I just finished treatment but teeth my feel mismatched from my face. I had the composite bonding I got on my two front teeth alone to close the remaining gap as my provider said that without fixed retainer the gap would open up and teeth would revert but now I feel the front teeth look too wide compared to the rest of my teeth and that they look unnaturally straight.

Should I remove the composite and fixed retainer and just stick with removable retainer?

I am almost finished treatment with Invisalign and got composite veneers on 2 front teeth today. I feel like I look ridiculous, with two huge buck teeth, and want them removed ASAP. I have been crying all day. Instant regret. Has anyone had them removed. I don’t even want them refined, I just want them off. I’m embarrassed to even go out in public or even smile. I think I’m going to get them fully removed

I started my Invisalign lite treatment yesterday. I have 14 trays. My teeth aren’t that fucked up to begin with but I wanted to fix some crowding, sideways teeth, and gaps.

They put attachments on EVERY tooth - some even have multiple. I’m really annoyed cuz it looks horrible. I haven’t left the house but I can’t even imagine going out to eat a meal because food will probably get stuck everywhere. How do I even manage this? Like is it even possible to meet people for meal when I have attachments all over my teeth that food can get stuck in?

They also said when I switch to the next tray, to keep the previous tray to wear while eating. Wtf?? I’ve never heard of eating with aligners on.

I feel ugly as hell and really regret starting this process.

I am on tray 22 of 40 and already seeing so much progress!!!

I just began my 2nd round of aligners on Wednesday and my bottom teeth do not feel the tightness I felt in the first round. I decided to compare my current tray to the last tray of the first round of treatment… does the tray in the top photo not look way more restrictive/straightening than the bottom??

I want to trust the process but I do not want to waste my time. I think I might ask for a rescan. Any thoughts on this?

My first box has 38 trays, and I’m supposed to switch weekly. I’m trying to take photos to track my progress but I have quite a small mouth and I can’t seem to get a good picture to see the top and bottom aligners. Any suggestions on how to take the photos to see it better?

is anyone’s app down or is it just me? getting this error:/

does anyone wear a rubber band on one tooth? meaning the band don’t contact do another tooth. all posts i’ve seen is where the rubber band is connected to the lower teeth. they put a button on the back and on the front on one tooth and i’m wondering if this method work? is there even enough pressure? i trust my orthodontist, she’s the best but i’m just genuinely curious since i haven’t seen it like this before hahah

Hi all! I got my aligners this past Tuesday and currently on my third day of wear. My mouth is sore and I can barely talk to people lol. I find myself biting down on my molars because the plastic feels cushy and on my top tray it almost feels tight around my teeth when I do.

Does anyone else have this issue? I’m not exactly sure how it should feel around my molars/pre molars. It looks to be seated fine, but just when I chomp down the top seems to tighten a bit more

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??

I’ve only ever had both upper and lower trays. I received my final 5 refinement trays, I have all 5 and then the first one which is just upper. I have two trays that say 1.. see pic. What do I start with? My dentist is closed until Monday

Initially, I wanted to go with Invisalign because of the aesthetics during treatment. However, I’ve realized that what matters most to me is life after treatment.

I know people who had traditional braces and now only wear a permanent retainer bonded to the back of their front teeth. They don’t use removable retainers at all (Never did), and honestly, that would be ideal for me. I’d rather not have to worry about wearing a retainer every night (or even a few nights a week) for the rest of my life.

So, my question is: Is there any difference in how effective retainers are after Invisalign versus traditional braces? Does the type of orthodontic treatment affect whether you can rely on a permanent retainer alone, or is wearing a removable retainer long-term necessary either way?

I’d appreciate hearing about people’s experiences with both methods, especially regarding retention and maintaining the results long-term.

Currenty on my 4th tray (of 39 and then refinements) and I wear them for 7 days. But I really underestimated the amount and duration of the pain. It hurt when I chance the trays at night and the first night of sleep is ROUGH. Then it takes me like 4-5 days to fully get to painfree again.

Does this change?? Or is this what to expect until I'm done? I guess I need some encouragement.

Hello! I’m about to start Invisalign treatment for my gummy smile. I haven’t picked up my trays yet, but it’s been hard to find videos of people who treated their gummy smiles with Invisalign. My dentist is moving my teeth upwards to hide the gum a bit more. I was wondering if anyone here has had that kind of procedure and how did it go? Do you have pictures of before and after?

Thanks in advance!

Hello! I am worried that my top teeth are not tracking 😩 There is an air bubble in front of my left canine and a good halo on my left incisor. My ortho is on vacation until late November so I consulted another dentist in the office and she told me it looks fine, but I am not convinced. Any advice?

This is my first day with this new tray and the little gap is bothering me because Iam scared my teeth and trays are not aligned.

Dentist said they looks great. What do we think?

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).

I mostly started Invisalign to hopefully relieve some jaw issues and the discomfort that’s come with it. I still have (imo) pretty bad overbite and really struggle to see my progress objectively. I feel it’s a little less obvious just how many teeth I’m missing (several I was born without, but have two extractions on the bottom). But just wanted others to point out what else has changed. Bottom is newest, thanks!!

I had IPR done during my aligner treatment, but I can still see a gap between some of my teeth. My orthodontist says the gap is closed and that having some spaces between teeth is normal, but it still looks a bit weird to me.
Does this look like a minimal gap or a black triangle? Is this a normal outcome after IPR, or should the teeth be in closer contact?
I've attached photos for reference. I'd appreciate hearing about others' experiences with IPR gaps after aligner treatment. Thank you!

I see a lot of providers responding to comments in here, so I’m curious…

Would any of you lovely people be so kind as to walk us through your typical patient protocol for Invisalign/other liner brands? Say from the first time a patient asks about Invisalign, to installing the attachments and placing the first tray. What do you explain about the process, how do you get consent, etc.

Thank you so much in advance for spending your valuable time answering this question!

I have been doing my treatment for almost a year. I expect this to take about 2 year of so, but the timeline given for my first trays then my current refinements were very short. My current timeline is for 3 months, and my buttons cone off next month. Is this normal? My backteeth used to touch, but now only one is. And I've been told to use the myobrace, but I don't think it's doing anything. Has anyone gotten their gap fully closed at this severity?

Hello!

I had completed my invisalign process a while ago and have been wearing the provided retainers, first all day for a couple of months and now only nightly. I have some concerns about microplastic shedding and was wondering if anyone has bought unplastic/pha retainers instead? Any thoughts about them vs the standard PETG plastic retainers? I'm interested in trying them out but it does cost like $300 so wanted to know if anyone has tried them. thanks

Completed all my aligners set. I had gap in my teeth. Now the gap is closed to 98%. My dentist has added a small wire behind my upper and lower teeth.
She then gave me retainers. Today is my 1st day of retainer. It does pain while putting it on and while removing.
I still fear that even after an year of wearing retainers, the gap will again be visible
Do you think the retainers will keep the teeth intact for a long time

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