--- In adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com, "Aimee" <therock316_2001@...> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this. Can you start off with
Invisalign and then later on get regular braces. I heard someone say he got
Invisalign for a year and then finished off with regular braces to get his teeth
straight. And he didn't have to pay the extra cost.
>

I can't imagine that happening. Invisalign are expensive, as are brackets for
traditional braces. Then add in the expense of changing your treatment, and you
have some big bucks. I can only imagine an orthodontist would do this if he
promised that Invisalign would fix the problem, and the problem turned out to be
more complicated than originally planned, or perhaps the teeth were stubborn
about moving.

Regarding your prior question about Invisalign vs. brackets, if you have a bad
bite (malocclusion) such as overbite, overjet, open bite, or cross bite,
Invisalign can't really fix those issues. You'll need the brackets to actually
pull your teeth into the correct position.

While Invisalign may be great for straightening a bit of crowding or
crookedness, it's really not good for fixing larger structural problems.