50s and just spent a year in braces after dental surgery the year or so before screwed up my teeth. Now I am in my retainer. In all that time I cannot think of a single person who wasn't excited for me or at least interested in the fact I was wearing braces to get my teeth aligned.
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Same! And it turns out like a dozen coworkers have Invisalign too, just never noticed till I got it.
Correcting your teeth is something you'll enjoy the rest of your life. Don't let your worries about how people will precieve you now impact the rest of your life
Thank you, i believe this is the right way to think about it; just difficult to grasp. But you're absolutely right!
Yes. Do this. It'll be unpleasant but you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't do it.
I've seen even people in their 40s using them. I don't think that it's a big deal, or that it's too late for that.
I had braces in my early 20s. Its not a big deal. Just be ready for it to feel like youve been hit in the face with a train.
Don't be put off by the initial discomfort. It'll feel weird at first.
Periodic tightenings are also slightly painful, but if you're a weirdo like me then you'll actually come to enjoy the feeling when it happens.
I'm in my mid 40s and, due to many things, it's too late for me. They won't shift without falling out.
I had half my teeth extracted last year, currently waiting on tens of thousands of dollars worth of implant and bridge work. If my teeth had been aligned, I'd still have some bad ones replaced, but it would've been far simpler.
Do it OP.
I’m 43 and am doing Invisalign as we speak.
I had braces in my teens but my orthodontist was an escaped nazi scientist who reveled in cruelty. I completed the course, but it gave me a phobia of dental work so I kinda… avoided dentists after.
Long story short: Invisalign and modern orthodontics is a world away from the 90s. No more mallets to hammer bands into teeth, no more night braces, etc. 3d models, computer aided treatment, it’s all like magic.
Do it, you’ll be happy you did. If you want more deets hit me up
My wife wants to try invisalign and we're in our late 30s. She just wants to straighten her upper front teeth (slight overbite). Did your orthodontist say anything about expectations for adults and if there's any difference?
Nope no difference! Other than adults can be more trusted to wear them (some kids take them out and don’t put em back in so generally kids get normal braces). He figures if an adult pays and doesn’t wear them, not his problem.
I had them as an adult. They were annoying but worth it once they were removed.
No one made a big deal about them. They could make my teeth sore when I first got them or had anything adjusted, but again - more of a minor annoyance than outright pain. Nothing to be afraid of and I’m glad I did it now.
I'm just going to comment on work life - the truth is, the older I get the less I care about things like appearance. Depends on the profession of course but for f.e. office work - people don't care. Especially not if it's for medicall purpose (they could even have a problem with HR). I meam look at the older colleagues, they themselves look like shit, they don't care.
But I remember my mid 20s and I was exactly the same, now I look back and it's a bit funny. It'l be good, go for the braces :)