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I actually had braces a year ago (at the age of 24) because I knew I’d be getting married in the next few years, and I wanted to have beautiful teeth for my wedding photos (and in general). I looked at getting invisalign but they told me it would take 2 years! I bit the bullet and got braces. I only had to have them on for 7 months! Knowing my personality, I knew I wasn’t going to keep the plastic retainer on all day long (I like to snack a lot) so I think I made the right choice with the braces. It was also much more cost effective. That was just my experience though!
(by the way, your teeth look fine!)

My MOH used invisaline and it works pretty good for her. I didn’t even notice them on her teeth when she wore it. She has to wear her retainer just so her teeth don’t shift. I still wear mine even after 10 years of wearing it. After a couple of nights of not wearing it I can feel my front teeth shifting.

I think she’s happy with the results though like you her teeth weren’t that crooked.

I won’t be doing anything special for the day of. People always tell me I have really white teeth. I think its the peroxicare (baking soda) toothpaste that I have used for years.

I actually used Invisalign because I found a coupon through Weddingbee last spring! I had a gap between my two front teeth that kept coming back after braces and bonding, and I knew it would bother me in my wedding pictures, so I wanted to fix it.

I wore the trays for about 4 months and then had small wires put on the back of my front teeth so they won’t shift and I don’t have to worry about wearing a retainer.

Since my teeth weren’t too bad, I was able to use Insialign Express, which is normally $3,000. The full Invisalign can cost up to $5,000 I believe, but I would guess that you could use the express version. Unfortunately, my insurance didn’t cover it either, but I’m SO happy with the results — I’m more confident and don’t hate all my pictures — that I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I plan on using $20 chrest white strips. God blessed me with really good teeth but they can always be whiter!

wow bee! u look so gorgeous and flawless! u dont have buck teeth. i cant even tell! =)

I’ve had braces for over two years now. I didn’t get them for the wedding (I wasn’t planning on having one even that long ago) but now I’m glad that my teeth will be all nice and straight for the wedding. They were so bad before, it’s not even funny. But I’ve never had a cavity! So they were crooked as hell, but healthy otherwise.

As someone who works in the field, I have been told that there are some limitations to what Invisalign can do. Since your other tooth is fractured, I would consider other options such as all porcelain crowns. They are very esthetic, would restore the left tooth and could possibly mask the misalignment of the right tooth. Something to consider…

I actually have braces right now for about 6-7 months now (clear on top). I’m 26. I’m still waiting to get the bottoms. I’ve always needed them but my parents were never able to afford it back then, so I am paying everything out of pocket ($4000+) so I can have perfect teeth for when I get married and in general. I feel like having crooked teeth has added to my shyness. I was embarassed at first when I got them but I am used to it by now.

my roommate had one of her front incisors knocked out and when the doctors stuck it back in, it was totally crooked, really a classic “snaggle tooth” that kind of poked out even when her lips were closed. (although in her case a snaggle tooth was much better than no tooth at all!)

she got invisalign to push it back into alignment and after about two years, her teeth look perfect.

i had regular braces in high school, and if invisalign will work well with your teeth and you can afford it, it seems like the best way to go. flossing and dealing with brackets and braces shredding the inside of my mouth was a real pain. and my tooth enamel is rather thin, so the cement from the brackets left very faint (only i notice, but still) rough marks on my teeth.