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Im 19 and my situation almost sounds identical to yours. I have moderate crossbite. Pretty bad but not as severe as yours by the look of it. I went to see 3 orthos and 2 told me I should have surgery. The last ortho I saw uses suresile which the others didnt and he believes he can achieve enough exp...

I have moderate crossbite and I did look into Invisalign put from all the orthos I saw they told me they could not get enough expansion for it to be worth while. I could have got them but only to straighten my teeth not to fix my bite. Also the hassle of having to brush and floss ater every time you...

1. Where are you located? Melbourne, Australia 2. How much are you paying for your braces? $7250 3. What kind of braces do you have? Suresmile wire during levelling and aligning phase with Damon Clear top 6/Damon MX brackets 4. What is your estimated time in braces? 15-18 months Getting them put on ...

Just found out exactly how it all works on the I Im a Doctor section on the suresmile website.
http://www.suresmile.com/I-am-a-Doctor/ ... -Work.aspx

afpilot313, just noticed that you will only be in braces for 6-8 months which is great!

Hi afpilot313, Yeah thats what I thought was the case with the scan so thanks for that info. Seems that we are having very similar treatment. How long are you expected to be in braces and how is it so far? Audra, I thought maybe the two 3D xrays I gave them might provide them the information for the...

Do you get the SureSmile scan before or after the braces have been put on? Looking at youtube it seems that the SureSmile scan is taking place with the brackets already on so when did the wire get bended and does the robot need the SureSmile scan to get the right bends? I have had a couple of 3D xra...

After seeing many orthodontist I have finally found one that Im happy with and I will be getting suresmile. I will be having the damon clear brackets for the top 6 teeth and damon 3MX brackets for the rest. I have fairly bad crossbite which is wearing my teeth back teeth, mild crowding of the bottom...