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[quote="peach"]That really doesn't make any sense. I have the same insurance and was 27 when I started treatment. I had called the insurance before seeing an orthodontist just to make sure it was covered for adults and I was told it was good to go. I'd appeal and see what comes of it. If t...

I'm the primary insurer and I'm 27. My Aetna PPO Benefits insurance says 'Orthodontia coverage is available to employees, spouse and/or dependent children under age 26; Max $1,500 (PPO).' So my orthodontic assistant, my family/friends and myself took this as the under 26 age limit to only apply to d...

I've had invisalign for 3 weeks now. For the first 2 weeks, my cleansing process included flossing twice a day, brushing after meals, rinsing with Colgate Phos-Flur once a day, cleaning aligners with RetainerBrite every night, and brushing aligners with toothbrush and soap prior to insertion. By the...

sammy - one more thing. I just started reading your 'more bother with 18' blog and you mentioned the gap with your teeth might be permanent. I don't know if you've talked to your ortho since then but I can tell you that the gap can be easily fixed! I've seen it happen. All the dr has to do is do som...

I really appreciate everyone's comments!! Sammy - thank you so much for providing so many pics! I'm going to start reading your blog too tonight :). I've seen alot of pics with attachments where the attachments were really obvious, but yours actually look really well-blended into your teeth. I wish ...

by the way, if anyone has pics with the attachments all over their front teeth will be quite helpful as well, thanks!

So I expressed my concern to my ortho about the visibilty of attachments in my front teeth. She said she will only put attachments in the back of my teeth for the first 5 months but for the remainder 6 months of my treatment I will need attachments on ALL of my top four front teeth! She said it's ne...