Invisalign with Extractions
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:16 am
Hey guys!
I have mild crowding in my top teeth and had braces when I was 14 to correct two butterfly front teeth. At the time, my Mom was very against extraction of healthy teeth and urged my ortho to come up with a plan that didn't require extractions. He warned that the results will not be as perfect if I didn't get extractions but we chose to go with no extractions anyway. I ended up getting the top arch expanded to correct the butterfly teeth. The result was that my teeth protruded slightly (not too noticeable) but the ortho was right in that the results weren't perfect.
I'm now 25 and my teeth have been moving back to their original positions, probably because of a lack of space to begin with. The teeth on the side are moving back to the original arch circumference so the two front teeth are going back to the butterfly position. I ended up seeing a new ortho to get invisalign a couple of weeks ago and she told me basically the same thing - that she can realign them back to post braces at 14 or I can get 4 premolars extracted to get a more 'perfect' smile. I didn't want to go through this again so I opted for the extractions (without parental interference this time! :p).
I'm currently on my second set of aligners and have done more research on invisalign with extractions. It seems that very few providers offer invisalign with premolar extractions so I'm just curious whether anyone has done it before on this forum (either finished with the aligners or with some visible progress)? I did raise the concerns with my ortho and she said that she was confident with extraction cases and is a premium provider. She said that orthos who say aligners aren't for extraction cases are usually those who are used to using braces and are more confident with those methods. What do you guys think?
I guess at this point since I've already had the extractions and paid more than 60% of the entire cost it's too late to go back but would really like another opinion in case I need to ask her to change to traditional braces. Thanks!
I have mild crowding in my top teeth and had braces when I was 14 to correct two butterfly front teeth. At the time, my Mom was very against extraction of healthy teeth and urged my ortho to come up with a plan that didn't require extractions. He warned that the results will not be as perfect if I didn't get extractions but we chose to go with no extractions anyway. I ended up getting the top arch expanded to correct the butterfly teeth. The result was that my teeth protruded slightly (not too noticeable) but the ortho was right in that the results weren't perfect.
I'm now 25 and my teeth have been moving back to their original positions, probably because of a lack of space to begin with. The teeth on the side are moving back to the original arch circumference so the two front teeth are going back to the butterfly position. I ended up seeing a new ortho to get invisalign a couple of weeks ago and she told me basically the same thing - that she can realign them back to post braces at 14 or I can get 4 premolars extracted to get a more 'perfect' smile. I didn't want to go through this again so I opted for the extractions (without parental interference this time! :p).
I'm currently on my second set of aligners and have done more research on invisalign with extractions. It seems that very few providers offer invisalign with premolar extractions so I'm just curious whether anyone has done it before on this forum (either finished with the aligners or with some visible progress)? I did raise the concerns with my ortho and she said that she was confident with extraction cases and is a premium provider. She said that orthos who say aligners aren't for extraction cases are usually those who are used to using braces and are more confident with those methods. What do you guys think?
I guess at this point since I've already had the extractions and paid more than 60% of the entire cost it's too late to go back but would really like another opinion in case I need to ask her to change to traditional braces. Thanks!