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Thank you kattiar :) Carolinev - I was predicted 9 weeks initially but it ended up taking a little bit longer. It's great isn't it. I couldn't believe how quickly everything started to move. Make sure you take lots of pics then you can see your progress and you can look back on it. I tried enlighten...

Hi everybody. Sorry for the delayed response I've had some surgery and have been recovering ! :) The pressure behind your front teeth is normal. Don't worry about it. Your teeth will move at different rates so one week there will be pressure in one place and then the next somewhere different might h...

Hi all Just thought I would check in with you all! Thanks for the well wishes after my surgery :) Claire, are you sorted now? I've just read that your teeth started moving back when you finished treatment. Have you decided to get the fixed retainer? I still obviously have mine and I don't think my t...

:mrgreen: Hi guys Sorry I haven't been in touch. Had emergency gallbladder removal surgery on Thursday last week :( currently lay down at home trying to recover. They struggled incubating me and therefore scraped my front tooth with something so it doesn't feel smooth now :@ also worried that they m...

Hi jenna Dont worry about the shaping. I had exactly the same problem, one of my front teeth was linger than the other. Feels like the dentist shapes it down for ages but it's great in the end. I have seen that some people's aligners had the slacker strip at the front. Mine came with the thicker pla...

Yeah I had zoom whitening which is the personalised trays you put gel in. Then I got a tube of enlighten. And now I'm back on zoom. Once u have the trays u just nip back to the dentist for some more gel. It's great

Aww Claire I bet you are so happy that they are finally in place. Your perseverance finally paid off! Are u only back in 2 weeks now? You will have to try and wear it a bit more now so that they stay in that position! Danni your teeth look loads better than they did when you first started! You must ...

Claire - I've told somebody I work with all about you and your dentist today too!

The clear aligner is great! So much more cumfortable. I could definitely wear it nightly long term no problem

You will see changes day to day. I did. Take lots of pics and compare. Honestly I have an album on my phone with like 80 pics in! Haha.

Hi Danni Aww thanks a lot. People are always looking for pics so I thought I would share mine. I'm so happy with the results. Make sure u wear yours as much as possible. Persevere with it all. You probably won't know if u need invisalign right until the end. I was suppose to have two blobs of compos...

I have written a quick blog on my experiences with the Inman - with lots of pictures. If anybody wants to view it then search for this topic "Inman Aligner from start to finish!" or this link - http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=50296&hilit=Inman+Aligner+from+star...

To conclude, I would definitely recommend anybody to get this done. Just do it! I am so happy with the results. I can now smile without feeling paranoid about my smile. I have so much more confidence. It is 100% worth it. If anybody has any questions then please post a reply and I would be happy to ...

I then started my whitening. I got the Zoom at home whitening included in my package. I have also bought some enlighten gel to go with it. Here are my results so far.

I love the night time retainer. It is so much more comfortable than the Inman! I would definitely recommend one. The bonded retainer makes you feel like your teeth are cemented in place - it's great. I have had both for around 3 weeks now and my teeth have not moved at all.

I then had moulds done for my night time retainer. I was getting one of the clear ones like the invisalign trays.

I wanted both the bonded retainer and the night time one to be 100% sure that nothing would move

This is a picture of my final look