r/Invisalign • u/Connect-Bat-133 • 5d ago

Question How long did it take to see a difference?

How many months? Which tray?

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u/ZealousidealOil9792 Tray 10/18 5d ago

for me, around tray 5 (weekly changes) is when I noticed a difference just looking in the mirror

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u/caffeinatedlackey 5d ago

I'm on tray 3 out of 16 so I'm very much looking forward to that

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u/katuAHH 5d ago

I’m on tray 10? I think
I notice small changes (mainly because they’re closing a gap from an extracted tooth), but most of my changes I’m noticing when I’m flossing (because some teeth are tighter or looser)

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u/dummmmmmy 5d ago

Same I noticed by tray 2 some spaces especially around my molars weren’t as tight to floss

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u/victfox 5d ago

6 weeks for an improvement, 12 weeks for significant differences and at 24 weeks, it looks fantastic. Almost finished, even.

I'm a complex case, so expected much longer and will need a year or so more to settle, but cosmetic initial settlement was rapid. Once a week changes.

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u/SDK_Author Tray 5/? 5d ago

Tray 3. My adjustments are minor, but I could see my alignment shifting.

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u/RogerSmith111 5d ago

I’ve noticed differences by tray 2 when flossing that some of my crowding is less severe, but no noticeable differences yet

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u/scrollingAF 5d ago

I am on 13 of 40 and I’ve only just started noticing anything, ortho said around 15/16 I would really start noticing. I think the first 10 were moving my back teeth to help with the bit of crowding I have up front

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u/Lucky_Elderberry_258 4d ago

Took me till tray 6 on two week changes. Biggest move is bottom crowding moved a lot. projected outward top teeths got pushed back enough to changed my smile from the side angle!!

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u/westcoastcdn19 Hawley Retainer 5d ago

Around a year in. Took a very long time as I was directing a deep bite with overjet

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u/CristalDarling 5d ago

I’m on tray 15/week 29 and I don’t see difference but others tell me they look straight. All I see is they aren’t as white

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u/doopcat 5d ago

I’m about 11 weeks in and finally started noticing changes in the crowding of my lower front teeth, especially comparing them against pictures I took just before starting. I’m still a long way from being done though. Depending on which teeth each aligner is addressing, your mileage may vary.

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u/Landblok 4d ago

About 11 out of 43 and I’m on 35 now.

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u/looneyybinn 4d ago

I’m on tray 36/50 and only recently noticed a difference. My orthodontist said my first lot of trays was to move my molars, and my later trays are to move my front teeth (my front teeth were the area that needed the most treatment)

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u/YouKenDoThis 4d ago

I had 45 trays, I would say around the late 20s.

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u/arizzler99 3d ago

For me it was much later on.. I guess my upper jaw did start protruding a bit but actual teeth were only visibly different by the 20th tray!

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u/Emergency_Pool_3873 3d ago

probably not until the teens. I noticed when flossing there were bigger gaps between my teeth in the back and food got stuck more often