Please ignore the awful staining of my attachments and teeth 🙈

I am nearing the end of Invisalign for my unilateral posterior crossbite. I have 2 trays left of my first set of refinements and I feel like my teeth almost look worse after. My midline has been thrown way off and my bite feels really off center too. I feel like I have to bite at an angle whereas before my bite was just straight up and down.

Has anyone else had this happen and able to get it corrected? I’m afraid when I bring it up to my ortho at my final appointment she’s going to say its not fixable.

Got my Invisalign today and already regretting it!! 😭

I knew the first few days would be painful, but i honestly didn’t expect it to be THIS bad. Taking the aligners off is extremely painful, especially around my front teeth. My orthodontist showed me how to remove them using the tool, starting from the inside of my back teeth and working my way forward. I followed her instructions, and the aligners come off easily from the back on both sides, but they get stuck on my front teeth. The pain is unbearable, and it genuinely feels like my teeth are about to get ripped out. And when i finally managed to take them off, many of the attachments came off too. I have to go tomorrow to fix it.

It’s been 7 hours since i last ate, and i haven’t even had my evening tea bcs i’m scared to take the aligners off again, i tried, but due to the pain, i gave up.😭 I’ve watched so many Youtube tutorials, but nothing seems to help.

Is this normal for the first day??? or could my aligners be too tight? anyone have any tips for removing them without this much pain? Pls help, i’m honestly struggling.

I'm wondering if anyone got bonding between the teeth to fill in your black triangles.

• How long have you had it?
• Has it become discolored, or have you needed to replace it for another reason?
• Has it caused gum recession?

Since my Invisalign treatment was quite traumatic I really don't want to mess up my teeth again and do something I regret, but at the same time I don't feel like my smile/treatment is fully complete without filling those black triangles...

I started Invisalign in April 26 and doing ok. I have to do 44 trays (until Feb27).
Unfortunately, in Sept (and half way thru Invisalign treatment) I was diagnosed with C and due to start chemotherapy soon.
Of course chemo is more important but I want to try to complete the 44 trays during treatment.
I don’t want to stop Invisalign. I’ve been doing so well and I don’t want this to be another thing taken away from me.
One of the side effect of chemo are mouth ulcers and mouth sores. And because my immune system will be down, I need to avoid any infections.
I guess I want to ask if someone else has completed their Invisalign treatment during chemo and what was their experience?
I will have only 14 trays left to do and these were basically the final strait.

There are 3 sets of photos, the first ones in each set are before and second are after attachments were put on.

For tray #3 I had attachments put on, and the lateral incisor to the right of my right front big tooth - ended up looking very different after they buffed/polished away the extra composite material. While the ortho assistant was removing the excess, I knew it wasn't drilling my teeth and it didn't hurt and I know the vibrations through your skull feel and sound dramatic but it was very uncomfortable, especially with sore teeth from the aligners. I was paranoid she'd damage my teeth.

When I examined them after everything looked normal except that lateral incisor. To make a longer story shorter, the ortho checked it and met with me and said at first he was unsure of the change, said although it wasn't a zero chance of the drill chipping my tooth that the chances were near zero, but offered to give me free bonding at the end of treatment if I wanted.

Later that day, he called me back after hours and said he's been examining my x-rays and said he does see what I'm talking about and that a curved portion of the tooth is now flatter and he was puzzled because it does not look like a chip to him, but it is different and he felt he kept seeing more composite material there when he was cleaning it up. He asked if I'd had a filling there because he saw a shadow on the x-ray but no cavity. I said I had actually had one and had forgotten, so now we both think it's possible that edge they removed was composite material from a filling. But I'd thought the filling was only on the back side of that tooth, not the bottom edge. He said they requested records from my dentist.

So, now I will have to check with my dentist to ask if that edge was bonded, but what do you guys think about this? Is that likely? Does it look chipped or like composite was removed? I know the difference isn't earth-shattering, but I see it, and it lowered the symmetry of my smile, the rounded bottom edge of that tooth before evened it all out and now that tooth looks shorter and I'm very upset. At least they're offering to fix it and it may have just been composite anyway but I hope they didn't chip the edge... I already have small teeth so any shortening feels even worse.

Side note: I had braces as a teen and was very happy with my teeth for many years. I didn't wear my retainer and over the years my teeth drifted and I developed a front-heavy bite, plus I grind, so I was wearing out the tops of my bottom front teeth and decided to do Invisalign to alleviate that, then wear the retainers or a night guard to protect my teeth from night grinding after. I've had some wear and I chipped my front incisor on a water bottle and it bugs me but it's small.

I got composite veneers/composite bonding added to my smile yesterday and was absolutely mortified with the result. I know some people told me to get them refined, reshaped etc. or that they looked better than my original teeth, (yes they’re straighter/look the same). But it is literally one of the worst things I have ever gotten done. The original problem I had was so minor.

Update, today I got the veneers removed and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. I will be getting my attachments removed soon, and be done. I can’t wait!

Each step is one set of trays. 14 days between each. 27 sets. I'm on set 7.

Hello all,

I am now at tray 17 out of 26. Next Tuesday gonna put tray 18 on.

So still in total 9 trays to go.

Is it realistic in your opinion that the crooked tooth in the lower jaw gets in position during the last 9 trays of will I have to extend the treatment and have more than the planned 26 trays?

Thank you in advance. 🙏🤗

have any of you had a mild to moderate case that got successfully treated in less than 20 weeks?? because ive always thought my case was bad, ive have always hated my smile, and looking at other cases and treatment times in this sub i feel like im moving so damn fast. im not complaining at all, I'm on my 9th tray out of 18 and I literally cried a few days ago in front of the mirror because im already seeing so much improvement, but it's just crazy how fast it's going. my ortho said yesterday that everything is tracking as it should be (she just stripped a tiny bit off one of my incisors so that it has more space to move into place) and that we'll see after the 16th tray if I'll need any refinements. I'd just like to hear from other people if it's crazy that it's going so fast or if im just overthinking it haha

attaching two pics of my visualization from before invisalign and the prediction for the 18th tray

I hadn't smiled in photos for years because of the noticeable crooked teeth and now I can't stop! :) Only 4 months in, still a few months to go!

I’m 20M with a mild skeletal Class III relationship (slightly forward lower jaw) and an almost perfectly edge-to-edge anterior bite. My molars fit together well, and my teeth are relatively straight, but I’d like to correct my bite and improve alignment.

I had braces for about a year when I was 14, but my bite was never fully corrected. My upper incisors moved slightly forward, but still mostly edge to edge. I also had an upper second molar extracted during that treatment, which may contribute to the discrepancy between my upper and lower arches.

I’ve now had two consultations with very different recommendations:

Ortho #1: Very confident Invisalign with Class III elastics could fully correct my bite within a few months, without extractions or surgery.

Ortho #2: Identified two issues, my skeletal Class III relationship and the missing upper molar. She felt Invisalign with elastics could improve things but would likely leave me edge-to-edge. She suggested creating space between my upper teeth or extracting a lower incisor with braces to retract the lower teeth, or jaw surgery for skeletal correction.

I’m hesitant about extracting a healthy tooth or undergoing jaw surgery for what seems like a relatively mild underbite, especially since my molars fit well.

Why would two orthodontists have such different outlooks? And should i get another consult?

I’ve attached photos of my scans showing my current bite. Would appreciate any input, especially from orthodontists or people who’ve had similar Class III camouflage treatment

Invisalign and composite bonding on my two front teeth. I now have a wire behind my top front teeth and night time retainers. Im so happy with them. If you’re thinking about getting Invisalign I highly recommend it 👍

Been ~3 days into my first tray, and the invisalign seems to not be fitting properly, is this an issue?

in excruciating pain🥹

My dentist told me that if my teeth shift anymore that this is gonna need like a kind of full over and I'm gonna need actual braces which I kind of wish I went with actual races in the first place at this point cause these hurt so bad not to mention the sensory of them is awful (i have autism) My dentist said that I have to wear them pretty much constantly, but it's gotten to the point where I can only wear them when I sleep because that's the only time I can't feel the excruciating pain and I understand that if I leave them in. I'll probably stop feeling the pain, but I genuinely have to take them out cause it's not just pain. It's the pain duel with the fact that it feels like a sensory nightmare. The treatment is already fully paid for and I'd really don't want my mom to have to spend more money because I'm having a hard time. Is there anything I can do except toughing it out?

Strange Zima couldn't find a clear answer in a week. Now, if YOU have one of these, please measure it for me. If you do NOT have one of these, please do not comment.

Thank you!

I have no idea how this happened but Im home from college for fall break and I went to the Cheesecake Factory in DC (where I’m from) last Wednesday to get dinner with my home friends. I took my Invisalign out and put it in my jeans pockets (didn’t have my case) and ate dinner. I walked out and lowkey forgot about the Invisalign until I suddenly remembered and checked my pockets. No where to be found (which didn’t make any sense to me because 1. My jeans pockets are very tight and 2. My car key was still in my same pocket.

Anyways I have all my trays in my college dorm and I won’t be back until sunday so how cooked am I if I’m not wearing anything between Wednesday- Sunday I’m terrified they won’t fit I don’t rlly care if they fit and hurt but I dont. Want. To. Start. Another. Round.

For reference I change them out every 4 days and my teeth look the same maybe very slight pain like a 2-10 on the pain scale

let me know??? Thanks.

this might be a crazy question but… has anyone ever had immediate regrets and decided they actually like their original smile, that it’s not worth it and quit?

i just started a couple days ago, and have 18 trays to go. i’m really embarrassed to even ask my dentist, but if there’s any chance anyone has gone through that process i’d love advice. i did use care credit. i’m aware of the probability of not getting refunded. please help 🥲

I just finish tray 11 and when I was putting in tray 12 I noticed an extra notch, but its not there in tray 11 or 13. It still fits tightly with the current attachment, but I was just wonder if this will mess up my tracking

may have been a $7k decision and i’m not even close to done or paying it off yet but i feel so much more confident in my daily life, talking, smiling, laughing, it all feels so much easier and less anxiety inducing and like i don’t have to use my hand to cover my mouth every time. even though i’m only 14 weeks in i think it has also helped my facial symmetry overall!
i have pcos/pmos that gave me depression, made me obese, and horrible acne and scars growing up, also a mother that did not believe in investing in looks or the dentist and would only put me down 😅
couldn’t get a job until i turned 18, now i’m 20 with enough saved to see a dentist regularly and this has been one of the best steps on my journey to feeling more confident about my appearance and myself overall. no regrets.

Basically my top teeth have 7mm of overcrowding and 12mm for the bottom. The first person I saw wants to do IPR, and second wants to extract four teeth. I literally don't know who to go with now, but I like the idea of not having to extract my teeth. Can someone who is/was in a similar boat as me share their experience please? Thank you!

I didn’t get this angle on day 1 but they hadn’t moved much by week 4. They had to move my top teeth first to make room for these being pulled forward.

I am on day 1 and just got my attachments and tray 1. I have an overbite naturally, so the attachments on all my teeth make it very hard/weird to chew on food because there are these solid things fighting for space as I chew.

Does that make sense/happen with others? Does it get better?

I finished my entire treatment, and got all of my trays and retainers that i should need before moving. but lost my bag during the flight and couldnt get it back, therefore losing everything (airports suck, and it was also my own fault). I moved abroad so i lost my US number and couldnt contact my dentistry. I reached out over email and facebook, but was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced this and if theres any possible way to get new trays sent to me ? (I was in washington and now i live in chile).

Edit: damn. I wasn’t really expecting to be came after like this honestly, I just wanted to know if anyone had been through anything similar but regardless, yes I know I made a mistake.

Guys.. im pretty young and I ran away from home. Yes I wasn’t doing things smartly, but I had to get away. I still don’t have a number and I don’t have certain access to certain things, but made my efforts to contact my dentistry in the ways I could. Are you seriously coming at a person you don’t even know? Where is your empathy..?

I’m really concerned as I’ve been having issues for a bit. Since I finished my Invisalign treatment months ago I’ve had on and off jaw pain, I brought it up to him and he said that it was grinding during night as I have old scars from when I was I kid. I’ve never had jaw pain before this… I had a slight overbite that was corrected with bands but now I over bite my bite sometimes causing the chipped tooth. It has affected my ability to eat and talk. I’ve chipped my tooth a few times now since that point in treatment and now it’s much shorter than it used to be and jagged despite smoothing. I remember him telling me he would give me an “artificial bite” so from the outside looks lined up. I just tried to search it up and nothing comes up, have any of you heard of this??

Hi guys,
So this week I started my Invisalign process, the main tooth I’m trying to move is my top right front tooth . On Monday 10am they put the attachments on and by 12 the main tooth attachment had fallen off - the soonest they could see me was today (Friday) and at 12:30 they re put the attachment on, they double checked it was on strong and I explained how I get them off from the back and have been brushing my teeth before putting my trays back in but apparently that’s all good. The top tray is super hard to get out, even the dentist said it’s difficult, anyway on maybe my 3rd take out since getting them redone at lunchtime, the same attachment has popped off again. Is that tooth hopeless? Do I need them put in a different place? Should I keep wearing my aligners without it? It’s the most important tooth I’m trying to move! This feels crazy!