Align Technology

4 months after impressions and still no trays. They took 2 grand of my money to get started and now they are taking thier time. I could have been 4 months into treatment with regular braces while waiting on them to get it together. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. Beware they won’t tell you it could take 4 to 6 months to get your trays after coughing up $ 2000

A company that has good idea but very immature and irresponsible. Follow with interviewee for near 3 months, and even telling them to hold up other companies request, and at the very last minute, refuses to give me any info until I myself asked for the final decision and told me they want a senior candidate. That’s very misleading! If they don’t want junior, they should have said it in the first interview stage! They’re wasting 3 month of my life! That’s totally what an asshole company would do! Be careful, candidates! PLEASE!!!

As a provider, they are by far the worst to deal with. Unfortunately they have filed lawsuits against sites that were designed to show all the reviews «negative» reviews of course because they don’t want anyone to know how difficult they are to work with. From their inaccurate billing to their slow turn around times and ridiculous «re impression» requests it just seems as though they will do anything to piss the patient off and that makes the provider look bad, not align tech because according to the internet they are GREAT, WRONG. I refuse to offer this to my patients going forward. They have zero customer service and we only use their competitor. I have been in dentistry for many years and I have yet to meet a dentist that can say otherwise. Thank goodness for new vendors that will offer the same product with better customer service and patient driven assistance.

Probably not for everyone … but the right solution for me. I’m too old (and bad tempered) to have a metal mouth. You can remove them to eat — and my oral hygiene has improved tremendously since I floss at least 2x a day now.
You get new trays every 2 weeks — and when you first put in a new tray, there is a bit of tenderness and discomfort … but that’s like sex for the first time.
My orthodontist is fabulous and I’m half way through my treatment. I’m sure having the right doctor makes all the difference. It’s a pain traveling (cause I eat a lot) and a hassle when I’m out on the water for a long distance workout and can’t just chow down on some energy food. Also my dog found my first set of trays and chewed them up … I didn’t put them back in cause I the last thing I want is teeth like my dog.

Invisalign is a hokey system. 3D technology is not very good. After I was done, my teeth did not fit well at all. I had to complete another post adjustment series of trays. After that my bite was still bad. I can not chew well and my teeth are constantly changing during the day for a better fit and then trying to go back to the trays at night. Invisalign can straighten your teeth but does not work well for the bite. Don’t let doctors shave off teeth enamel to make it work either. You’ll want that later in life. I wish I never did it.

now why the fuck did i think just because its *invisable* it wouldnt hurt? what part of MOVING TEETH INTO POSITION did i not understand?
well, i cant complain. im a mouth breather. i broke my nose a few times growing up, i like to refer to them as growing pains. i cant breathe too well through my nose. one nasal passage becomes completely blocked once in awhile and well you can imagine how shitty that is.
my lower teeth started to crowd up a few years back. at first it was nothing. just some slight movement. one day, oh look, one tooth decided turn around. uggg. as my dentist buddy dr ian explained, this happens alot, the lower jaw becomes *smaller* for a quick explaination. now being the mouth breather i am, i tend to rub my tongue on the sharp corners of the crooked teeth. at night, this keeps me up. i dont sleep well.
so its either a nose job or fix teeth.
invisalign it is.
dr ian just shaved off a bit of a few teeth, so when the teeth straighten out, theres room for them.
its annoying, you have to constantly brush your teeth and the trays, you cant be snacking all day, like i do, shit i might actually have to have meals now.
all in all, however, the process is quick easy and shit, i am not the 30yr old dork with braces.
thanks invisalign.

INVISALIGN… the revolutionary way to move teeth without traditional braces. What a wonderful product! They are virtually clear trays that move your teeth in precise, planned ways. So, treatment time is actually shorter than with traditional braces.
I’ve done many cases that you would never think would work. But, amazingly, it does.
The only drawback? It all depends on patient compliance. If you don’t wear the trays, it’s not gonna work. That just makes sense. You must wear the trays atleast 20 hours a day. You take them out to eat, drink, brush, and floss. That’s it. Don’t drink colored or sugared drinks with the trays on or you run the risk of decay. So one of the side effects of Invisalign is that you might lose weight since you’re not snacking as much. But who can complain about that?
As with any dental appliance, it takes getting used to. So, give your mouth time to get used to having something new in your mouth. And it’s going to be a little uncomfortable. We are moving your teeth after all.
Remember…retention is forever! If you don’t wear retainers after treatment, your teeth will relapse. Teeth always want to move. So be a good patient and wear your retainers.