Thursday 5 May 2011

The Journey Begins ... No.1

Ok so i'm Vix, I'm 19 and from the North East UK. I have been looking into braces for a long time now however due to my absolute fear of the dentist (at 14 I was told I would need 4 teeth removing for normal fixed braces) and the rather outrageous cost I have always put off any form of treatment. But the long for a nice smile and my curiosity into invisalign has got the better of me. 

I read up on the technique of Invisalign and how it works to straighten your teeth.  Although the official invisalign site explains technically what goes on these two forums where the best for understanding peoples personal experiences : http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=19 and http://www.bracesreview.com/forums/invisalign/

On the 21/04/2011 I went for a FREE initial consultation at a private dental practice where I found out I would be a prefect candidate.. you see Invisalign WILL NOT WORK FOR EVERYBODY you must be seen by a specialist before you get your hopes up.  I have moderate over crowding with one tooth on top pushed quite far back out of line which I knew as I've lived with it forever but I also found out that all of my teeth tilt slightly inwards so it will create space as the invisalign trays pull them back up to a perpendicular position. The prices at my practice are £3000 for invisalign lite  or in my case because I will have more than 10 trays £3600 This is a huge amount but it will improve my confidence greatly as at the moment my friends and facebook rarely see teeth in my smile :) I HATE THEM 

Aproximate treatment time under 1 year, more precise times to come after my Clincheck video is made!







I go for my impressions on the 9/6/2011, I wanted to do this earlier however my dentist only works late on a thursday  and I work 9-5 all week so no other option. Plus I needed to sort a personal loan out with my bank because  honestly who has that much money to pull out in a lump some eyy ?  lol 

Speak soon! X vix