In my opinion they did not properly evaluate my condition and should have never recommended that I was a candidate for orthodontics.
I expressed my concerns at the beginning that I was worried orthodontics could cause my preexisting, but stable for 10+ years, periodontal disease to worsen. Especially gum recession and loose teeth. They assured me that the risk was low as long as it was stable. I trusted their medical assessment and decided to continue, that was a big mistake.
I followed the plan to the T, always brushing a flossing after eating and washing the trays. 14 weeks later at my next dentist visit, my condition had degraded. I had new gum recession and 5mm gum pockets on many teeth, where previously they were 3mm. This caused me to have to get root scaling by my dentist in my whole mouth. Even after this news, Dr. Dover wanted to continue with Invisalign. I said no way, I'm done. Several months later and my teeth are still loose and have not solidified.
I had a consultation with my periodontist, when I told him they recommended orthodontics, he just shook his head and said it's known that it can accelerate bone loss in periodontal disease. Especially Invisalign trays which can harbor bacteria. He also said after gum pockets reach 5mm, root scaling efficiency goes down to 35%, so it won't do much good. So now I just wait for my teeth to fall out and probably a bunch of future surgeries.
Oh and the first week on Invisalign, I had to go to the ER because of a reaction to the plastic. read more