Category Archives: Invisalign

  • Invisalign or Porcelain Veneers

    I had been saving up to give myself a smile makeover. I’d planned on porcelain veneers. There is not anything major wrong with my smile, but I heard porcelain veneers were the procedure to do for a smile makeover. When I met with my dentist he suggested I do Invisalign first and then get the…
  • Required Visits with Invisalign

    I have been saving up to get Invisalign for a couple of years now. I’m finally ready, but six months ago my family moved out to the middle of nowhere. It takes me three hours to get to town. I don’t think I can get there every two weeks. I have three kids and I’ll…
  • Invisalign and Missing Teeth

    If I have a missing tooth and want to replace it, but have a crooked tooth too, how do I fix that? I was thinking of replacing the lost tooth with a dental implant and straightening my teeth with Invisalign. If so, would I do Invisalign before or after? If I have to do it…
  • Invisalign As a Retainer

    I am about to get my last two Invisalign retainers and then have to move. My dentist is just giving me the last pair because my treatment has gone well and he doesn’t want me to have to drive three hours for the final exam. Do I need to find an Invisalign dentist or can…
  • What to do About a Huge Tooth GAp

    I have a gap in my two front teeth. It is substantially large enough for another tooth to fit there. Would getting Lumineers help? They could make each of the teeth a little wider. One dentist recommended that. Another recommended orthodontics. I really don’t want braces though. Angie Dear Angie, Invisalign Dental Aligner I am…
  • Dealing with Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisors

    My daughter never received one of her adult lateral incisors. When the baby one fell out, our dentist said not to worry about it because the adjacent teeth would shift to fill in the spot. While they did, it left a bit of a gap, which leaves my daughter feeling embarrassed by her smile. This…
  • A Serious Problem with smile care club

    During a YouTube binge, an acquaintance come across this video by a young woman called Rosie Posie. She’s been documenting her experience and treatment with Smile Care Club. In one of her videos, posted directly below, you see her struggling to get her aligners in. It takes quite a while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjERiBWShqI Eventually, after twenty mintues…
  • Smile Direct Club

    Is Smile Direct Club a viable option for me? I can’t get to my dentist with all the closures from Coronavirus. Plus, I just received a Groupon offer for them which makes it very affordable. Have you had any experience with them? Destiny Dear Destiny, I have done some research into this program because I’m…
  • Smile direct Club Safety

    I’ve been wanting to straighten my teeth for years, but wasn’t able to invest the amount of money into it required. I’d run across Smile Direct Club on Facebook. They are significantly cheaper than Invisalign.I did wonder in the back of my mind whether they were too good to be true. Is it okay to…
  • Clear Braces versus Invisalign

    This may sound strange, but I didn’t know “ clear braces ” and “ Invisalign ” were different things. I talked to my dentist about doing Invisalign and he sent me for a consultation with the orthodontist, who then began talking about clear braces. We went through the whole process of treatment plans, impressions, x-rays,…