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I never thought I get the nerve to post pics but I was comparing today and Im so happy. They are not perfect but thats OK, I didnt expect them to look this good in the end and I still have 4 aligners (plus any revisions) to go.

Here they today, not quite finished but the end is in sight:



And here they were 6 months after I started (didnt start taking pics until then unfortunately)

Your teeth look beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Way to go--your teeth are looking great!

waiting2smile wrote:I never thought I get the nerve to post pics but I was comparing today and Im so happy. They are not perfect but thats OK, I didnt expect them to look this good in the end and I still have 4 aligners (plus any revisions) to go.

Here they today, not quite finished but the end is in sight:



And here they were 6 months after I started (didnt start taking pics until then unfortunately)

Hello!
I am new here and interested in invisalign type braces.
Your results are fantastic!! Who is your doctor?
Good luck with the rest of your therapy.

Isn't it so exciting????? Wow, your teeth really look great!

Congrats! Such a difference! I can't even imagine how pleased you are with the result so far(and to think it will even get better!)

Thank you guys for all the wonderful compliments. As I said my teeth are not perfect but to me the diffrence to me is just amazing. I still have hard time believe that those are my teeth until I see the pictures and then im like hey what a minute - those ARE my teeth!! I know it may sound silly but my whole life i tried my best to hide my smile and avoid the nicknames (bucky, anyone?? not the most self esteem boosting nickname you can have ) but day by day Im smiling more in photos and I'm starting to be able to accept the compliments on my nice smile something I didnt think I'd be able to do no matter how nice they turned out. Thanks again I'll keep you all posted. 2 set to go until *the end!

* until my refinements of course

i will post a finished pic when my ortho finally lets me have 2 veneers she just will not rush into things she wants my teeth to be retained for 6 months 1st i quess its good in a way it will make my back manager

back manager my backs fine i think u will guess i ment bank

Ok, so after I saw your newest picture/post, I looked at your old posts and wow what a transformation. I am beginning to think, though, that I was maybe too hasty going with the first orthodontist with whom I consulted. He was recommended by my dentist and was a premier invisalign provider, so I didn't think I needed to see any others. But your progress is amazing and although our teeth are not identical, I do have an overbite similar to yours and yours is so improved! My ortho said the only way to improve mine was to extract two teeth. I have since opted for merely straightening the front six teeth (upper and lower) because I didn't want teeth extracted. My ortho also charged an additional $2,000 for IPR and said that it would only improve my overbite by 1 or 2 mm, which I didn't think was worth it. And to top that off, my overbite may be even worse after treatment since he'll have to overjet more teeth because there is no room to go in so to speak. So now I am wondering, who designs the treatment plan? Could invisalign see that they could do so much more than what my doctor wants to do, or will they only do what he tells them to. The only reason I did not want to correct the overbite is the extraction and possibility of fixed braces in the end. Also, does the ortho even know whether I'll need the attachments and how many trays? Does anyone know this? Wish I would have gotten a second opinion or lived in Boston and gone to yours.