Does Invisalign Really Work?
My Smile Before Invisalign
What is Invisalign?
Invisalign is the newest, simplest and most efficient way to straighten crooked teeth. The Invisalign system is light years ahead of traditional braces in terms of technology, and it provides the very same results that metal braces do, without all the fuss (and especially all the pain).
I recently started using the Invisalign system to fix a mouth full of jagged, turned, crooked teeth, that I had always been told would require both traditional braces and a jaw expander to make straight. It’s only been 5 weeks, and already the Invisalign aligners are working for me!
Check back each week for an update on how my teeth look, including a description of what happened during the week, so you can see what it’s actually like to use Invisalign aligners. I’m not being paid to do this, I have no connection to the Invisalign company, and I’m simply recording my story as a testament to my latest adventure.
How Long Does Invisalign Take?In my case, Invisalign will take 68 weeks to give me the “perfect smile”. The reason my treatment is going to take so long (it could be significantly less for you), is that I never had any sort of orthodontic work, and my teeth are nowhere near straight. Just look at the pictures on this page and you can see how bad they are.
Your Invisalign treatment plan probably won’t take nearly as long as mine does. I have to spin teeth, rotating them in the bone socket (it sounds bad, but it isn’t painful!), change the shape of both my upper and lower jaw, move my teeth up so that I have less of a ‘gummy smile’, and correct for a pretty bad overbite. If you’re just shifting some teeth around, and especially if you’ve already had orthodontic work done, your Invisalign treatments will take significantly less time.
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