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#1 Post by **lesley** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:15 am

Hi guys,
I am new here but I am so happy I found this board.
I just got invisalign about 7 weeks weeks ago...everything is going ok.
2 questions:
I have a crossbite on one side of my mouth - has anyone had this fixed with invisalign? I hate hearing stories that didn't work - imagine going through all of this for nothing.
Also, has anyone had the "speedbumps" put on the front teeth? I don't have them right now, but I have a feeling I might and I really do thing they are noticeable. I have them on my bottom and I don't mind it b/c they are hidden. But I wanted to know if the top ones were noticeable.

Thanks!

#2 Post by **invisagirl** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:36 am

Hi Lesley,
I don't have a crossbite so I can't address that question but I do have speedbumps on the upper arch. As far as my speedbumps go when they first put them on I thought they were really noticeable but as time went on they are blending in better (in my opinion). I think its just when they put them on their so white it makes it obvious. Of course I asked a handful of friends and they said they couldn't tell so I'm probably just sensitive to it.

Hope this helps answer your question!

#3 Post by **rooroo** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:29 pm

Couldn't see my speedbumps at all. The plastic over them helps conceal them a bit.

I didn't have a cross bite but on the Invisalign webpage they show a case where a woman had a cross bite and it didn't fix it completely but drastically improved her bite.

And I don't think that Invisalign was for nothing. It was 2 years of my 3 year treatment that I didn't have to wear braces.

#4 Post by **invisagirl** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:51 pm

As most likely another Invisalign to braces person, I second that I don't consider my time doing Invisalign a waste. I posted pictures awhile back with my before picture and what things look like now and its a huge change!!! I wouldn't have started this journey if it wasn't for Invisalign and now I'm at the crossroads and I want to see this thing through. I spent 2.5 years with Invisalign and it was well worth it in my opinion! Having Invisalign got me over my fear of orthodntists and now I can see my situation out.

Good luck!!

#5 Post by **lesley** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:52 pm

Wow - thanks so much for all the quick replies.
I saw the crossbite example on the invisalign site - I am hoping it can fix mine - though mine is not as noticeable. My teeth were perfect until they shifted and 2 teeth in the back went into the crossbite.
I got invisalign purely for the cosmetic purposes and would not get any other type of braces. I actually don't mind the "speedbumps" without the invisalign on - i don't think you can really see them. It's once you put the retainers in that I think it makes it look more bulky. Oh well - i will just hope for the best.

#6 Post by **rooroo** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:58 am

Mine started out as purely cosmetic reasons too, but when youre in them for 2 years and your teeth arent exactly right, you end up wanting them to be perfect. Of course my teeth were relatively crowded, not a minor adjustment by any means.

Good luck with your treatment! Take pics often as a reminder that its working. It helps when your moral gets down in the middle of treatment.