Comments on: I Got Invisalign – My Impressions So Far

By: Money Pincher

Money Pincher — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:09:11 +0000

Ooo..I feel for you Daisy. Both my sisters had wire braces when they were in highschool, but my younger sister had them from elementary to end of highschool. I still remember the days they came back from the dentist and all they could have was soup!

It’s great that you have benefits to cover for 1/2 of it and monthly payments for 0%, that’s even better!

I think you may still need to wear a retainer after the removal of the invisalign to maintain your teeth? I believe my younger sister had to continually wear the retainer to prevent her teeth from shifting again.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:53:40 +0000

I had braces when I was 12. I got them pretty much before everyone else did, so I got teased quite a bit. They didn’t have Invisalign back then, so I got stuck with train tracks over my teeth.
I had a tooth growing in my gum (!), so the dentist said it was either I get braces or have surgery to get it removed. I don’t remember why I chose braces, because it was a painful 1.5 years. I even had some weird bridge thing (it looked like a turkey wishbone) on the roof of my mouth too.

At least I didn’t have to wear headgear. 😛

By: Crystal @ Prairie Ecothrifter

Crystal @ Prairie Ecothrifter — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:50:55 +0000

Thanks for this! If I ever do get braces, I would be doing these too. I’ve sort of decided that the little overlap on my front teeth is cute or at least not that noticeable, and I put off braces for the last 20 years…

By: Daisy

Daisy — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:33:39 +0000

In reply to bethh.

That’s weird. I took that footer off a few weeks ago once I realized it was still on there, but I guess it’s just still showing up! I’ll try to see if I can fix it.

That’s so frustrating, I’m sorry that happened to your tooth. It’s definitely expensive!

By: bethh

bethh — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:55:08 +0000

I had real-deal braces for four years in my teens, but I had a root canal in one of my front top teeth a few years ago, and the tooth has now slipped back out of alignment with the other teeth. It’s especially noticeable in pictures, as the tooth is shadowed and is all I see in pictures. I’m very interested in getting some kind of treatment, but ouch! That’s expensive!!

(ps it’s probably safe to take the footer off your reader updates – google Reader has been gone for months now but you’re still telling us how to find your blog once Reader is gone!)

By: Liquid

Liquid — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 04:40:06 +0000

People I know who have gotten braces before say they’re totally worth it. Hope to see some before and after photos Daisy 🙂 I’m thinking about getting orthodontics myself but will need to build up some savings first. Good to know the soreness goes away relatively quickly.

By: Mo' Money Mo' Houses

Mo' Money Mo' Houses — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:57:10 +0000

I would love to get invisalign for my lower teeth that are sort of crooked. Thanks for the review!

By: dojo

dojo — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:02:23 +0000

I wore Invisalign for a year and will have to get back to regular braces (Damon) to finish my treatment. In my case Invisalign wasn’t successful. The good part is I didn’t pay for the treatment, I had a barter with the clinic. Anyway, if you have a less complicated case than me, it should work out nicely.

The soreness will subside in few days after changing the aligners, so you’ll be able to eat normally once again.

Best of luck with the treatment 😉

By: femmefrugality

femmefrugality — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:08:48 +0000

I’ve been crushing on invisalign for like 10 year now. I love the idea of no one seeing them and the fact that you can take them out to eat, despite the inconvenience. They waited too long to take out my wisdom teeth, so I have a little bit of crowding on the bottom. The price has been holding me back, though. The problem’s mostly on the bottom, and those teeth don’t really show on me with my natural smile. Plus it’s not really effecting me “medically.” But maybe someday…

By: Michelle's Finance Journal

Michelle's Finance Journal — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:17:12 +0000

I got my regular braces off last year and I had them on for 2 years. I lost weight during the time because it hurt to eat and while I ate very very slowly, my food got cold and I’d lose my appetite.
I’m not 100% happy with the result. I’ll probably get invisalign later, maybe 5 years later. But mine costed $5000. I used flexible spending money and no debt after, so I’m happy with that part.