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WOW! your teeth look absolutely beautiful. Congratulations

You can do one arch, but honestly, it makes little difference. Normally you get charged the same and to be honest very rarely are people's teeth so perfect on one arch that there is nothing to improve. Also, moving the upper teeth changes your bite and could cause you problems so orthodontists usual...

Sorry should have said http://myinvisalignblog.com/2009/08/13/ ... y-in-life/ for that blog post. doh.

Like someone else my shortest day was NYE where I forgot to put them back in after going out partying. I survived! I actually wrote a blog post on a typical day for me-http://myinvisalignblog.com/2009/08/13/invisalign-braces-day-in-life/ which I suppose tells you that I am not as compliant as I shou...

Yep, definitely orthodontists in the Uk. I saw a few when I was over there over the years and they definitely had additional training. ( I checked)

I'm convinced iced water makes them tighter too- although what I really mean is that they feel less flexible

Hi there, If you take a look at my blog (link is below) you will see that pretty complex cases can be treated with Invisalign now. I had to see a few providers before I found my ortho though. Maybe just get some more opinions from very experienced Invisalign orthos. Then at least you will know wheth...

Actually, the robots make the aligners but the ortho or dentist tells them what needs doing and tweaks the plan. They then get the clincheck and other information and approve it. Also, more experienced providers generally understand the limitations of invisalign better and know ways to get around th...

I have one wayward tooth that is sometimes covered by my aligners and sometimes not. My orthodontist has told me that he thinks the Invisalign robots are not an exact science. He trims the aligners for me as otherwise I couldn't get them in. However, from what I understand they should not be on your...

I was just browsing around the internet for some Invisalign when I came across the following blog post from a dentist. http://favoritedentist.com/2010/01/29/invisalign-leave-it-behind/ I don't know about you, but it actually made me very nervous! She seems to suggest that she had very little orthodo...

I paid half upfront and the rest by monthly instalments of $220. I thought that was fair. My orthodontist told me he has quite a few patients who give up halfway through treatment so I think it is only fair that he gets half my money up front first.

Wow, my orthodontist told me that I should never ever eat with them in, or drink anything other than water.
What happens after you eat? Aren't your aligners full of food?
It is interesting how different the instructions given by different orthodontists are!

Also, if it were caused by having a foreign object in your mouth wouldn't the same issue arise with other kinds of braces? Particularly removable plate ones.

I think another factor to consider is that your hands are near your mouth and nose far more than they were before. This probably means that you would be more likely to pick up viruses more whilst in treatment. I try to use hand gel before and after inserting or removing them if I am somewhere I can'...

Hi there, I have had more than one tooth moved upwards into the gum and it has worked perfectly. You can see the pictures on my blog below. Also, I'm not sure why Invisalign would be more expensive than braces. Have you had more than one opinion as they do vary and at all the dentists I saw Invisali...