Invisalign Reviews

Don't listen to the sales pitch. These things are horrible. Which I'm not going to complain about the dedication that they take, I am going to say how much they actually screw up your teeth. They maybe straighter after using, but your bite will be completely messed up. Invisalign makes not consideration to how your teeth line up/fit together top to bottom. I wore Invisalign for over 2 years. I would go in for my checks and be like ohh you are good, teeth are all straight and spaced, we will be getting your retainers. I stop them and say NO! We are not done. I would show them all these places where my teeth would be hitting when they didn't before. The hygienists would get all pissed at me and do new scans to send off to do more aligners. I ended up getting to the point where I was tired of arguing with them and said, "Fine, I'm done."

I will NEVER promote Invisalign and will go out of my way to tell anyone how this service is not good to use. Let me tell you why. My son used Invisalign. He lost his retainer so I ordered a new one a year ago. At that time I did not remember any type of "auto" renewal. When I received a message from Invisalign that a new retainer was being prepared, I called and emailed and received no response. After I received notice that the $300 was being sent to the doctor, I was told that only the doctor could stop it. When I called the doctor he said they no longer use Invisalign because of this misleading way of doing business. I'm on a limited income and now have a charge of $300. Invisalign is impossible to contact. Awful way of doing business!

Terrible. I'm on my third set of aligners. I got them initially for a relatively small, simple problem. After the first set I had a terrible misalignment that I never had before. 2 of my upper molars rested medially inside of my lowers. Terrible face and jaw pain every day. Thousands blown and wayyy worse off than before, than I could even imagine. Also they change your entire mouth to their preference/ideal, not necessarily a medical standard ideal. The bite is very narrow especially up. Top. Stay far, far away.

Invisalign might just be the worst experience I’ve ever had. Before my treatment I have fine teeth. I was told by my dentist that it would only take 4 months to finish the treatment. Now here I am 9 months later and there is no end in sight. The first 2 weeks were the worst. It was almost impossible to get the aligners out of my mouth and eating anything was an impossible task. Chewing even a piece of bread was so painful I’d rather starve. They advertise that it’s invisible but really I am so embarrassed to smile with them on my teeth. My dentist put little grips on my teeth and they make my teeth look twice the size they actually are. I gave up and now I just wear them at night because I’m not fighting anymore. This whole experience has caused me so much pain, countless crashouts and hours of my life spent lying in a dentist’s chair. I would only recommend this to my worst enemy. I beg of you. Do not listen to your brainwashed dentists and stick to normal braces.

IF your teeth require minimal adjustment AND your dentist can guarantee you will only require one round (one year) of aligners, they may be worth it. Dentists have a financial incentive to recommend Invisaligners -- they usually don't work with just one round, which results in spending the initial $6,000 plus additional sets. These were NEVER meant for people with bad teeth. They're PLASTIC -- obviously they will never do the same work as a set of stainless steel braces. I've had decent results so far, but I still have far to go and I don't see how Invisalign will possibly fix the remaining issues -- almost positive I will end up needing regular braces after these--my teeth need to be pushed back in slightly and I will not allow my dentist to shorten/file my teeth.

Terrible customer service. I bought an ultrasonic cleaning device, and had some issues with it. Two emails and countless hours on eternal hold and I still haven't been able to get my issue resolved. I wish I had bought a cleaning device from another manufacturer.

Absolute waste of money. I was led to believe it would be cheaper than traditional braces, and was quoted 10 months. Terrible management plan, training of dentists is inadequate. After 5 years of diligently wearing them, I saw a real orthodontist and he did all but laugh at the circumstances. My teeth should have never qualified and they in fact made my teeth WORSE - completely messed up my bite and now my front teeth mash together.

I was 70 years old when I started Invisalign. I have been in treatment for two years. I was tracking on time until the last two months now the orthodontist tells me that my teeth have gone backwards. I wear my Invisalign at least 15 to 20 hours a day and tried to follow this throughout the two years despite being in pain. I originally got them because I had an overbite and it was causing my bottom teeth to arc and I did not want to lose my teeth. Long story short I now have bone loss on my bottom front teeth and may have to have them pulled, which is probably what I should have done to begin with if the orthodontist had checked prior to providing Invisalign’s. I still have a bit of an overbite. So for me, the Invisalign did not work.

I sought treatment for a tender top front tooth. My dentist told me I would probably loose the tooth in a year or two. Invisalign was offered as a way to save the tooth. I was not dissatisfied with my smile. My occlusion was within normal range. I do clench in my sleep and, have worn a nightguard for years. The dental assistant applied the resin buttons and gave me 6 months of aligners with an appointment to return when treatment was complete. I complied completely with Invisalign treatment for 20 weeks. Jaw pain began to wake me requiring pain medication and ice packs to relieve seized jaw muscle.

Do not get Invisalign it is so bad, first everything you eat you have to spend 5 mins brushing your teeth and flossing just to put them back on its so annoying and inconvenient, and some people get rubber bands with their set. I have them and spent 1 hour trying to put them in and couldn't. I also have been using them for years. It's just that hard even after 2 years of experience. Just get braces. It's so much easier and all the food you can't eat are unhealthy anyways.

Ruined my bite and didn't fix the original problem for a tooth that fell out of alignment. Extremely expensive with no result. I would have to wear the retainers for the rest of my life, I suppose. I do not recommend to anyone. I wonder how much of a cut these dentists get for slanging the product.

Terrible from the start. Supposed to have a four month treatment. Over a year later and wearing my permanent liners everyday, my teeth are shifting. They were never completely straight and the dentist told me they never would be straight. However, that was the promise he gave before starting Invisalign.

I got Invisaligns and wore them for over a year with results far less than promised. My teeth are still crooked and I am still making payments. I would NEVER recommend these to anyone! Get regular braces, you will be much happier with the results.

This was the worst mistake. Money thrown out the window. After you are done, you have teeth and gums that are worse~never again. What a great scam. I tried canceling and of course, they don’t let you cancel. My teeth are in much worse shape now and the uncomfortable trays led to my gums bleeding. One should sue them and get money back as well as payment for the pain and discomfort.

Invisalign was a mistake - I did it during the pandemic and so their 5 year coverage period (short already) turned into 2... Six thousand dollars later I have worse teeth than what I started with, I didn't even get a set of retainers in the end just to try to keep my teeth from not moving back... The dentist even removed one of my canines because it wasn't "tracking" - so now I need to spend a lot more money to get that corrected because I have a colossal gap where that canine used to be.

We were convinced that these were great for a teenager as an alternative for braces. They were great during treatment but have no replacement WHEN your teen loses their last set of aligners. They have no customer service to speak with directly, no ability to order replacement directly forcing you to go back to your orthodontist. Which for us escalated the issue because their horrible service (DocBraces) are requiring us to start the process all over again requiring thousands of additional dollars. My son’s teeth are now moving and no one will help. A complete waste of time and money.

Invisalign does a good job of straightening the top arch of teeth, and they do a good job of straightening the lower arc. But…they do not align the arcs. My bite is off on one side of my mouth, it is painful & extremely uncomfortable. When I mentioned this to my ortho, she was upset with my comment and all her associates backed away from me. I explained that my teeth were extremely sensitive and in pain all the time. This is one year after completing the regimen. She tried to convince me I was grinding my teeth and had TMJ, but I don’t. I tried to get her to fix it, she would not.

Nightmare total regret. Only 9 months wearing Invisalign and it’s cause so much bone loss I need extractions at the front. My teeth were fine before. If someone said 5 million dollars or go back in time before invisalign I would go back to my old teeth! Don’t do it. It ruins your teeth!!

I am on week 33 of 99. I started with Invisalign at 60. My teeth have already straightened dramatically. My friends are already seeing an improvement. I just thought I would have my crocked teeth till the day I die. Unlike others, my crooked teeth didn't stop me from smiling big smiles. I always got compliments on my bright, contagious smile. Only through my teenage years it bothered me. I'm curious as to anyone else out there, how the change affected your sinuses and breathing. I know we hold a lot of emotions in our teeth and gums. I feel like my body is letting go of stored emotions in these areas. I have also been a mouth breather my whole life and I am having more moments of being able to breathe through my nose. I really have to work at this.

My first scan gave me 19 sets, 21 total weeks, resulted in having to get another scan because my teeth ended up crooked. So I had to get another 19 sets, which came in about a month after the scan… After about 15 weeks into the new sets, my teeth were crooked again. So I had to get another scan and more sets. I have been waiting almost a month after the 3rd scan and meanwhile, my teeth are in the old set that doesn’t track correctly, getting more crooked. I regret ever getting Invisalign, and wish I hadn’t.

I'm on aligner 12 of 15. I can no longer close my teeth together or eat properly. My bottom front teeth are hitting my top front teeth. My molars no longer touch at all. As a result, my jaw joints are hurting. Invisalign didn't take into account my bite. While an orthodontist can adjust braces to correct your bite, Invisalign aligners are all made at the same time. There's no ability to adjust them. I had braces in the 1980s, but I did not continue wearing a retainer decades later. Invisalign was supposed to be a quick, easy fix to a mild problem. I now have a very serious problem to deal with. I wish I had never chosen Invisalign.

This is the biggest regret I have. I saved for years for Invisalign, like most, only to have weakened, discolored, and still misaligned teeth. The worse thing though is that following discontinuation of treatment, there is usually no provider that will help you going forward. There is an epidemic of abandonment in the field of orthodontics. They often will not even provide you with a basic cleaning and switching practices is not practical once treatment has commenced.

My dentist sold me on Invisalign by discounting $1,000. Had me pay $6,850 up front. Then billed my insurance provider over $2,000. Total now is over $8,000. I would NOT have agreed. It was shady. Then they didn't tell me what Invisalign was. I thought I was getting traditional braces. I hated wearing these. The new sets had bits of plastic sticking out that tore up my gums. I quit wearing after set 17. And had 29 total sets to wear. If anyone is looking to do a class action suit, sign me up!

Towards the end of Invisalign treatment developed serious TMJ and facial pain. The orthodontist should have never recommend Invisalign to me who has history of tmj and bite issues. Please do research and do not get into Invisalign just because your dentist is selling it. Hope this review can help even one person from avoiding the pain. Also read **.

I have always taken really good care of my teeth. After Invisalign, I have 11 cavities. I have had 3 root canals but I need more. I'm in a lot of pain daily. I can't afford more root canals. I wish I would have known this before. I hope I can save at least one person from making this mistake.

I think Invisalign would be a much better option if there was an opportunity to switch dentists without financial penalty, with the assistance of invisalign, if the results weren't going the way you hoped. I got my invisalign done by a dentist who meant well and was otherwise an excellent dentist. My teeth were a little crowded at the front, both on the bottom and the top, but they looked OK. I was getting some chipping on my bottom teeth and it was difficult to get some of the crowded teeth clean, so I sought to straighten my teeth with invisalign. Sadly, the result broke my heart, even though the crowding was mostly addressed.

The product didn't work for me. It took them only 3 months to send them. Then, the 3.5 month treatment (they sent 14 retainers which should've lasted 1 week each and also I was initially quoted as 2 months by my dentist) turned into 8 months without any result at all and with my superior teeth crooked (they weren't before, sadly). They are not invisible as they look grey and dirty all the time and also the dentist has to adjust your treatment to pull the teeth down and place rubber bands which involves cutting through the plastic which produces significant injuries to your mouth aside from the rubber bands jumping off and hurting your lips because the retainer is not meant for rubber bands as braces are. From the 50 people that spoke to, 100% said they had to reprint the retainers. Also, they smell bad as the plastic is low quality.

I had traditional braces about 10 years ago. After my treatment (24 months) my teeth were absolutely perfect. I had many compliments and I was confident and happy with the outcome. Fast forward to ten years later I noticed my top teeth had slightly shifted. I went in to my dentist for a cleaning and noticed he started offering braces and Invisalign. I asked him which one he would recommend because my top teeth were shifting and were not as straight as they use to be. I was going for traditional braces, however my dentist recommended Invisalign. My dentist told me Invisalign would do just as good of a job as braces. I went ahead with the treatment. I was told I would only need about 6 months of treatment.

My provider downgraded my Invisalign package from Comprehensive to Moderate AFTER I made my deposit. This means I was no longer eligible for unlimited rescans and refinements - but most importantly, it means I cannot switch to a competent provider. Invisalign allowed this request - I was never informed of this action. Invisalign's response is that I work with my provider - the problem IS my provider. But they continue to recommend this provider on THEIR site. My initial treatment was estimated to conclude within 8 months (15 aligners) - it has now been a total of 15 months and my bite is ruined and my smile is crooked. I paid nearly $5,000 to ruin my teeth with Invisalign. Traditional braces would have been more affordable and performed quickly - which I will likely need now anyway to fix my mouth. Thanks Invisalign!

After much research and inquiries doctor and people said Invisalign is good for 10 year old. As soon as second day we have problems with Invisalign and doctor/staff offering adjustments. Didn't inform about switching to braces, no use at all with Invisalign and broken every pair. Later when we decided to change to actual braces realized about waste of all money. Waste of time and effort. Most importantly pain for my kid. Total waste of all my money. Don't use Invisalign for kids.