I finished my Invisalign orthodontic treatment, so I’m writing a reviewㅎㅎ First of all, I did it overseas, so I don’t have clinic infoㅠㅠ The cost was a little under 6 million won, and it took 1 year and 11 months.
Actually, my teeth were fairly even, but I started orthodontic treatment because my mouth protruded. I thought it wouldn’t be effective because it was gum protrusion, but the doctor confidently said it would definitely go in. I only had one upper premolar extracted.. Usually people extract symmetrically, but I still don’t know why they didn’t extract a pair and only extracted one……
The pros are -The mouth definitely feels like it went in But I still feel like I have a slight protruding-mouth look because my upper lip is thick and protrudes like a bird’s beak?ㅠㅠ -My toothbrushing habits improved Honestly, before, I only brushed morning and night, and I did it roughlyㅋㅋㅋㅋ I had never used things like dental floss or interdental brushes. After orthodontics, if I don’t brush after meals, it feels like plaque builds up, so I brush right away and always use interdental brushes, floss, and at night a Waterpik too.
Honestly, there are more consㅋㅋㅋㅋ -My gums became weaker, especially the gums around my lower teeth receded a lotㅠㅠ My teeth became sensitive, so I’m only using toothpaste for sensitive teeth. -I developed a binge-eating habit With Invisalign, since it’s annoying to take them out when eating, brush, and put them back in, I ended up binge eating a lot whenever I took them outㅠㅠ -My teeth became yellow You can see it clearly in the before-and-after photos, right? They say because you keep wearing the appliances, your teeth can’t help but become yellow. So I’m thinking of getting whitening probably around next month. -I have to wear retainers for life Right now I have a fixed retainer and a removable retainer that I only wear at night. Honestly, I got used to wearing aligners, so the removable one isn’t that annoying, but the fixed retainer is so annoying!!! I can’t use regular floss and can only use orthodontic floss (Super Floss)ㅠㅠ And they say tartar builds up really easily around fixed retainersㅠㅠ I just have to manage it wellㅠㅠ
If you ask whether I’m satisfied or dissatisfied, I’m on the satisfied side, but honestly, in terms of cost-effectiveness, I’m not sureㅠㅠ More than anything, the weakening of my gums feels too critical. For everyone here with weak gums, I recommend thinking it over once more.
+I originally had a gummy smile, so from before starting orthodontics, the doctor kept saying we should do gingivectomy after finishing orthodontics. At first, they cut more than I expected, so I worried a lot, like, is this doctor crazy, what if all the roots become loose? And maybe because of the removable retainer, the recovery period took longer than other people’s too. They say usually one week is enough, but after about two weeks, it got okay. Now (3 weeks in), it’s completely normal, except my tooth sensitivity got worseㅠㅠㅠ But my gums definitely show less when I smile, so so far I’m satisfied.
If you have anything you’re curious about regarding Invisalign orthodontics or gingivectomy, I’ll answer within what I know.