisors hitting each other before my molars could connect on the left. I told my invisalign dentist I was experiencing all of this and conceded I am high strung and was really struggling to adapt to my new bite; she referenced my concession about being high strung and insisted it was all in my head.

I begged her to continue with my treatment, and said I would pay more; she told me she thought I looked good, and she just didn't see what I was seeing, and gave me my final retainer. Invisalign may have a satisfaction guarantee, but how do you get it if your dentist disagrees with you? Why isn't there a communicated means for an independent result review from another dentist? And why oh why can't you go back and get things fixed after you pay for retainers? Invisalign needs to send information directly to patients re: their package and provide a contact, other than their original dentist, if they are not happy.

Finally, after about 4 different consults, I found a dentist who did a 3D scan and agreed with all my observations -- she validated and showed me on her 3D scans that I now had an open bite and that my upper midline was off my natural centre; she worked with a different company, Suresmile, for a fix. 5 suresmile aligners later, I have a comfortable bite, the dominant tooth is less dominant, and the centre of my teeth looks closer to the centre of my face. I am getting one more set of aligners to make things even better, but if I had experienced the outcome I have after this little bit of suresmile from invisalign, I would never have been unhappy.

I feel so relieved that I can fix the sadness caused by my invisalign. It's not free, but it's less than invisalign was, and worth every penny. I don't actually fault my original provider - you can only fix what you perceive - but I do fault invisalign for giving exclusive control to their provider, since the whole outcome depends so much on the provider's plan for the patient. They do a mock up of how your teeth will move and you sign off on that, but when they show you their preview, they show you how your teeth will look on their own, focusing on the dentist's view when you open your mouth, and don't show you how it will look on your face or tell you how it the bite will work.

One thing that is really helpful for you to know is that Invisalign does not guarantee results nor does your dentist and they are covered by the dental law which states that the dental practitioners only do what they can and thus covering themselves from any liability. The politics of this company are not to speak with the client directly so don't believe them when they say they give a guarantee. It will not be met because your dentist needs to agree to it and they won't - they will charge you again for it.

I wasted a year with Invisalign - if I had chosen brackets my slightly two twisted teeth would've been fixed already. Now probably I won't have any chance again to fix my teeth as dental treatment requires one to stay in one place for years for it to work and I am a digital nomad. So disappointed and frustrated. Avoid this dishonest company.

When I did my X-rays and had my trays ordered I was told I would be doing express Invisalign and the treatment would be just a couple months. I received my trays and after my treatment was finished I didn’t notice any difference at all. I went to my appointment to pick up my retainer, and expressed to my dentist that I didn’t notice any difference and basically wasn’t happy. He told me he thought my teeth looked great and didn’t know what I was seeing that he didn’t see. I’m not a complainer, so I picked up my retainer and basically just didn’t know what else to say to make my dentist realize I wasn’t happy.

I’ve had my retainer about 5 months now, I wear it 24/7 per my dentist instructions. After 6 months he said I can switch to wearing it only at nights. The reason I’m not a fan of Invisalign is because one, it didn’t do anything to my teeth to help straighten them out, secondly, the trays and my retainer have stained even following specific instructions on how to clean and maintain them. My retainer is stained yellow in the front, so while wearing it it makes my teeth look yellow and I’m embarrassed.

I’ve used the Invisalign crystals, I’ve used peroxide, baking soda, you cannot get out any stains, once they have been stained. I brush my teeth 2-3 times a day, I never have had anything to drink that would stain my retainer, and you can’t eat with your retainer in, so I don’t know why my retainer is yellow in the front. I researched why Invisalign turns yellow and found out it could be just from your saliva. A waste of 2k, and now I’m going to go back to my original orthodontist and get my top braces put back on and get a original retainer.

So now I’m back to week 1 again and struggling with how big they are. I can’t talk with them in. They give me a mega lisp. And I can’t close my mouth. They have really sharp edges which I can’t stop rubbing my tongue along which becomes super painful. I already know it will take longer than 12 months as I have to keep taking them out just to talk. I can’t smile with them in. They look ridiculous and I can’t smile without them because of the stupid buttons on all of my teeth. So no smiling at all till it’s finished. But realistically, It’s going to be extremely hard to finish them at all at this rate.