Invisalign braces (1 Viewer)

[Zow]

Have an opportunity to get invisalign braces for 2300 out of pocket. They'd only be on my bottom teeth, but my dentist says this is a very good deal. I've done some brief research and it seems to be a pretty good new version of braces. I have to decide by the end of today if it'd be worth it. If I got them it'd be purely for aesthetic reasons. I had braces on my upper teeth when I was young and they're still very straight. My bottom teeth are relatively crooked, but in basic conversation it's not that noticeable so I'm having a tough time pulling the trigger on something which would rack up another monthly expense (about 130 if I financed).

Anyone here does the invisalign? Experiences? What was it worth to you? FWIW, dentist is a pretty cool chick and the hygienist is really cute so I almost want to go for those two reasons.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Stop making this thread about you.

 

[HoldSteady]

I don't think LHUCKS cares what you look like. It's what's on the inside that's important, Champ.

 

[Ripley]

My girlfriend has these. She likes them but a few things you may want to think about... You can't eat or even drink anything but water with them in there. You're also supposed to keep them in there for a minimum of 20 hours a day (you basically get 4 hours for meals during the day). She gets a little annoyed that she has to haul around the case for them everywhere she goes or she can't eat or drink anything. Makes snacking on anything throughout the day very difficult. Also a little annoying to clean every night she says.

On the plus side, you really can't tell that they are there without looking very closely.

 

[Clayton Gray]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

 

[Thundarr]

I had Invisalign for about 12 months or so. Worked great. Ripley is right though. You have to wear them constantly. I remember a few nights forgetting to put them in and you can tell how fast your teeth shift back the next morning when you put the appliance back on. That price is really good. I paid like $5000 for mine out of pocket. You will have to wear a retainer at night for a long time when you’re finished.

Unfortunately for me, I have a cross bite. Invisalign worked but I had to have braces eventually put on to have surgery to correct the bite. If I would have known that, I would have gone with braces to begin with. But the Invisalign treatment is a good way to straighten the teeth.

 

[Zow]

bump

 

[Super King]

Just accept the way evolution made you.

 

[iamsmilin]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

I got them. That is a good price for invisalign. They can be a pain in the butt with the brackets. I really liked the results. I had a gap in the front that I was self concious about and it fixed the problem within 8 months and straigthened my bottom teeth. It was easy for people who knew me to know I had invisaligh because you do talk a little funny but they really couldn't see it unless they focused on it. Also, after you are done with them you have to wear them as a retainer while you sleep.

 

[Running with scissors]

bump

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

 

[Running with scissors]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

I got them. That is a good price for invisalign. They can be a pain in the butt with the brackets. I really liked the results. I had a gap in the front that I was self concious about and it fixed the problem within 8 months and straigthened my bottom teeth.

It was easy for people who knew me to know I had invisaligh because you do talk a little funny but they really couldn't see it unless they focused on it. Also, after you are done with them you have to wear them as a retainer while you sleep.

What if, as I assume, a person already lisps?

 

[Brutis]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

Yep, you just described crooked tooth woz.

 

[Zow]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

Yep, you just described crooked tooth woz.

just because i killed you in snaffl...

 

[Brutis]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

Yep, you just described crooked tooth woz.

just because i killed you in snaffl...

Do we really need to go over this again? You NEVER won the league, I did!! maybe we can get Ivan over here to refresh your memory. Blouses Oh, and get the braces, you could have a pretty smile like mine.

 

[Zow]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

Yep, you just described crooked tooth woz.

just because i killed you in snaffl...

Do we really need to go over this again? You NEVER won the league, I did!! maybe we can get Ivan over here to refresh your memory. Blouses Oh, and get the braces, you could have a pretty smile like mine. :IBTL:

and the giants beat the pats in the SB one time. what's your point?

 

[Dentist]

Go for it, that's a pretty good price.. didn't realize they could do bottom teeth without upper teeth at the same time.

 

[Brutis]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

Yep, you just described crooked tooth woz.

just because i killed you in snaffl...

Do we really need to go over this again? You NEVER won the league, I did!! maybe we can get Ivan over here to refresh your memory. Blouses Oh, and get the braces, you could have a pretty smile like mine.

and the giants beat the pats in the SB one time. what's your point?

My point is what a shame you didnt win the league. You could've used that money more than I to fix that crooked grin of yours. Blouse

 

[5Rings]

Go to a real orthodontist if you want your teeth straightened.

 

[iamsmilin]

If someone is ultra vain and super self-absorbed, then I say go for it.

I got them. That is a good price for invisalign. They can be a pain in the butt with the brackets. I really liked the results. I had a gap in the front that I was self concious about and it fixed the problem within 8 months and straigthened my bottom teeth.

It was easy for people who knew me to know I had invisaligh because you do talk a little funny but they really couldn't see it unless they focused on it. Also, after you are done with them you have to wear them as a retainer while you sleep.

What if, as I assume, a person already lisps?

It's not really a lisps, you just sound different than you usually do. Esp when you are getting used to them or you're really thirsty.

 

[Zow]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab them

So far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once.

Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

 

[iamsmilin]

Dude, it was not that painful. Sure it sucked but percocet? Man up! If you think it hurts now, wait until you take off a new set for the first time. Ugh. A simple trick is to start a new set before bed. That way you are asleep for the worst parts.

The brackets will make it difficult to get on and off. Be careful not to snap them off.

Your dentist should give you a plastic carrying case for them. Always have this in your pocket. Make it a habit to only put your set in the carrying case when you take them out and always put them in your pocket right away. It's expensive to replace them and you are stuck wearing the older set until you get a new one.

 

[ShaqAttaq]

Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

pm me for paypal info.

 

[Zow]

Dude, it was not that painful. Sure it sucked but percocet? Man up! If you think it hurts now, wait until you take off a new set for the first time. Ugh. A simple trick is to start a new set before bed. That way you are asleep for the worst parts.The brackets will make it difficult to get on and off. Be careful not to snap them off. Your dentist should give you a plastic carrying case for them. Always have this in your pocket. Make it a habit to only put your set in the carrying case when you take them out and always put them in your pocket right away. It's expensive to replace them and you are stuck wearing the older set until you get a new one.

I don't think percocet is necessary either, but it is my dentist's idea...

 

[Dentist]

percocet? really?

suck it up

 

[Harry Manback]

percocet? really?suck it up

Don't listen to him, he doesn't know ####.TAKE THE PERCS!!!!

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stimulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old. Not good for motility but great for virility is how they joke about it.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

 

[Zow]

percocet? really?suck it up

i didn't even ask for any pain meds!

 

[Zow]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stilulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

you're not terribly far off

 

[Mrs. BSR]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stimulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old. Not good for motility but great for virility is how they joke about it.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

You know, just because all women flirt with you like crazy, doesn't mean they do it to everyone else.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stimulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old. Not good for motility but great for virility is how they joke about it.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

You know, just because all women flirt with you like crazy, doesn't mean they do it to everyone else.

In Woz's case I am just feeding the beast since I am amused by it's table manners.

 

[Mrs. BSR]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stimulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old. Not good for motility but great for virility is how they joke about it.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

You know, just because all women flirt with you like crazy, doesn't mean they do it to everyone else.

In Woz's case I am just feeding the beast since I am amused by it's table manners.

lol

 

[sbonomo]

percocet? really?suck it up

i didn't even ask for any pain meds!

I dislocated my shoulder a couple years back and I got 800 mg ibuprofen. Then last summer I broke my nose (stupid thing was pointing sideways until the reset it two weeks later) once again ibuprofen….I swear that I get screwed on the meds!

 

[Zow]

Just picked up my invisalign yesterday. Went with both the bottom and the top since it was the same price. It was pretty nice to be able to just swing by and grab themSo far, they are pretty miserable. My teeth hurt like mad, they are a bit thicker than I had hoped, and I have that whole "chew like a horse" thing going on because my mouth keeps over-producing sideways. I also haven't even had the brackets put on yet which apparently make it hurt even more. It's also going to be annoying with taking them out to eat and drink, i've already almost left them at a restaurant and got a dirty look for putting them in a napkin - I know I'm gonna lose em at least once. Only positive note so far is my dentist just texted me to let me know she'll hook me up with some percocet for the pain if I want some because she "wants to help with the pain." Also guessing since it is painful it is working.

Your dentist is hitting on you. She is giving you the drugs because she wants the woz juice. She has seen your virility and she knows a secret not many are sharing, invisalign seems to stimulate the production of testosterone to the point where it is too much, rendering a man impotent and therefore not in need of wearing a jimmy hat, and it makes him harder than viagra in a 14 year old. Not good for motility but great for virility is how they joke about it.I suggest on the next visit you drop your pants without pause,hesitation, or even invitation, show her your raging warclub, and say "Doc how about a Nitrous sex romp in the chair, what do you say?" She is hoping for such assertiveness, trust me.

You know, just because all women flirt with you like crazy, doesn't mean they do it to everyone else.

In Woz's case I am just feeding the beast since I am amused by it's table manners.

yeah, well, at least i know how contractions work.

 

[Zow]

got the brackets put on my teeth. sounds easy enough, but it required her to sand down to my gums and use some nasty tasting stuff on my teeth. When I asked why she cut me so badly she just goes, "yeah, I meant to do that. It's part of the process." She then proceeded to ask me out on a date. Crazy doctor.

So now I have these damn things on my teeth, talk funny, and have no idea how I'm going to get them off my teeth to eat. Any suggestions?

 

[identikit]

got the brackets put on my teeth. sounds easy enough, but it required her to sand down to my gums and use some nasty tasting stuff on my teeth. When I asked why she cut me so badly she just goes, "yeah, I meant to do that. It's part of the process." She then proceeded to ask me out on a date. Crazy doctor. So now I have these damn things on my teeth, talk funny, and have no idea how I'm going to get them off my teeth to eat. Any suggestions?

Probably an improvement...

 

[kutta]

Update?

 

[BlueDredSo]

I still wear my bottom Invisalign at night, but during the day I don't wear them at all. Once in a while I'll forget, and will wear them for as long as possible the next day to make up for it. One thing I didn't realize, and they never mentioned, is that you wear these things at night FOREVER. I was pretty shocked when I heard that from my dentist after I had thought I was all done with them. It's really not a big deal. A little inconvenient but I'll pay that price to have straight teeth.

I wouldn't say that price is great or terrible. Seems about right to me. I had a Groupon and apparently got a great deal, because mine was around $1,100 out of pocket.

 

[tonydead]

percocet? really?suck it up

i didn't even ask for any pain meds!

I dislocated my shoulder a couple years back and I got 800 mg ibuprofen. Then last summer I broke my nose (stupid thing was pointing sideways until the reset it two weeks later) once again ibuprofen.I swear that I get screwed on the meds!

Dislocated shoulders are so common they think you do it just to get the meds. Unless you're failing around like a little #####.