cross bite
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:14 pm
does anyone know if invisalign can fix cross bites?
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:50 am
haha! i hope so! thats my main issue on the uppers...its not 'major ' but its what im trying to fix.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:55 pm
Yes, I can attest to the fact that at least some cross-bites can be fixed with Invisalign 
I had to have a lower incisor extracted as my teeth were very crowded and he thought there would be too much filing to be done between the teeth otherwise.
After 14 months with periods of elastics and 20U/22L trays - my teeth look pretty good - but my ortho is now using a different elastic approach to pull some teeth out of the gums further to even them out.
He did warn me beforehand that some of his cross-bite cases have ended up in ceramics after Invisalign to finish them off.
Good luck!
I had to have a lower incisor extracted as my teeth were very crowded and he thought there would be too much filing to be done between the teeth otherwise.
After 14 months with periods of elastics and 20U/22L trays - my teeth look pretty good - but my ortho is now using a different elastic approach to pull some teeth out of the gums further to even them out.
He did warn me beforehand that some of his cross-bite cases have ended up in ceramics after Invisalign to finish them off.
Good luck!