# I am going to try Invisalign braces. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-try-invisalign-braces/148201 "2003-01-12T22:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-try-invisalign-braces/148201/1 "2003-01-12T22:51:59Z")
If you have seen the commercials you already know what they are. They are clear, removable, tooth trays that move your teeth just like braces. You replace them every 3 weeks or so I guess. I am 26 years old, had braces once and lost my retainer in Korea so my teeth are crooked now. So I went to the ortho to check out this technology. Basically it is going to cost me $2500 for a top arch fix that will take 6-12 months. My teeth aren’t really all that crooked so it shouldn’t take too long. Anyone had these things yet? Anyone hear anything about them? Good or bad? Either way I am sure some of you are thinking about doing this to so I will update on how it works and how it goes for those thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantone_Swatchbook)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-try-invisalign-braces/148201/2 "2003-01-13T00:29:51Z")
Yea I had them for about 8 months, on my upper and lower teeth. I too had conventional braces as a child, which became crooked due to lack of retainer use. It cost me 4500 dollars, an extravagant fee which I now feel was far too much for the results. My teeth are better now, but not as much as I had hoped. It is a hell of a lot more comfortable than the misery of metal braces though.