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Originally Posted by Monday  Have any of you ladies considered trying INVISALIGN? Itz much less pain, I have heard. I never had to wear braces and still do not need to, my side of the family is blessed with good teeth and bones. However, I remember the pain my daughter went through. If I had it to do over again for her, I'd definitely let her have the INVISALIGN. Why suffer? I know itz a bit more costly, but so worth it. My cousin is using them now. http://www.invisalign.com/generalapp/us/en/index.jsp |
Invisalign is good for certian types of correction but not all. It has many limitations. You cant draw teeth down or push teeth up with Invisalign. You also can't correct overbites or underbites with it.
I looked into it through my ortho for my daughter. He uses it on a limited number of patients because he can't get full correction from the system. I wanted to use it with Kate because Kate plays tuba and having a mouth full of metal would be a bit of a bummer for her... but it turns out kids get used to them in a matter of weeks and are back on their instruments in no time!
Another problem with Invisalign is that it must be removed to eat and drink. Thus creating mas oppertunities for loss! And at a couple hundred bucks a pop for replacement.... well lets just say that a vast majority of kids would be jacking up the cost of their ortho treatment! Yikes!
I was 100% for using it with Kate untill I talked to my Ortho. I was actually quite bummed that it was not going to be an option for her... but once we talked about it I really understood why it wouldn't work for most types of situations that braces are ment to fix.
I wish it would... he he he they look much nicer... lol
But then again.... I do think the braces make me look younger! lolololololol
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