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For those who have had Invisalign - how many trays did you need before finishing?
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:04 am
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:04 am
I started Invisalign quite some time ago after having banged up teeth for most of my adult life. I thought it would be quicker and easier but boy was I wrong. I'm now on a third set of refinements and by the time I'm finished this set, I will have had 52 sets of trays. I'm now wishing I had just gone with traditional metal braces since I think those would have done the job more efficiently. 52 trays seems excessive to me when this was sold to me as a 23 tray program then done. If you've had them before, how many did you need before you were finally finished?
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Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:06 am to TDsngumbo
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52 trays seems excessive to me when this was sold to me as a 23 tray program then done. I
Blame your parents for your banged up teeth.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:06 am to TDsngumbo
350.
Get it out of the way early.
Get it out of the way early.
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 11:08 am
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:07 am to TDsngumbo
My wife just started and they gave her 20-30? Now I’m worried
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:09 am to ABucks11
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Now I’m worried
Good news is there's no additional cost regardless of how many additional trays are needed. But it's still a pain in the arse when I was expecting one thing and it keeps changing every time I go back.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:09 am to TDsngumbo
Should have gotten adult braces or was the big work prom coming up
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:12 am to The Boat
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Should have gotten adult braces or was the big work prom coming up
Nah, your wife just didn't like the idea of her pubes getting caught in metal braces. I really should send you the bill for reimbursement.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:14 am to TDsngumbo
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I'm now wishing I had just gone with traditional metal braces
no you don't
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:18 am to TDsngumbo
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I'm now wishing I had just gone with traditional metal braces
What adult would want metal braces?
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:19 am to TDsngumbo
Your big fat africa wife might have bush pubes but not all women do.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:22 am to The Boat
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Your big fat africa wife might have bush pubes but not all women do.
Hey, hey, hey, now wait just one fricking minute here.... My wife shaves her pubes and she technically has a tad bit of both African AND Arab in her.
And lots of Irish
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 11:23 am
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:25 am to TDsngumbo
Sometimes aligners are more efficient and sometimes not.
Were your teeth crowded or spaced? Any rotations?
Describe how you are wearing the trays.
Were your teeth crowded or spaced? Any rotations?
Describe how you are wearing the trays.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:26 am to TDsngumbo
I had braces as a kid, so my need has been much less. I am on tray 9 of 10 right now. Hopefully I don't need anymore beyond 10.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:32 am to TDsngumbo
How long have you had them?
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:35 am to TDsngumbo
I had 20 and it took less than a year to fix my over bite and bad spacing. 52 seems like a LOT!
Posted on 1/26/21 at 11:39 am to ruzil
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Sometimes aligners are more efficient and sometimes not.
Were your teeth crowded or spaced? Any rotations?
Describe how you are wearing the trays.
My teeth were crowded, especially the bottom teeth but they're all much better now. Only problem now is my bite didn't correct the way they thought it would so the refinement set I'm on now (3 of 13) is to correct my bite. I was initially wearing them for one week at a time, about 22 hours a day but now I'm wearing them for 2 weeks at a time.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 12:02 pm to TDsngumbo
My daughter has had them and I believe she did about 20-25
Posted on 1/26/21 at 12:05 pm to TDsngumbo
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My wife shaves her pubes and she technically has a tad bit of both African AND Arab in her.
So she likes the BBC?
Posted on 1/26/21 at 12:25 pm to TDsngumbo
I spent over 2 years dealing with mine. It was supposed to be 1 year and 20-something trays. Then another 15 or so. Then another 10 or so. My dentist was fantastic, though, and she made sure the result was perfect before she signed off. And it didn’t cost anything extra so no big deal.
I also opted for the invisalign retainers instead of a permanent retainer. Been 2+ years and no issues of teeth moving out of alignment. I wore them religiously at first but now I’m usually good for 5 nights a week.
I also opted for the invisalign retainers instead of a permanent retainer. Been 2+ years and no issues of teeth moving out of alignment. I wore them religiously at first but now I’m usually good for 5 nights a week.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 12:54 pm to ScopeCreep
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I also opted for the invisalign retainers instead of a permanent retainer.
I'm really considering getting a permanent retainer when I'm finished. No way I'm remembering to put them in every night after getting used to not wearing them during the day again.
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