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I'm finished! I had the inman fitted in May and now I have had my final final appointment. Still a bit numb as to day I had - a filling between my front two due to them being crossed for so long, but also for cosmetic reasons, my next two top teeth extended with composites, my pointy teeth filed a l...

Hi all, Really pleased I have had my IA for just over 14 weeks and today I finished! I am so proud of the results and can't stop smiling. I had a lot of filing to help uncross my front two teeth over the weeks but it has truly been worth it. Today I had my front teeth filed again to make them the sa...

Thought I would do a bit of an update for you. I have had the IA for two and a half weeks. I had my check up with my dentist on Monday who did some more filing and is really pleased with how my teeth are moving. I am getting used to my new bite and food chewing is getting much easier. I can see some...

I am on day 4 now and was pleased to notice some movement between my front two teeth - the gap is getting bigger! I have been wearing my IA at night, then up to about 3pm - by which time I am tired of talking with it in, it makes me exhausted as it is such an effort to speak. Does anyone else find t...

Just had my IA fitted, feeling very dribbly and spitty, my speech is poor and have a composite on two back teeth, one composite in the front tooth which is visable when the IA is out and one composite behind my front tooth to hold it in place. Also had some filing already which I didn't expect! Stil...

Hi snt24,

Good luck with your aligners - maybe we can be teeth buddies, I get mine fitted on Friday and would appreciate all your new found knowledge.

Kitten

Hi there, I am so glad I have found this forum, I have my inman aligner fitted on Friday afternoon to straighten my front teeth. I wore braces as a teenager but have never been happy with the results, so at 31 I am trying again. Does anyone have any advice for that first few days - I guess it will b...