Just wanted to get an opinion on mail-order invisible aligners from current users, specialists or anyone!
I had pretty straight teeth when I was growing up as a teen. It wasn't until my wisdom teeth started sprouting out, my teeth have gone slightly crooked. I currently have a minor cross bite. My top teeth are relatively straight and it's the bottom teeth that is the main problem.
I've been considering invisalign for a couple of years now but it is quite costly. I recently stumbled upon Wondersmile, a company that specialises with mail-order invisible aligners. You go into the office, then a representative (most likely not a medical professional) would take scans of your teeth. This in turn will be forwarded to an orthodontist to determine whether you are eligible, and if you are, they will provide you with a treatment plan. Once you agree to purchase the aligners, the company will forward you the set of aligners required to produce a perfect smile (hopefully).
I did my scan recently and waiting for a result from the ortho. The benefit of mail-order aligners is that they are a fraction of the cost of invisalign. However, part of me is a bit skeptical on this…e.g. the efficacy, damage to the teeth/gums etc.
There was an article about this in the paper the other day, there seem to be a couple of other places that do this starting to target the Australian market.
https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/diy-dentistry-industry-boo…
I am tempted. I have had good experiences ordering my eyeglasses from overseas.
But it is not something I want to be an early adopter for, so personally, I am going to wait a few years and see which companies are still standing then.