Anyone here try Invisalign?

[CTyankee]

Last Jan. I had a tooth in back extracted. As a result my teeth on that side have moved apart and now I have a space between my two front teeth. I'm hoping Invisalign can fix it but is it expensive? Does it work on old people?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. My wife is doing it right now

She didn't need anything drastic, like because of extractions messing w/ her spacing, and I don't think it's too terribly expensive - with insurance I believe we're paying around $1000. She has a box of different retainers that she switches out every two weeks.

Her problem so far is that they're difficult to remove when eating, and she keeps popping off the little buttons that it latches to on her teeth.

[CTyankee]

2. how long do you have to wear one to make it work?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

4. She wears each set two weeks then throws them out and puts the next set in

I think she's doing this for a year? It's much less than I had to do w/ my braces back in the 70s/80s.

[GumboYaYa]

6. I was told 12-14 months

depending on how diligent I am in wearing the aligners. 16 hours a day it will be 14 months, 20+ hours a day and 12 months or less.

[RainCaster]

3. I'm 63 and I finished a year ago

My teeth look so good now. Perfect alignment and spacing.

[GumboYaYa]

5. I made the down payment on my alligners this morning.

I am 52, and was too poor to afford an orthodontist as a kid. I have always had crooked teeth. I finally have the time and money to do something about it. I am so excited to hear other people got good results with these. I have wanted to fix this problem since I was a kid.

[Akoto]

7. My dentist, also a cosmetic dentist, says they're not cheap but work very well. n/t

[WHITT]

8. No Personal Experience

but I'm seeing ads for 'Smile Direct Club', where they flat-out say they cost 60% less than Invisalign for the same thing. I dunno if it's the same thing or not, but perhaps it's a another disrupted marketplace. At a 60% discount, I sure would want to find out.

[Fla Dem]

9. I'm about 4 months in.

My teeth defiantly are realigning. Because of age your jaw line changes. A coupler of my teeth began to turn. I don't like having them in and having to keep taking them out to eat. But if they reset my teeth it'll be worth it.

[gratuitous]

10. Consult with a dental professional

There are a lot of complicating factors, as you can guess. My granddaughter had teeth that took after her mother, looking like an abandoned cemetery. She went with the invisalign program, and I was highly skeptical. But she was very conscientious about keeping the guides in, following all instructions, and keeping with the program. She was in her mid-teens and came out with a terrific result about two years later. Five years down the line, she's still got the new alignment.