Invisalign will only do 75% of the job?

[vanquish]

I went for my conference with my ortho today and he has been leaning towards braces over invisalign since the first day I talked to him. I was thinking maybe its because he's making more money off the braces since if I decide to go with braces, I will be having them for 2 years and will cost me more, as opposed to the invisaligns I only need for 14 months.

But today during the conference, I asked if the invisaligns will straighten my teeth completely just like the braces, he said "they will only straighten them 75%." And my teeth are not that bad, he even said. Only some crowding upper and lower. He also said with the braces he can take a tooth out and shift my left side back as its a bit off, but with invisalign he cant.

Is he saying these things just so I decide to go with the braces so he makes more money? Or is it usually the case with invisaligns?

p.s, I already chose invisaligns because I wasnt believing the things he was saying, he didnt say ANYTHING positive about them but everything I have read and seen have been very good results.

Thanks in advance!

[Punkin]

Originally Posted by vanquish

I went for my conference with my ortho today and he has been leaning towards braces over invisalign since the first day I talked to him. I was thinking maybe its because he's making more money off the braces since if I decide to go with braces, I will be having them for 2 years and will cost me more, as opposed to the invisaligns I only need for 14 months.

But today during the conference, I asked if the invisaligns will straighten my teeth completely just like the braces, he said "they will only straighten them 75%." And my teeth are not that bad, he even said. Only some crowding upper and lower. He also said with the braces he can take a tooth out and shift my left side back as its a bit off, but with invisalign he cant.

Is he saying these things just so I decide to go with the braces so he makes more money? Or is it usually the case with invisaligns?

p.s, I already chose invisaligns because I wasnt believing the things he was saying, he didnt say ANYTHING positive about them but everything I have read and seen have been very good results.

Thanks in advance!

I would suggest talking to another orthodontist, or two, and getting other opinions. That's always a good idea, especially when you are about to outlay the amount of cash you are.

I had 4 teeth extracted, and my orthodontist is confident she'll be able to have them all move to where they need to be with just Invisalign.

I would seriously suggest speaking to another ortho, though. If the one you are talking to now isn't comfortable with the treatment, you may run into very bad experiences

[Zoso]

Quite simply, there are some things that Invisalign does very well, some things it does poorly (or with poor predictability), and some things it cannot do at all. This is because, considering certain types of movement, aligners do not have the same level of control over the teeth as do fixed appliances.

It's also true that some orthodontists have far more experience with Invisalign than do others. So some might be willing to treat a case using Invisalign that some others might deem poorly suited or unsuited to this modality. That said, even the best and most experienced Invisalign providers sometimes get it wrong, and promise results that the system just ends up being unable to deliver, at which point the patient ends up in fixed braces anyway, sometimes at an extra out of pocket cost to themselves.

So Brenda's advice is obviously spot on. Seek another opinion.

[Sunny]

It can be very confusing during the organisational stage of orthodontic treatment, but it's good that you're thinking about what's being said to you.

I agree with both the posters above and must add that mostly orthodontist's will make more profit from using invisalign, than they do from bracket braces. One of the ortho's I work with regularly finishes his invisalign patients with ceramic brackets, to correct bite issues that invisalign isn't designed to do.

Please have further consults Vanquish to see what will be the best option for you.

Good luck!